The UK Ministry of Defence has selected TKMS ATLAS UK to develop and supply a new torpedo countermeasure system for Royal Navy submarines.
Britain is starting to define the requirements for its post-Dreadnought strategic deterrent during the current Parliament, extending nuclear planning beyond the submarines now under construction.
Britain will equip its five Type 31 frigates with Mk 41 launchers and Norwegian Naval Strike Missiles under a programme to strengthen the Royal Navy’s surface fleet.
Britain will abandon the Type 83 and Type 32 warship concepts in favour of a Royal Navy fleet combining crewed ships with autonomous missile, radar and underwater platforms.
Britain’s Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines will be powered by a new Rolls-Royce nuclear propulsion system designed to simplify operations and extend their service lives.
Britain will begin integrating the DragonFire laser system on Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers from 2027, bringing directed-energy weapons into the surface fleet.
Britain will invest an additional £1.5 billion over four years in Atlantic Bastion, a Royal Navy programme designed to track Russian submarines and protect critical infrastructure across the North Atlantic.
Britain will test jet-powered drones alongside F-35B fighters under Project VANQUISH as the Royal Navy begins building a mixed crewed and autonomous carrier force.
The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier and its crew of more than 800 sailors will work with allied forces on collective defence, deterrence and crisis-response operations.
The Royal Navy deployed four ships and a Merlin helicopter during a 72-hour operation to monitor Russian naval and commercial vessels moving through UK waters.
Britain’s armed forces held 285 Challenger 2 tanks, 47 F-35B fighters and 73 naval vessels in the latest government inventory.
The Dreadnought Alliance says a new £8.4 billion funding phase will move Britain’s nuclear submarine replacement programme from construction towards operational delivery.
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