RFA Lyme Bay has arrived in Cyprus after intensive Mediterranean training, carrying advanced autonomous minehunting kit and around 100 mine warfare and diving specialists for a potential multinational mission to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

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Balaena, the maritime group that owns Gibdock in Gibraltar and a shipyard in Padstow, has acquired APCL Group, bringing Cammell Laird, A&P Tyne and A&P Falmouth under one brand.

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The United Kingdom is a frontline nation already in conflict with Russia at sea, in the air and in cyberspace, and the government must wake up to that reality in the wake of John Healey’s resignation as Defence Secretary, Labour MP Graeme Downie has said.

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Around 6,000 troops from 15 NATO nations and a 20-ship task force have set sail from Gdynia for BALTOPS 2026, the alliance’s biggest annual Baltic exercise.

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NATO has launched Task Force X-Arctic, an eighteen-month run of trials off Iceland testing whether networked uncrewed systems can deliver persistent watch over the High North, extending a model first tried in the Baltic.

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The Inspiration class is a low-risk and adaptable design that suits the warfare the Royal Navy now expects, and several allied navies have chosen the same hull for themselves.

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Aughinish Alumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery, has become the focus of mounting political pressure after an investigation linked material from the Irish plant to the supply chain feeding Russia’s arms industry.

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Britain’s force of attack submarines is all in port at the same time, the latest low point in an availability problem that has plagued the fleet for years, but what is going on?

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MAC HUB’s Katran X1.2 is an uncrewed surface vessel built to act as a “mother ship” for swarms of AI-guided interceptor drones, hunting Shaheds at sea.

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With nuclear programmes now consuming 18 per cent of the defence budget, the Public Accounts Committee says their costs are too opaque for Parliament to challenge, and has welcomed an agreement to set up a mechanism for closer scrutiny.

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