The Ministry of Defence has said the Royal Navy is carefully managing the transition from its ageing Type 23 Duke-class ...

The disclosure by the UK government that one of its Type 23 frigates, HMS Sutherland, will soon return to operations after a ...

Providing the latest snapshot of UK surface combatant availability, a senior UK defence official has revealed that just six Type 23 frigates are “at readiness” and available for operations, one of ...

Babcock has been awarded the contract to manage the Type 23 class frigate Refit Support Group, allowing the company to take end-to-end responsibility for vessel upkeep and regeneration in preparation ...

The HMS Monmouth and three of her fellow Duke-Class frigates have been sold to the Turkish and Chilean militaries to fund the Royal Navy’s modernization efforts. The UK’s Admiralty Board doesn’t have ...

A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM Jonas Støre confirming the procurement of UK-designed Type 26 frigates in a ...

HMS Somerset seen at Haakonsvern Naval Base on 14 December after receiving its NSM outload. The NSM launcher hardware is fitted in the space forward of the bridge previously occupied by Harpoon.

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 ...