Following the announcement made in March this year that the DragonFire programme would be accelerated, the MOD has signed a £316 million contract with MBDA UK to provide the Laser Directed Energy ...

Uncrewed Surface Vehicles have already proved able to deliver a basic autonomous mine hunting capability for the Royal Navy. Here we look at proposals by AEUK to expand the role of USVs to act as ...

The MoD is close to placing a contract for a large uncrewed surface vessel (LUSV) that will be in the water next year as an early test of the RN’s Hybrid Navy concept. The demonstrator is the first ...

The MoD is close to placing a contract for a large uncrewed surface vessel (LUSV) that will be in the water next year as an ...

HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's only ice patrol ship, was towed into Devonport by tugs today for, what officials say is to ...

The Royal Navy's flagship is scheduled to leave Portsmouth tomorrow, Sunday 18 October, to begin the second phase of ...

Four RN Merlin Mk2 helicopters have spent a fortnight flying from HMS Gannet at Prestwick during Operation Iceblast, a ...

Argentina is considering competing offers to build 3 new conventional submarines (SSKs). Here we examine the designs, the ...

The House of Commons Defence Committee has published its report on Defence in the High North. It concludes that RN strength falls far short of the government’s declared targets, particularly in ...

The RN has begun preliminary market engagement for its Type 93 ‘Chariot’ Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) ...

Having already spent part of 2024 in dry dock, HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth today for another period in Rosyth. Here we look at how the aircraft carriers are being maintained and the ...

The Marine Nationale is examining whether its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle could remain in service beyond 2038, for a short period, potentially giving the MN a two-carrier ...