US allies and partners want to spend more time training with the US to hunt Russian and Chinese submarines, the US Navy’s top officer said Wednesday. Asked about what kinds of operations offered the best […]
The bow of HMS Glasgow – the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy – has been rolled out of the build hall at BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde. In […]
Britain was unexpectedly embroiled in a diplomatic and military dispute with Russia on Wednesday after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender briefly sailed through territorial waters off the coast of the disputed territory of Crimea. The warship sailed […]
More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships have shadowed a British warship sailing near Crimea. Moscow’s defense ministry said a patrol ship fired warning shots and a jet dropped bombs in the path […]
Royal Navy patrol ship is officially ready to take to the open seas after a special ceremony in Ross-shire on 19 June. HMS Spey has been formally commissioned into service after months of operational sea […]
Australian warships will join the UK naval in military exercises to be held in the Asia Pacific in a show of force to China, reports say. Two Royal Australian Navy frigates will join the British strike group, […]
The U.S. Navy announced plans on Monday for the 50th Baltic Operations, a 13-day multinational exercise in the Baltic Region, to begin on June 6. BALTOPS will involve 18 NATO and partner nations, bringing together […]
The “Wake Island Avengers” squadron of U.S. Marines F-35B fighter planes arrived in Britain on Wednesday to deploy with a British carrier strike force. The aircraft travelled 5,000 miles from Marine Air Station Yuma, Ariz., […]
The Babcock-led Team 31 has completed the Whole Ship Critical Design Review (WSCDR) for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) new Type 31 frigate, paving the way for the start of production later this year. In […]
Britain’s biggest naval task force since the Falklands War is headed our way. And its centrepiece, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is sailing into uncertain waters. Regular US deployments of its nuclear-powered behemoths – […]
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