Additional Type 26 and Type 32 frigates ‘needed’:

defence-blog.com/royal-navy-frigate-crisis-deepens-as-old-warships-wear-out/

defence-blog.com Oct 26

Royal Navy frigate crisis deepens as old warships wear out: Britain's Royal Navy could be left with just one frigate available for operations at any given time ...

twz.com/sea/british-type-31-frigate-variant-offered-to-the-u-s-navy

TWZ Oct 26

British Type 31 Frigate Variant Offered To The U.S. Navy: Babcock is looking to pitch its Arrowhead 140 design for an American frigate requirement ...

theaviationist.com/2026/06/14/uk-seizes-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker/

The Aviationist Jun 14

UK Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in the English Channel: A joint operation by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, and the National Crime Agency ...

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UK’s Grows Its Defensive Posture Abroad In Response To Iran Conflict: The British Armed Forces have bolstered their air defense presence in the region ...

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plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/major-milestone-babcock-new-royal-10835144

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Feb 25

Major milestone for Babcock as new Royal Navy warship unveiled: 'This programme is delivering world-class warships'

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Dec 05 25

British frigate withdrawn from service in Gulf: HMS Lancaster will now be retired. The Type 23 Frigate will not return to the UK for decommissioning and will ...

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UK deploys Royal Navy to support disaster relief in Jamaica: The United Kingdom government has deployed its Royal Navy to support disaster relief efforts in ...

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Aug 31 25

British Type 26 Frigate wins Norwegian frigate competition: Norway has selected BAE Systems’ Type 26 design as the basis for its future frigate programme.

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ukdefencejournal.org.uk/challenges-persist-for-clyde-infrastructure-programme/

Jan 18 25

Challenges persist for Clyde Infrastructure Programme: According to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report 2023-24, the programme has retained ...

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May 26 24

HMS Westminster confirmed for disposal: The Ministry of Defence has provided further details on the planned disposal of HMS Westminster ...

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May 21 24

Fearless – Britain’s future amphibious warship?: The Fearless class by Steller Systems is designed for amphibious operations, with potential frigate-level ...

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ukdefencejournal.org.uk/first-engine-installed-on-second-type-31-frigate-at-rosyth/

May 10 24

First engine installed on second Type 31 Frigate at Rosyth: Significant progress has been made on the construction of HMS Active, the second Type 31 frigate ...

ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-confirm-when-type-26-frigates-to-enter-service/

Feb 10 24

MOD confirm when Type 26 Frigates to enter service: Initial Operating Capability for the Type 26 Frigate is October 2028 and all ships are expected to enter ...

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ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-awards-55m-contract-for-type-31-frigate-enhancements/

Dec 08 23

MOD awards £55m contract for Type 31 Frigate enhancements: This is known as the Capability Insertion Phase (CIP) and is standard across vessels new to service.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-warship-in-15m-drugs-bust/

Oct 15 22

British warship in £15m drugs bust: Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose delivered her fifth blow to drug runners in the Middle East this year so far.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-accelerating-heavy-lift-drone-project-for-royal-navy/

Sep 17 22

UK accelerating heavy lift drone project for Royal Navy: The Ministry of Defence wants to "accelerate the development of autonomous Heavy Lift drones for ...

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May 16 22

Around 300 jobs secured in £30m deal to maintain Royal Navy ships: The 10-year agreement will see the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth undergo dockings for ...

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Feb 19 22

Hull of first Type 31 Frigate begins to take shape in Scotland: The hull of HMS Venturer, the first of the new Type 31 Frigates in build for the Royal Navy in ...

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Jan 15 22

Royal Navy’s new ammunition loading jetty completed in Scotland: Upgrades to the Northern Ammunition Jetty at Glen Mallan near Faslane have now been completed.