Norway has moved to reinforce its long-term defence expansion with an additional NOK 115 billion uplift announced this week, a step that appears to steady earlier uncertainty around numbers for its planned acquisition of British-built Type 26 frigates.

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A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter of 814 NAS has carried out night-time gunnery training from HMS St Albans, with crews practising live weapons drills under low-light conditions as part of ongoing operational training.

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A UK Parliamentary report warns the UK should plan to move away from a bilateral relationship with the United States.

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The U.S. Navy is set to commission its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), during a ceremony in Boston Harbour.

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RFA Lyme Bay is set to be fitted with new uncrewed mine countermeasures systems, enabling the ship to operate as a mothership for autonomous minehunting equipment, the Royal Navy has said.

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Ship’s company and local industry partners also supported repairs to seven berthing compartments affected by the fire.

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L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense Innovation Unit to provide a system enabling submarines to deploy and recover autonomous underwater vehicles through torpedo tubes.

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Footage released by the US Navy shows multiple American warships launching Tomahawk cruise missiles against targets in Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury.

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The UK is seeking low-cost systems to counter uncrewed threats at sea as part of an effort to complement existing missile defences under Project METIS.

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More than 300 Russian shadow fleet vessel movements have been recorded in and around UK waters in the first three months of 2026.

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