Navy Lookout

James Fisher Defence has completed RESCUEX East 2026, a major multinational exercise validating the full operational cycle of the NATO Submarine Rescue System. Conducted alongside French, Norwegian and Royal Navy personnel, the exercise tested every phase of a submarine rescue response, from initial call-out through to demobilisation and safe return. Delivered under JFD’s Thi...

Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard has been selected to manufacture complex submarine assemblies for the US Navy’s Virginia-class Block VI attack submarines, marking a significant expansion of UK involvement in the American submarine industrial base. Although currently limited to a small engineering contract, the move is an important step towards deeper AUKUS-era integration between t...

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the RN will send a new fleet of uncrewed surface vessels to the Gulf as part of a multinational force working to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Kraken K3 Scout can sense, track and identify threats, possibly working alongside HMS Dragon, RFA Lyme Bay and other coalition assets […]

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Despite repeated reports that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz, there is still no conclusive evidence that any mines have actually been laid. Nevertheless, the threat is being taken seriously by the RN and other naval powers because even the possibility of mining one of the world’s most important maritime choke points could further […]

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Plans to expand the RN’s nuclear submarine docking capacity at Faslane could see major infrastructure built overseas, despite the strategic sensitivity of the programme. A report in The Sunday Times suggests questions remain over whether British yards still retain the expertise to construct large floating dry docks domestically as the MoD advances Programme EUSTON. Programme ...