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A Royal Navy heritage attraction on the Clyde – bringing the former HMS Ambuscade home
August 15, 2023

A Royal Navy heritage attraction on the Clyde – bringing the former HMS Ambuscade home

A Scottish maritime heritage group, Falls of Clyde International (FOCI), has embarked on a project that will return the Type 21 frigate PNS Tariq, (formerly HMS Ambuscade) to her birthplace on the Clyde. Here we look at the history of the vessel and consider the plan to preserve her as a museum ship.
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In-service date for seabed surveillance vessel RFA Proteus slips from summer to autumn
August 9, 2023

In-service date for seabed surveillance vessel RFA Proteus slips from summer to autumn

Conversion work on RFA Proteus is now in its eighth month and she is still in the shipyard. This former commercial vessel will become the UK’s first Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) ship. She was purchased in response to the growing threats to critical subsea infrastructure and was expected to be operational by now.

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Ukraine war sees uncrewed surface vessels mature into a serious threat
August 6, 2023

Ukraine war sees uncrewed surface vessels mature into a serious threat

In this initial analysis written in response to unfolding events, we explore some of the potential implications of Ukrainian success in using USVs to attack the Russians in the Black Sea.
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Royal Navy LPD capability gapped as HMS Albion bows out before HMS Bulwark is available
August 2, 2023

Royal Navy LPD capability gapped as HMS Albion bows out before HMS Bulwark is available

HMS Albion returned to Devonport last week after another highly successful deployment and will now go into a state of reduced readiness. Unfortunately, this will leave the RN temporarily without its primary amphibious platform as her sister ship, HMS Bulwark will not be ready to replace her until next year.

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Photo essay: HMS Dauntless in Latin America
July 31, 2023

Photo essay: HMS Dauntless in Latin America

HMS Dauntless recently participated in multi-national exercise UNITAS (LIXV) and celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Colombian Navy.
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Defence Command Paper 2023 – implications for the Royal Navy
July 25, 2023

Defence Command Paper 2023 – implications for the Royal Navy

Last week Government finally published the Defence Command Paper (delayed since mid-June) which was supposed to provide more precise detail about the structure and future of the armed forces following the aspirations of the Integrated Review (Refresh) launched in March. Here we take an overview of what the DCP23 says, or does not say, about the future of the Royal Navy.
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HMS Prince of Wales leaves dry dock as repairs are completed
July 21, 2023

HMS Prince of Wales leaves dry dock as repairs are completed

After nine months of undergoing repairs, following a serious defect with her starboard propeller shaft, HMS Prince of Wales was floated out of dry dock in Rosyth and onto the river Forth.

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Understanding the timeframe for the AUKUS submarine programme
July 17, 2023

Understanding the timeframe for the AUKUS submarine programme

Since the formal announcement in March that Australia would partner with the RN to design and build a new class of SSNs, further details have emerged about how the AUKUS submarine programme will be structured.

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First members of ship’s company join HMS Venturer
July 12, 2023

First members of ship’s company join HMS Venturer

Good progress has been made on constructing the first Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer at Rosyth. The first 9 sailors of the ship’s company have joined the ship and will standby her in build, developing the standard operating procedures and routines for the new class of ship

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