Funding
Royal Navy gets £90M funding injection for drones, sensors and AI
Type 31 frigate affordability under review as UK assesses rising costs
UK plans three new floating docks for Royal Navy submarines
UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package
The UK government has announced an £8.4 billion ($11.2 billion) investment to advance the next phase of the Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class...
UK buys strategic energy site to support future naval operations
The UK Ministry of Defense has acquired Scotland’s Finnart Oil Terminal in a multi-million-pound investment aimed at strengthening Royal Navy fuel resilience, securing critical energy infrastructure and enabling the future relocation of the service’s mine-hunting capability.
UK injects £26 billion into three naval bases under decade-long modernization plan
The UK government has committed £26 billion ($35 billion) over the next decade to modernize the Royal Navy’s three main naval bases.
Germany clears purchase of four MEKO A-200 frigates, eyes more warships
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has approved the procurement of four MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigates for the German Navy.
UK scaling up for a new kind of warfare, with £298 billion poured into defense
The UK government has announced the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), backed by nearly £298 billion over the next four years, including an additional £15 billion in new funding, aimed at accelerating military modernization, expanding nuclear capabilities, and increasing the use of autonomous systems an
Babcock and Truflo Marine expand AUKUS industrial cooperation
Babcock and Truflo Marine have launched a pilot initiative to strengthen UK-Australia submarine sustainment supply chains under AUKUS, with Australian-made valve components set to support the sustainment of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine fleet.
UK and Norwegian navies strengthen drone warfare in Arctic waters
The UK and Norwegian navies have conducted Exercise Tamber Shield 2026 in the fjords around Bergen, testing advanced drone integration, missile evasion tactics, and counter-fast attack operations in a demanding Arctic environment.
Naval Group splashes French Navy’s second FDI frigate
Shipbuilding company Naval Group has launched the second defense and intervention (FDI) frigate ordered by France’s defense procurement agency, the DGA, for the French Navy.
Navantia UK unveils new autonomous surface vessel design
Navantia UK has unveiled a new model for a large autonomous surface vessel to support the ‘hybrid navy’ of the future.
UK sent 24 F-35s to Middle East without enough spare parts, PAC says
A British parliamentary watchdog has sharply criticised the Ministry of Defense (MoD) after revealing that the UK deployed 24 F-35B fighter jets aboard an aircraft carrier with spare parts packages designed to support only half that number of aircraft.
L3Harris to provide ship management system for Polish Navy’s Miecznik frigates
L3Harris has been selected to support the Polish Navy’s operational capabilities and maritime defense with a ship management system for the new Miecznik-class frigates.