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U.K. Mine Countermeasures Mothership Leaves Gibraltar for Potential Strait of Hormuz Mission

The Royal Navy’s mine countermeasures mothership RFA Lyme Bay (L3007) departed Tuesday from Gibraltar as the U.K. and France prepare to launch a multinational military mission to e...

Taiwan launches final 600-tonne Anping-class patrol vessel

U.K. Pledges Destroyer, Drone-hunting Systems to Strait of Hormuz Mission

The U.K. has pledged a force package that includes a destroyer, Typhoon fighter aircraft, autonomous mine hunting systems and unmanned surface vessels to secure freedom of navigati...

UK official suggests HMS Dragon ‘still available’ for air defence

The Type 45 air defence destroyer was on station a matter of days before heading for maintenance, having taken weeks to arrive in theatre. The post UK official suggests HMS Dragon...

Indian Navy’s newest Project 17A frigate enters service

INS Taragiri, the fourth frigate of the Project 17A class, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on April 3, 2026. The post Indian Navy’s newest Project 17A frigat...

UK Destroyer Tasked With Defense of Cyprus Heads to Port for Repairs

 The air defense destroyer that the UK dispatched to protect the British base on Cyprus has been delayed for a "minor technical stop," according to th...

Indian Navy inducts INS Taragiri, fourth Project 17A platform 

The Indian Navy has commissioned its latest stealth frigate INS Taragiri on 3 April 2026 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The post Indian Navy inducts INS Taragiri, fourth Project...

Only Royal Navy warship sent to defend UK bases from Iran out of action for repair

THE only Royal Navy warship sent to protect British bases from Iranian drones and missiles has returned to port for repairs ...

UK sends HMS Dragon to Middle East for potential Hormuz mission 

The UK has sent Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a possible multinational mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The post UK sends HMS Dragon to Middle...

Ecuador Commissions Its Largest Naval Vessel: BAE Jambelí

On May 7, 2026, the Ecuadorian Navy commissioned BAE Jambelí (MP-56), formerly Korean Coast Guard vessel KCG-3001 and lead ship of the Tae Pyung Yang-class. It is now the Ecuador’s...

Overview: Royal Navy minehunter capabilities

The Royal Navy has equipped RFA Lyme Bay with autonomous MCM capabilities ahead of a potential multilateral mission in the Hormuz strait. The post Overview: Royal Navy minehunter c...

UK’s HMS Dragon completes weapon system testing, ready for next phase of ops

The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon has completed a series of operational capability confidence checks in Crete, where the ship’s weapons and sensor systems were tested u...

Faulty HMS Dragon Stuck at Port in Crete for an Entire Month

HMS Dragon – Britain’s only high-end destroyer in the Middle East region – has now spent a full month at Souda Bay in Crete, 920 kilometres away. It arrived there on 23 March after...

Royal Navy warship dispatched for potential Strait of Hormuz mission

The warship will be on standby for a potential mission to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to end the stalemate on global shipping (Picture: LPhot Helayna Birkett/Royal Navy...

UK deploys warship to Middle East with eye on potential Hormuz mission

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shippin...

US Destroyer USS Rafael Peralta Seizes Iranian‑Flagged Ship Amid Expanding Maritime Blockade

The United States Central Command has confirmed that the guided‑missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) intercepted an Iranian‑flagged ship on 24 April. Naval authorities re...

US Destroyer USS Rafael Peralta Seizes Iranian‑Flagged Ship Amid Expanding Maritime Blockade

The United States Central Command has confirmed that the guided‑missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) intercepted an Iranian‑flagged ship on 24 April. Naval authorities re...

UK Re-deploys Destroyer Dragon to Middle East for Potential Hormuz Mission

The UK is re-deploying its Type 45 air-defence destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East, to pre-position the ship in preparation for any potential multinational mission to secure St...

UK moves warship to Middle East for potential Hormuz mission

HMS Dragon, a Type-45 warship capable of destroying guided missiles, is likely to form part of the UK’s offer for the defensive naval mission.

UK's HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission

The Royal Navy has deployed warship HMS Drag

Sea Viper upgrade passes halfway spend under Type 45 BMD plan

The UK is upgrading its Type 45 destroyers with a ballistic missile defence capability, although funding for the second phase is uncertain. The post Sea Viper upgrade passes halfwa...

Royal Navy: Atlantic Bastion timeline, 2026-2029

The First Sea Lord, General Gwyn Jenkins, detailed the next steps in delivering the navy’s future force structure. The post Royal Navy: Atlantic Bastion timeline, 2026-2029 appeare...

World’s Most Problematic Destroyers Suffer Again as ‘Technical Issue’ Forces British Type 45 Class Out of Combat Zone

The British Royal Navy Type 45 class destroyer HMS Dragon has made port in the Mediterranean due to an unspecified “technical issue,” marking the latest of multiple i

Former Argus reporter recalls HMS Battleaxe mission during Iran‑Iraq War

A former South Wales Argus reporter recalls a harrowing mission on HMS Battleaxe in the Iran-Iraq War in 1987.