In June 2025, the British Royal Navy dispatched a fleet of warships and helicopters to track a Russian vessel as it transited the English Channel and North Sea. One of the vessels sent to monitor the ...

The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers faced years of engine failures, breakdowns, and criticism before major upgrades helped ...

The HMS Daring, first in a new class of anti-air destroyers being built by the United Kingdom, is being assembled in anticipation of its February launch, BAE Systems said. The ship will be the first ...

The UK is re-deploying its Type 45 air-defence destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East, to pre-position the ship in ...

LONDON — Britain launched the fourth of its Type 45 destroyers, HMS Dragon, on Nov. 17. The second of the class, HMS Dauntless, has just begun sea trials. The United Kingdom is now buying only six ...

HMS Dragon successfully intercepted a supersonic sea-skimming target during a live-fire demonstration as part of Exercise ‘Formidable Shield 25' on 15 May. This is the first time in Royal Navy history ...

The delay with the Type 45 cruiser program is one that the Royal Navy hopes to leave in the past. Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally returned to the sea this week, beginning ...

The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation has announced the award of two contracts for the GBP500 million (USD690 million) upgrade of the air-defence capabilities of the Royal Navy's ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty ...

The DragonFire laser systems are expected to be installed on two Type 45 destroyers by 2027, although their effectiveness under combat conditions is still unclear. The rush to service could see the ...

The news was issued during the Sea-Air-Space 2025 Conference at the National Resort & Convention Center in Maryland through April 9. The announcement underscores the company’s 30-year legacy as a ...