UK Government launches ‘Clyde 2070’ with an initial £250m investment to modernise Faslane, support next-gen submarines, and boost jobs and infrastructure in Scotland.

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The docking in Rosyth will allow inspection and upgrades to systems inaccessible while afloat.

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Britain’s Carrier Strike Group, currently deployed to the Indo-Pacific under Operation Highmast, has conducted a high-intensity barrier operation exercise designed to ‘fight off’ an intruding warship attempting to close on a British aircraft carrier.

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The Ministry of Defence has resisted calls to bring forward the in-service date or increase the build rate of the Royal Navy’s Multi-Role Strike Ship (MRSS) programme.

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Lockheed Martin has delivered the first set of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas for Japan’s new Aegis System Equipped Vessel.

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Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 has officially begun, bringing together 19 nations and over 35,000 military personnel across air, land, maritime, cyber and space domains.

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Russia’s last remaining aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is facing decommissioning after seven years of failed repairs and mounting structural issues, according to reports in Russian state and independent media.

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Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 has concluded off the south coast of the United Kingdom, capping two weeks of intensive multinational mine warfare operations involving 14 nations.

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The port visit of USS Newport News to Iceland marks the first time a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has docked on the island’s shores.

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Heavy-lift drones are operating from HMS Prince of Wales as part of its Indo-Pacific Carrier Strike Group deployment, using them to conduct resupply flights between ships and reduce demand on helicopters.

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