Royal Navy • Page 3 of 17

Mar- 2024 -

28 March

Royal Navy Vessels to Get Decoy Launchers to Counter Hypersonics

The UK is investing $170 million in trainable decoy launchers to better protect Royal Navy surface vessels against emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles.

25 March

Technology

Recruit from HMS Raleigh trialing new equipment to reduce musculoskeltal injuries with universities from Exeter, Bath and Southampton.

Rojoef Manuel

British Navy Recruits Undertake Kinematics Tests for Muscle, Bone Injury Research

The UK has launched a kinematics-based medical testing project on training centers to study musculoskeletal injuries in sailors and marines.

18 March

Sea

HMS Sutherland, a UK Royal Navy frigate, is seen sailing on calm waters. The gray ship has "F81" painted in black on its side. Around 60 of its crew members are seen standing on deck, wearing their navy blue uniforms and white sailor hats. The sky is shrouded in light gray clouds.

Juster Domingo

HMS Sutherland Returns as UK Concludes Type 23 Frigate Upgrades

The UK Royal Navy's HMS Sutherland has completed its life extension refit at the Devonport Naval Base in southwest England.

11 March

Sea

The UK Royal Navy's HMS St Albans frigate is seen sailing in calm, deep blue waters. The ship is painted gray, with "F83" painted on the right side of its hull in black. The far background is a gray sky.

Juster Domingo

UK’s HMS St Albans Back in Service After Four-Year Upgrade

The UK Royal Navy's HMS St Albans will participate in post-refit sea trials after four and a half years of upkeep and upgrades.

11 March

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK ‘No Credible Plan’ to Deliver Desired Military Capabilities: Report

The UK Ministry of Defence does not have a credible plan to fund an ambitious 10-year defense spending initiative to deliver desired military capabilities.

5 March

Europe

HMS Victorious, one of the Royal Navy's four strategic missile submarines. Departs HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, for a major refit at Devonport.

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Awards Babcock $710M Nuclear Sub Modernization Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted Babcock to modernize the Royal Navy’s second Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine.

Feb- 2024 -

23 February

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

UK’s New Drone Strategy to Include $5.7B Investment in New Unmanned Systems

The UK Ministry of Defence has launched a new drone strategy that includes at least $5.7 billion of investment in new unmanned aerial systems over the next decade.

21 February

Europe