The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy have announced that HMS Anson, the fifth of its nuclear powered Astute-class attack boats has successfully completed sea trials and is undergoing a short maintenance… Continue reading "Royal Navy’s Newest Attack Submarine Completes Sea Trials"
The United Kingdom announced Friday that it is accelerating its target date for deployment of the DragonFire anti-missile and drone laser aboard Royal Navy ships to 2027, five years ahead… Continue reading "British DragonFire Anti-Air Laser Deployment Date Accelerated To 2027"
HMS Prince of Wales set sail from Portsmouth on Monday for the North Sea, after the aircraft carrier’s crew completed a week of rapid preparations to replace HMS Queen Elizabeth,… Continue reading "HMS Prince of Wales Sails For Steadfast Defender Exercise After Week Of Rapid Preparations"
The UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that all 3 services of the United Kingdom’s armed forces are to take part in Exercise STEADFAST DEFENDER 24. The announcement comes… Continue reading "UK To Participate in STEADFAST DEFENDER 24"
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed data that shows that British Army recruitment targets have fallen short of expected numbers every year since 2010. The figures show that… Continue reading "British Army Recruitment Targets Not Met Since 2010"
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has hinted at a possible response by a Western-led coalition in the Red Sea against Houthi militants in Yemen, after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond… Continue reading "UK Defence Secretary: “Watch This Space” On Response To Continued Houthi Attacks"
The first Sandown-class Mine Countermeasures Vessel (MCMV) purchased by Romania from the United Kingdom under the “Mine Hunter” program, Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu, arrived at the Port of Constanta on December… Continue reading "Romanian Navy Commissions First Sandown Class Mine Hunter"
The UK’s Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that a Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group is to visit Japan in 2025 as part of the flagship 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment. The… Continue reading "British Carrier Strike Group To Visit Japan in 2025"
The United Kingdom are to lead a new Maritime coalition with Norway to deliver new ships and vehicles to bolster Ukraine’s ability to fight at sea. UK Defence Secretary Grant… Continue reading "UK To Transfer 2 Royal Navy Minehunters To the Ukrainian Navy"
The UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and the Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles have visited Rolls-Royces’s nuclear reactor manufacturing site in Derby, to meet the first… Continue reading "AUKUS: Grant Shapps and Richard Marles Visit Nuclear Reactor Factory"