Peregrine RWUAS deployed operationally by the Royal Navy for first time
The Peregrine Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) has been deployed from HMS Lancaster for the first time during live operations in the Middle East.
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RFA Tideforce shadows Russian naval vessels in the English Channel
Another Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker has joined Royal Navy vessels monitoring Russian warships and merchant ships transiting close to the UK.
HMS Audacious finally dry-docked in Devonport after 22-month delay
Royal Navy Astute-class submarine, HMS Audacious was taken into number 15 dry dock in Devonport today. She arrived in Plymouth on 1st April 2023 for a refit that necessitates work on her hull, which could not begin until facilities had been upgraded.
Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll could be sold to Chile instead of becoming a training ship
The decommissioned frigate HMS Argyll will not go to the Clyde to be used as a training platform for apprentices as previously announced and may be sold overseas.
HMS Sutherland – last Royal Navy Type 23 frigate to undergo life extension refit goes back to sea
Following LIFEX and engine upgrade refit period lasting 49 months, HMS Sutherland sailed from Devonport this afternoon.
Navantia announce continued investment in Harland and Wolff shipbuilders
Navantia has taken control of Harland and Wolff and at an event held in Belfast today, attended by senior leadership from Spain, promised further investment in skills and facilities.More
Serco workers at Royal Navy bases plan industrial action
Some of the staff working for Serco, the private contractor that provides tugs and other in-port services at the Royal Navy’s three main bases plan to strike in February. The industrial action has mainly been triggered by concerns about job losses as the MoD negotiates a new contract with Serco.
Agincourt becomes Achilles – Royal Navy submarine renamed
The 7th and final Astute-class submarine being constructed for the RN is set to be named HMS Achilles in a change from what had previously been announced.More
Royal Navy submarine authorised to surface close to Russian spy ship operating close to the UK
Speaking in Parliament today the Defence Secretary told Parliament in November he had authorised an RN submarine monitoring Russian spy ship Yantar to surface in close proximity.More