Navantia UK targets 500 apprentices to support FSS build
Navantia UK has set a goal of recruiting 500 apprentices by 2030 as it expands its shipbuilding and engineering footprint across the United Kingdom.
Advanced French warship arrives in Glasgow
French Navy frigate Aquitaine is currently inbound to the King George V Dock in Glasgow in Scotland for a routine port visit.
American A-10 jet and warship open fire in Gulf drills
The U.S. Navy Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara has carried out a live-fire maritime gunnery exercise in the Persian Gulf, supported by U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft.
UK sells former HMS Enterprise to Bangladesh
The United Kingdom and Bangladesh have signed a defence sales agreement for the transfer of the former Royal Navy survey vessel HMS Enterprise, an Echo-class hydrographic and oceanographic ship previously operated by the Royal Navy.
Babcock and Saab pitch Arrowhead 120 frigate to Sweden
Saab is backing a British-designed warship as it competes to secure the contract for the Swedish major surface combatant programme, promoting the Babcock Arrowhead 120 frigate as a candidate.
RFA Argus fate still unresolved as ministers cite secrecy
The Ministry of Defence has declined to provide an updated assessment on the future of RFA Argus and RFA Fort Victoria.
No, Rosyth is not going to host nuclear weapons
Claims echoed by local media that Rosyth Dockyard could be set to "host nuclear weapons" are, frankly, nonsense.
Trident missile fire control contract awarded
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a contract covering work on the Strategic Weapon System Fire Control Subsystem, with the deal also supporting the UK ballistic missile submarine force.
Spain puts all of its Aegis frigates to sea at once
The Spanish Navy has deployed all five of its F-100 Alvaro de Bazan-class frigates simultaneously in what it described as a rare operational and logistical milestone for the Armada.
American and allied forces exercise with Mauritius
Exercise Cutlass Express 2026 has commenced in Port Louis, Mauritius, bringing together 19 partner and allied nations for maritime security training across Mauritius and Seychelles.
