HMS Dauntless temporarily reduced to harbour training ship
An engineering remedy is being worked on and HMS Dauntless will eventually return to operations, this however will not be for a few years.
RFA Lyme Bay takes over as Gulf mothership
RFA Lyme Bay has taken over the role of minehunter mother ship in Persian Gulf.
British frigate turns against NATO fleet
Frigate HMS Iron Duke is playing the role of an enemy warship to give a NATO fleet a realistic threat which it must try to counter in an exercise scenario.
Images show HMS Queen Elizabeth’s flight deck for first time
Images of the flight deck have been released by the Royal Navy showing the rapid progress of HMS Queen Elizabeth.
HMS Ocean arrives in BALTOPS exercise area
HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s flagship, has arrived in the operating area for the NATO BALTOPS exercise.
HMS Defender in £5 million drug seizure
HMS Defender intercepted a suspect fishing dhow in the Gulf before the Royal Marine boarding team discovered 51 bales of drugs, each weighing 20kg.
Cameron denies MoD can’t fund new ships for Royal Navy
David Cameron has rejected claims that a Royal Navy shipbuilding programme has been delayed because the Ministry of Defence has “run out of money”.
No, Trident isn’t being secretly upgraded
Some news sources have been reporting that Britain has been ‘secretly’ developing a more destructive Trident warhead, it isn't.
Russian submarine intercepted by HMS Kent
The Russian submarine was picked up by the British military in the North Sea yesterday and is now being escorted by frigate HMS Kent.
Type 26 delay could mean more work for the Clyde
It has been suggested at a meeting of the Defence Select Committee that a potential delay in the Type 26 Frigate could see more vessels built on the Clyde.