The test firing took place last week and, according to the UK government announcement, the weapon, developed jointly by the United States and Australia, was launched from XV Excalibur. The event is ...

Thales has completed wet testing of its Sonar 76Nano flank panels on a full-size uncrewed underwater vehicle in UK waters, ...

The Defence Nuclear Enterprise 2026 Update to Parliament published this week confirms that steel will be cut on the first RN SSN-AUKUS submarine in 2027, but leaves the size of the fleet to be decided ...

The UK’s new National Armaments Director (NAD), Rupert Pearce, used a speech at Thales UK’s technology summit to argue that Britain’s armed forces need a new mix of crewed and uncrewed capabilities ...

Having previously been committed to an out of service date of 2035-38, the MoD now says it has set aside money to study whether the Type 45 destroyers will need to be extended in service. The Type 83 ...

At a ceremony held today at Navantia UK’s Appledore shipyard, the first section of RFA Resurgent was formally laid down. Keel laying is the traditional formal start of hull assembly, dating from the ...

HMS Tamar exercised navigation rights and freedoms in the South China Sea over the weekend, operating alongside the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Perth. The activity continues a pattern of joint ...

Reports in the Telegraph that Germany is considering financial and military support for Britain’s nuclear weapons are part of a widening debate over European defence. Berlin could help protect the ...

HMS Duncan returned to Portsmouth today to begin a major refit, becoming the final Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer to receive extensive propulsion upgrades. The work will include the Power Improvement ...

A report in the Irish Times says a Royal Navy warship is expected to provide air-defence cover when EU defence ministers meet in County Wicklow on August 31st and September 1st, further underlining ...

The US Navy is looking at frigate designs from Japan, South Korea and Turkey as it searches for a faster way to rebuild its surface fleet. The most radical option could see the first few vessels ...