Royal Marine Commandos and RAF personnel have deployed to Jan Mayen in the Arctic as part of Operation Atlantic City, a trilateral NATO exercise running from 26 August to 4 September 2026 alongside Norwegian and US forces. The deployment forms part of Arctic Sentry, NATO’s enhanced vigilance activity for the ...
A rapid two-week mobilisation by Dstl analysts to support a naval table-top exercise has delivered evidence-based insights that are already influencing the Royal Navy’s mine-hunting programme – and reducing procurement risk on a significant capital investment. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has delivered a critical contribution to the Royal Navy’s ...
A new Torpedo Repair and Maintenance contract awarded to BAE Systems bridges to a longer-term modernisation programme while sustaining highly skilled engineering roles across Portsmouth, Edinburgh, Chelmsford and Glasgow – and keeping the Royal Navy’s Spearfish and Sting Ray torpedoes operationally ready. The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £135 million ...
Exercise Lanternfish marks a significant step in allied undersea warfare integration – moving from theory and testing to live operational activity and demonstrating the growing demand for autonomous underwater systems, seabed surveillance technology and critical infrastructure protection capability. The Royal Navy has completed a six-week trilateral exercise with Australian and American ...
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