3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (506+ words) The UK has now received all 48 F-35 B Lightning aircraft ordered under its initial programme, supposedly providing the Royal Navy with the nucleus of the fast jet force intended to underpin carrier strike operations for decades to come. This may appear…...

3+ day, 20+ min ago  (224+ words) The United States has claimed the destruction of 90% of Iran's stockpile of around 8, 000 mines, as well as 161 naval vessels of all types during 38 days of combat operations. Admiral Cooper, Commander CENTCOM, delivered the assessment in testimony before the Senate Armed…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (384+ words) Royal Navy submarine, HMS Anson, is back in Gibraltar after her time in Australia was cut short. The plan was changed in response to events and she sailed at short notice from HMAS Stirling soon after the US-Iran conflict began…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (255+ words) James Fisher Defence has completed RESCUEX East 2026, a major multinational exercise validating the full operational cycle of the NATO Submarine Rescue System. Conducted alongside French, Norwegian and Royal Navy personnel, the exercise tested every phase of a submarine rescue response,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (230+ words) By 2020, Babcock had secured contracts covering 75 missile tube assemblies for the programme, supporting around 200 specialist manufacturing jobs across Rosyth and Bristol. Further contracts followed in 2025 covering additional missile tube work for the Columbia-class programme, reinforcing Rosyth's position as an established…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (258+ words) The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the RN will send a new fleet of uncrewed surface vessels to the Gulf as part of a multinational force working to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Kraken K3 Scout can sense, track and…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (309+ words) Despite repeated reports that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz, there is still no conclusive evidence that any mines have actually been laid. Nevertheless, the threat is being taken seriously by the RN and other naval powers because even…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (323+ words) Plans to expand the RN's nuclear submarine docking capacity at Faslane could see major infrastructure built overseas, despite the strategic sensitivity of the programme. A report in The Sunday Times suggests questions remain over whether British yards still retain the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (175+ words) The Mo D announced today that HMS Dragon will pass from the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal and head into the Middle East region ready to participate in a possible defensive mission to protect shipping in the Gulf region. As…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (350+ words) Royal Navy OPV, HMS Trent, sailed from Devonport at the weekend and is on her way to the Caribbean for her third deployment in the region. For the initial part of her career, HMS Trent was based in the Mediterranean,…...