Frigate shortage exposed as Royal Navy shadows more Russian ships
RN vessels have again been activated in the last two weeks to monitor increased Russian naval activity close to the UK.More
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HMS Richmond first Royal Navy frigate to receive Link 16 modernisation
As HMS Richmond prepares to join the UK Carrier Strike Group deployment, she has been equipped with a significant communications upgrade, enhancing her ability to share combat data at speed.More
Farewell HMS Monmouth – first of the Type 23 frigates to be scrapped is towed away
The first of the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates to be disposed of, the former HMS Monmouth, was towed out of Portsmouth this morning to be scrapped in Turkey. More
In focus: the Royal Navy’s anti-submarine sentry – the Towed Array Patrol Ship
In this guest article, Lee Pilgrim highlights the work of the Towed Array Patrol Ship (TAPS), the RN’s frigate specifically assigned to the anti-submarine task in UK waters and beyond. More
HMS Somerset and HMS Cattistock monitor another convoy of Russian ships passing through the English Channel
Yesterday Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and minehunter HMS Cattistock, together with an RAF aircraft, monitored a Russian convoy of two warships and two merchant vessels passing close to the UK.More
HMS Lancaster makes major drugs bust in Arabian Sea assisted by Peregrine RWUAS
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Lancaster has intercepted a shipment of class A drugs worth approximately £5.4M during an operation in the northern Arabian Sea. Initial detection of suspicious activity was made by the newly acquired Peregrine Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) remotely controlled from the ship’s operations room.More
HMS Richmond third Royal Navy warship to receive the Naval Strike Missile
Type 23 frigate, HMS Richmond returned to Devonport today having received her outfit of Naval Strike Missiles.
Royal Navy shadows another Russian convoy in the English Channel
HMS Somerset, together with her Merlin helicopter and an RAF P-8A Poseidon aircraft, monitored a Russian corvette and cargo ship passing eastward through the English Channel in the past few days.
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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.