The Royal Navy has successfully completed the first live firing of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), marking a key milestone in the modernisation of its surface fleet. HMS Somerset, a Type 23 frigate based in Plymouth, carried out the trial at the Andøya test range in Norway during Exercise Aegir ...
TEKEVER, Europe’s leading provider of unmanned aerial systems, collaborated with General Dynamics Mission Systems–United Kingdom at this year’s REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) exercise in Troia, Portugal, to explore new approaches to maritime anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Building on last year’s milestone in sonobuoy deployment, TEKEVER’s AR5 was once ...
A historic milestone has been reached in the UK’s submarine programme, with His Majesty The King commissioning HMS Agamemnon into the Royal Navy at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness. The ceremony also marked the conferral of Royal Port status on Barrow, underlining its role as the centre of the nation’s submarine ...
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond has visited Manila as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group’s eight-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific, reinforcing defence ties with the Philippines and promoting opportunities for bilateral trade. The visit underlines the UK’s strategic commitment to maintaining a consistent presence in the Indo-Pacific and reflects ...
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