Work begins on fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel on the Clyde
The first steel has been cut on the fourth of five new Offshore Patrol Vessels being built on the Clyde. After earlier reports that work on...
HMS Ocean takes command of US Navy Task Force 50
Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Ocean has taken command of Task Force 50 in the Gulf, the first time the UK led a US task force in the Middle East.
HMS Illustrious set to sail for the scrapyard next week
HMS Illustrious is to sail for Turkey on Wednesday, December the 7th.
Report recommends Type 31 Frigate build should be spread around UK
An independent report has recommended that the Type 31 Frigate be built across the UK, with blocks being constructed in yards in both Scotland and England.
British warship docks in Israel signifying ‘growing cooperation’
HMS Bulwark, deployed as part of the Joint Expeditionary Force Task Group, has docked in Haifa, Israel.
Type 45 Destroyer towed back to port after break down
HMS Duncan, a Type 45 Destroyer, has been towed back to port after 'technical issues'.
Royal Navy fire flares at Spanish vessel off Gibraltar
A Royal Navy vessel has fired flares at a Spanish research vessel after it strayed into British Gibraltar territorial waters.
Royal Navy fleet size ‘way below critical mass’
A report released today has slammed the state of affairs leading to the Royal Navy having 'too few' warships.
Royal Navy warships to lose anti-ship missiles
The Royal Navy will lose its anti-ship missile capability in 2018 when the Harpoon missile is withdrawn.
Aster missile to gain anti-ballistic missile capability
France and Italy have signed an agreement on development of the Aster 30 Block 1NT missile, the French Defence Ministry have said in a...
