The Aft block of HMS Belfast, the third Type 26 City Class entered the Janet Harvey Hall earlier this week at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow.

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Britain would be ready to fight as part of a NATO response in 2025, but senior defence leaders today acknowledged there are still risks to the UK’s fighting readiness.

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Royal Marine Commandos have conducted a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard a United States Navy warship. Don’t worry, it’s not 1812, this was part of joint maritime security training exercise.

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The plans are designed to ensure safe passage for reinforcement shipping into Europe in the event of crisis or war, particularly in response to an evolving Russian naval threat.

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Commissioned under the DELFIN programme, the ship is the first of two planned SIGINT platforms designed to enhance Poland’s maritime electronic intelligence capabilities.

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A nearly £800,000 contract has been awarded by the Ministry of Defence for a detailed wreck survey of HMS Cassandra, a British light cruiser lost in the Baltic Sea during the closing weeks of the First World War.

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HMS Prince of Wales recently linked up with Indian warship INS Tabar in the latest phase of Operation Highmast, the Royal Navy’s flagship deployment of 2025.

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Three decommissioned Royal Marines hovercraft have been sold to Pakistan in a government-to-government deal aimed at supporting coastal and humanitarian operations, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has confirmed.

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Graeme Downie MP has pressed the Ministry of Defence for guarantees on the future of Royal Navy shipbuilding, citing the economic importance of the Type 31 frigate programme.

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