The UK and France are leading a multinational effort involving more than 40 countries to protect merchant shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, with Britain committing HMS Dragon, Typhoon jets, autonomous mine-hunting kit and counter-drone systems to a planned defensive mission.

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The Defence Secretary told the Commons that Russia poses a significant and persistent threat to the UK, citing near-daily cyber attacks, disinformation and sabotage.

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The United States Navy has selected seven companies to take their medium unmanned surface vessel designs forward to at-sea testing, the next stage of a marketplace effort aimed at fielding autonomous warships.

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Michael Marra MSP told Holyrood that pulling Scotland out of UK defence arrangements would force up the cost of protecting North Sea infrastructure, just as Russian submarines menace undersea cables.

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The Royal Navy’s specialist mine-hunting mothership HMS Stirling Castle has completed a delivery of vessels and equipment to Gibraltar.

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Thales Canada has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Canada to supply the S2087 towed array sonar for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future River-class destroyers.

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NATO has wrapped up its premier anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Mongoose 2026, after two weeks of training that pitted Allied and partner forces against live submarines in the Norwegian Sea.

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The original AUKUS arrangement was for Australia to receive a mix of new and in-service Virginia-class boats, now it’ll be solely in-service Virginia-class boats.

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AUKUS defence ministers have announced the first signature project under Pillar 2 of the partnership, focused on the joint development of payloads for uncrewed underwater vessels.

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The government has said it is confident that UK submarine facilities will continue to attract skilled personnel despite concerns about the potential impact of new AUKUS facilities in Australia drawing workers away from Barrow-in-Furness and Plymouth.

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