Tag: Royal Navy

• Saturday, August 29th 2026 - 13:01 UTC

  Royal Navy turns to amphibious ships; sells HMS Bulwark to Brazilian Navy

  

  HMS Bulwark is to be sold to the Brazilian Navy, ending more than two decades of service with the Royal Navy, as UK focus turns to the future of amphibious assault ships.

• Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 07:13 UTC

  Royal Navy nuclear deterrence program receives £8bn for the Dreadnought program

  

  More than £8bn is being pumped into the Royal Navy’s next-generation nuclear deterrent submarines in the latest investment in the Dreadnought program. The cash – the fourth phase of production of the biggest submarine construction project in a generation – will carry the program through to key milestones early next decade:

• Tuesday, July 7th 2026 - 08:05 UTC

  Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway makes first port call at Chile's Punta Arenas

  

  The British Royal Navy's patrol vessel HMS Medway (P223) docked on Sunday morning at Punta Arenas, in Chile's Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, on its first visit to the port. The stop, for resupply, is due to last until Wednesday, July 8.

• Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 12:44 UTC

  Royal Navy will receive all eight Type 26 frigates as planned, Minister Pollard confirms

  

  The Royal Navy will receive all eight of its Type 26 frigates as planned, despite speculation over build slots being offered to the Norwegian navy, Defense Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed.

• Monday, June 1st 2026 - 05:17 UTC

  Uruguay submits EUR 60 million offer to acquire three Royal Navy used patrol vessels

  

  The Uruguayan government will this week present a formal offer to the United Kingdom's embassy for the acquisition of three used offshore patrol vessels belonging to the British Royal Navy, for an approximate amount of 60 million euros, as announced by the Deputy Secretary of the Presidency, Jorge Díaz. The operation, structured as a direct state-to-state purchase, fits within the administration of President Yamandú Orsi's search to replace the contract terminated with the Spanish shipyard Cardama, in parallel with the hardening of accusations from the Uruguayan executive against the Vigo-based company over the use of public funds transferred.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2026 - 01:45 UTC

  Royal Navy Type 31 program hit by £140M cost adjustment amid rework challenges

  

  Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate program has been hit by a £140 million cost adjustment, after contractor Babcock International identified higher-than-expected rework and productivity issues during construction of the vessels, points out The Center for National Interest, a US Public Policy Think Tank.

• Monday, April 20th 2026 - 22:08 UTC

  Sacking former Royal Navy chief demonstrates challenge facing the Armed Forces

  

  The First Sea Lord says the sacking of the former head of the Royal Navy for inappropriate behavior demonstrates the challenge facing the Armed Forces, according to a report from Forces.net.

• Friday, March 27th 2026 - 19:50 UTC

  Uruguay considers with “interest” British offer of three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels

  

  Uruguay's government is considering with “interest” a British offer to acquire three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), according to El Observador, citing sources at the executive offices. The proposal involves first-generation River-class vessels — HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey, and HMS Severn — operational since 2003 and scheduled for decommissioning in 2028 as part of the British fleet renewal under NATO's defense spending commitments.

• Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 11:34 UTC

  Royal Navy leads NATO maritime force from German flagship; HMS Dragon in Cyprus

  

  Royal Navy personnel will command one of Nato's maritime immediate response forces from the German flagship as HMS Dragon is no longer available to lead the force, BFBS Forces News understands.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 11:58 UTC

  Royal Navy Type 31 frigates landmark, HMS Active rolls out and steel cut for HMS Bulldog

  

  A major landmark has been reached in the construction of two of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates as one was rolled out of the build hall while the first steel was cut the other. Forces.net is reporting that HMS Active, the second vessel in the Inspiration-class, came out of her build hall at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife.