The Type 26 frigate programme, once hailed as a beacon of British naval innovation, has stumbled over a series of obstacles. These are not isolated incidents, but indications of wider failure which ...

The UK Government has confirmed for the first time that the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates are planned to carry the ...

The second of an eventual eight-strong fleet of Type 26 frigates being manufactured for the UK Royal Navy is continuing its build at BAE Systems’ Clyde shipyards, with HMS Cardiff following the ...

An extensive infrastructure report has questioned whether new submarine-hunting frigates can be built for the Royal Navy on ...

New photographs taken today show HMS Glasgow moving deeper into the final stages of her build, with the ship’s main gun, both ...

Lasers, or Laser Directed Energy Weapons (LDEW) as military nomenclature has it, are seen as a solution to the threat from ...

The first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, Venturer, is rolled out at Babcock's facilities in Rosyth on 27 May 2025. (Babcock) The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new Type 31 ...

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s new shipbuilding strategy aims to regain maritime prominence with the construction of five Type 31 frigates. These Inspiration-class vessels are designed as ...

At the Undersea Defence Technology conference, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Ulstein Verft signed a Letter of Intent for joint efforts to deliver the next advanced frigates to the Royal Norwegian ...

Venturer , the first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, completes its first entry into the water on 15 June. (Babcock) The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) first Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, ...