How the Royal Navy will train to fight with drones
The Defence Investment Plan commits the Royal Navy to a hybrid fleet of warships and uncrewed platforms, at Exercise Virtual Warrior, the officers responsible for training the fleet explained how they'll prepare sailors for a war that doesn't fully exist yet.
Steel to be cut on new British attack submarine next year
Construction of Britain's first SSN-AUKUS attack submarine will begin next year, the MoD has confirmed, with the aim of delivering the first of up to 12 boats into Royal Navy service in the 2030s.
Scotland to get new naval base as Finnart role revealed
The newly purchased Finnart Oil Terminal will become a new mine hunting base for the Hybrid Navy, First Sea Lord Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins has revealed, adding an operational role to the site's fuel storage role.
Glasgow warship yard begins work on new facility
Construction has started on a £3.3m paint facility at BAE Systems' Govan shipyard, big enough to paint a number of Type 26 blocks at once.
From Thursday War to rewind button – how FOST is changing
FOST decides whether the Royal Navy's vessels are ready to fight. In a rare interview, Commodore Andy Ingham describes an organisation transformed, from the Thursday War to a synthetic future.
Inside Virtual Warrior – the Royal Navy’s secret war game
UK Defence Journal became the first media outlet allowed inside Exercise Virtual Warrior, the Royal Navy's secret annual command exercise, where 240 personnel fought a two-week war in the High North from a camp on Salisbury Plain.
British frigate opens fire off UK coast
HMS Portland has been conducting live gunnery training off the South Coast, firing her 4.5 inch main gun during a week at sea. Because after all, gunnery is indeed funnery.
More submarine refit work happening at Faslane says minister
Submarine refit work that might previously have been carried out at Devonport is now taking place at Faslane, Defence Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed, reflecting the pressure of upgrading the fleet amid backlogs.
Government sees ‘opportunity to do more’ at Inchgreen
The Government believes there is scope to do more with Inchgreen dry dock after the Chancellor allocated £20 million to the Inverclyde facility, one of the largest dry docks in the UK.
Faslane set to become ‘Scotland’s biggest building site’
Faslane will likely be Scotland's biggest building site over the next decade as £15.1bn readies the base for Dreadnought and SSN-AUKUS, with much of the work restricted to UK eyes only, Defence Minister Luke Pollard says.
