RFA Tideforce supplies both UK carriers on 7,500-mile North Atlantic and Arctic deployment
Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker RFA Tideforce sailed 7,500 miles in six weeks, supplying both British aircraft carriers as well as French and Dutch warships
Royal Navy and RAF prepare Chinooks for heavy-lift missions aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
RAF Chinook crews have completed two weeks of training aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth to prepare for heavy-lift missions from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers.
Royal Navy says F-35s aboard HMS Prince of Wales will join NATO-led operations in the Arctic and North Atlantic under Operation Firecrest
F-35 fighters aboard HMS Prince of Wales will take part in NATO-led operations in the Arctic and North Atlantic during the second phase of Operation Firecrest.
HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier prepares for NATO role and resumes air operations
HMS Queen Elizabeth has resumed helicopter operations as it prepares to serve as flagship of NATO’s Allied Reaction Force if activated.
HMS Dragon back in Portsmouth after 214 days, sent from dry dock to shield Cyprus bases under attack
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon is back in Portsmouth after 214 days away, a deployment that began with the defence of British bases in Cyprus and later took it east of Suez.
British commandos land from German submarine to direct allied naval gunfire in largest UK Commando Force test in 15 years
British commandos have landed from a German attack submarine at Cape Wrath and called in fire from a Portuguese warship, in an operation that formed part of the largest test of all arms of the UK Commando Force in 15 years.
HMS Agamemnon reaches Clyde after first sea dive, preparing to join five Astute-class submarines in Royal Navy operational service
HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has arrived at her homeport at HM Naval Base Clyde.
Royal Navy says Excalibur launches heavyweight torpedo in AUKUS trial using QinetiQ’s Scottish range and uncrewed targets
The firing, supported by QinetiQ, marks the Royal Navy’s first torpedo launch from an uncrewed submarine.
Royal Navy says BAE Systems’ new Govan paint hall will speed Type 26 frigate construction and reduce shipyard disruption
BAE Systems has brought a new paint facility into use at its Govan shipyard to accelerate construction of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates.
Royal Navy says Naval Strike Missile and Sea Venom hit former U.S. frigate during first operational firings off Scotland in Atlantic Thunder
HMS Portland and its Wildcat helicopter fired Naval Strike Missile and Sea Venom weapons at the retired US frigate Klakring during Exercise Atlantic Thunder off Scotland.
U.S. Navy says missile and torpedo strikes sink former frigate off Scotland during Atlantic Thunder 2026 live-fire exercise
U.S. and British forces sank the retired frigate ex-USS Klakring off Scotland during Atlantic Thunder 2026, a joint exercise involving ships, aircraft and a submarine.
UK sets British-only competition for three Clyde nuclear submarine floating docks under multibillion-pound maritime investment plan
The UK government plans to limit bidding for three new floating docks at HM Naval Base Clyde to British firms, placing a major submarine maintenance project with domestic industry.