New British nuclear attack sub submerges for first time
The Royal Navy’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Agamemnon, has successfully submerged for the first time during trials at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.
AI could leave subs with few places to hide
For over a century, the ocean has been the ultimate refuge for those who wished to disappear.
Royal Marines sniper halts £35m drug boat in Gulf of Oman
Royal Marine snipers aboard a Wildcat fired a precision shot to stop a high-speed drugs boat in the Gulf of Oman, as HMS Lancaster seized £35 million worth of illegal narcotics.
Royal Marines launch night raids in Norway’s frozen fjords
The raid began with commandos launching from RFA Lyme Bay and enduring a two-hour transit through freezing fjords, where wind chill temperatures dropped to minus ten degrees.
Royal Navy divers train in Iceland to counter underwater threats
Royal Navy divers joined NATO counterparts in Iceland for the alliance’s largest training event focused on defeating improvised explosive devices and underwater threats.
Multiple American warships ‘open fire’ in Atlantic
Three U.S. Navy destroyers have conducted coordinated missile firings in the Atlantic during an event marking the service’s 250th anniversary.
First Sea Lord flies with U.S. Navy over the North Sea
Royal Navy First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins joined the crew of the USS Gerald R. Ford for joint operations over the North Sea.
ADS urges Holyrood to back Scotland’s defence industries
The trade body, which represents more than 1,600 companies across the UK, called for a partnership between government and industry to tackle skills shortages.
NATO tracks surfaced Russian submarine off France
A French Navy frigate has been conducting surveillance of a Russian submarine operating on the surface off the coast of Brittany, according to NATO Maritime Command.
Assembly advances on new Royal Navy warship
The midship double bottoms for HMS Formidable have been transferred into the purpose built Venturer Building at Rosyth.
