Keep Type 23 until Type 26 arrives, committee urges
No further towed array-equipped Type 23 frigates should leave service until they are replaced on a one-for-one basis by new Type 26 vessels, according to a report by the Defence Committee.
Devonport to restart submarine defuelling at 14 Dock
Recommissioning 14 Dock at Devonport will allow legacy submarine defuelling to restart, paid for from the £7 billion going into the naval base over the next decade under Project Royal Oak.
British submarine hunters delayed by Norway frigate sale
The Royal Navy will not meet its requirement for eight frigates fitted with the Sonar 2087 towed array until 2037 if two Type 26 frigates being built for Britain are sold to Norway, according to a report by the Defence Committee.
British warship should ‘stand up’ to Russia in north
The government should prepare options for a British state-owned vessel to transit the Northern Sea Route in support of international freedom of navigation rights, according to a report by the Defence Committee.
Europe cannot count on American rescue, inquiry told
Europe cannot count on the United States returning to the European Arctic as the security partner and ally that Britain and Europe previously relied on, according to evidence published by the Defence Committee.
Britain lacks what it needs in the High North, says report
Britain must address serious military capability gaps in the High North, according to a report by the Defence Committee.
British forces board German warship by air and sea
Royal Marines boarded the German flagship FGS Berlin by air and by sea during Exercise Strike Warrior, fast-roping from a Merlin helicopter while a second team climbed from a rigid inflatable boat.
Submarine propulsion test facility decision due in 2028
SMITE2, a new submarine propulsion testing facility is in its development phase, with dates for the start of construction and for completion to be agreed at a main investment decision point currently expected in 2028.
Unproductive hours on submarine contract more than halve
The prime contractor on a nuclear submarine contract recorded almost forty thousand unproductive hours in 2025-26, down from more than ninety four thousand the year before.
Type 31 support deal being rethought
The Type 31 Through Life Support procurement has been discontinued after a review concluded that the assumptions behind it no longer reflected the right route for supporting the class.
