4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (670+ words) RFA Lyme Bay is to be equipped with autonomous and remotely-controlled mine hunting systems in Gibraltar. This will prepare the ship to support mine clearance operations in the Gulf region, if called upon. Lyme Bay will return to Gibraltar to…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (373+ words) Local media reports the UK has offered to sell the three River-class Batch I OPVs, HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn to the Uruguayan Navy when they go out of service in 2028. In October 2025, the Uruguayan government announced that…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (287+ words) Thales has unveiled Expeditionary PathMaster, a portable mine countermeasures control system designed to let navies conduct full mine clearance missions from shore, small craft or existing warships. The launch comes as renewed concern over the threat of sea mines has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (282+ words) The latest model of the future River-class Destroyer (RCD), based on the Royal Navy's Type 26 frigate design, was displayed to the public by the Royal Canadian Navy yesterday. Here we look briefly at the discernible changes since the last version…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (428+ words) The scale of the Russian subsea threat has driven plans to enhance Ireland's maritime domain awareness. The first step will be the midlife refit of the Naval Service's Offshore Patrol Vessels, beginning next year. Three of the four Samuel Beckett-class…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1898+ words) The Times reports that the Type 83 destroyer programme could be delayed due to the large funding gap in the MoD's Equipment Plan. Here, we consider how the RN is likely to face very difficult trade-offs between programmes due to funding…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (379+ words) President Emmanuel Macron has formally launched construction of France's next-generation aircraft carrier at the Naval Group site in Nantes-Indret. The new ship will be named France Libre and will replace the Charles de Gaulle. Work at Nantes-Indret on long-lead components…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (621+ words) Tensions in the Gulf have prompted the United States to call on allies to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian threats, including mines. In this historical overview, Tony Carruthers recalls how the RN responded to a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (574+ words) There have been complaints in the media that HMS Dragon did not steam straight from Portsmouth to the Mediterranean when she sailed on Tuesday. Here we look why this is the case and the sensible way to deploy a warship....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (500+ words) For the RN, the MHC programme forms part of a broader decision not to replace Hunt and Sandown-class vessels with new crewed minehunters, a high-stakes choice made years before autonomy had fully matured. HMS Stirling Castle is the first of…...