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Navy / Maritime

UK Plans Land Attack Capability for Future Frigates

16 May, 16:44
2 mins

The UK has announced its intention to equip its future frigates, Type 26 and Type 31, with long-range land attack capabilities to combat new threats.

Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

General Atomics’ Mojave UAV for CAS Missions

25 Apr, 10:36
2 mins

General Atomics said it tested Mojave UAV with two Dillon Aero DAP-6 machine guns. The Mojave passes another milestone for Close Air Support (CAS) missions.

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

Royal Navy to Install Laser Weapons on Ships by 2027

15 Apr, 13:18
1 min

Secretary of State Grant Shapps has announced that Royal Navy will proceed in 2027 to install laser weapons on warships to deal with aerial threats.

Navy / Maritime

U.K. MoD Announces Budget for Shipbuilding Programme

02 Mar, 14:04
1 min read

U.K. Ministry of Defence has announced it will allocate £9 billion to build 16 new warships in multiple shipyards.

Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

HMS Queen Elizabeth sidelined from largest NATO exercises

06 Feb, 02:24
1 min read

Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), will be replaced by HMS Prince of Wales (R09) at the largest NATO exercise due to a propeller problem.

Navy / Maritime

U.K. Discuss Retiring HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

10 Jan, 23:29
1 min read

British Defence Committee announced its intention to hold an evidence session about retiring the assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark.

Unmanned Systems Navy / Maritime

Royal Navy Tests Operating Fixed-Wing UAVs From Ships

08 Sep, 08:45
2 min read

Royal Navy has recently tested a fixed-wing UAV’s capability to land and take off from the deck of a British aircraft carrier.

Navy / Maritime

The UK Declares the Future of the New Type 83 Destroyer

04 Aug, 14:11
2 min read

UK Government published a document about the future Type 83 program of the Royal Navy with lessons learned from Ukraine.

Air Unmanned Systems

UK to Deploy Mojave UAV on Aircraft Carriers

25 May, 16:19
2 min read

Royal Navy plans to deploy Mojave STOL UAV on HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carriers.

Navy / Maritime

Steel Cutting Ceremony for Type 31 Frigate

26 Jan, 00:36
2 min read

Royal Navy is moving forward with next-generation frigate projects. In this line, steel cutting ceremony was held for the first Type 31 Class frigate.

Navy / Maritime

HMS Prince of Wales Spends More Time in Shipyard

03 Jan, 00:56
1 min read

The second aircraft of the Royal Navy, HMS Prince of Wales (R 09), has problems in the starboard shaft of the ship, which will be solved in Spring 2023.

Navy / Maritime

BAE Systems Launches the first Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow

28 Nov, 13:47
4 min read

Royal Navy’s first Type 26, frigate HMS Glasgow meets water slowly to undergo outfit, testing and commissioning.

Navy / Maritime

Former Flagship, Current “Victorinox”: HMS Albion

22 Oct, 20:00
8 min read

The U.K. Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Albion (L14), which currently leads the United Kingdom’s Littoral Response Group (North), visited Turkiye.