The Royal Navy has formally confirmed the retirement of frigates HMS Iron Duke and HMS Richmond alongside minehunter HMS Chiddingfold, with their roles passing to the incoming vessels later this decade.

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Shipbuilder Balaena has welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to jointly procure a new class of amphibious transport ships under a £2.4 billion programme.

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The MOD says crewed and uncrewed ships together bring more missiles and mass, while the exquisite Type 83 would have meant too few ships for the Navy’s tasks.

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A prototype uncrewed missile platform and extra-large uncrewed underwater vessels are intended to be in Royal Navy service by 2030.

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Officials had said the destroyers would retire without life extension. A written answer now says transition planning will determine whether one happens.

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It is understood that Scottish shipyards are likely to benefit from “a substantial and exciting opportunity” to build new combat vessels and drone warships.

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The Navantia UK Appledore shipyard say they can build two LASV75 autonomous vessels at once.

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Luke Pollard told MPs the Common Combat Vessel could sit in a Type 31-style production facility, and with the Clyde full of Type 26s for the time being, Rosyth looks likely.

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Luke Pollard told MPs Britain will build the Netherlands’ four amphibious ships as well as the Royal Navy’s four, calling it an export campaign win.

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Ministers say a regulatory sandbox in the Regulating for Growth Bill would greatly help test uncrewed systems, as a review of the rules continues.

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