Modern Royal Navy

The Red Arrows will need a new jet by 2030 — and the race to replace the Hawk T1 is now wide open With one British contender collapsing into administration, manufacturers across Europe are now competing to power the RAF's next generation display team🔗forcesnews.com/services/raf/w…

Inside Ukraine's secret drone factories What began as an improvised wartime effort has evolved into one of the world's fastest-growing military drone industries. A Ukrainian official says Kyiv now leads NATO in battlefield innovation @FoxNews #UkraineWar share.google/4rWNGAgZFJweR9…

Ex Arrcade Strike is a milestone, not a finishing line. The ARRC will continue to rehearse this underground model across the UK and Europe over the next 2 years, steadily building towards the goal of a fully mission-capable Strategic Reserve Corps by 2030 army.mod.uk/news/deep-unde…

Another item for the list of delayed defence initiatives Government warned almost a year ago that the UK needs to "actively prepare" for war, but the public is still waiting for specific guidance on how it should be getting ready @haynesdeborah @SkyNews news.sky.com/video/should-p…

Air defence destroyer HMS DUNCAN coming into Bergen, Norway 🇳🇴 14 May @ModernNavy #RoyalNavy Via @KareAlf

@TheAngry53586 Excellent podcast

On this day in 1982, the loss of HMS Coventry. A complex and well executed attack that could have gone either way except for one fatal decision. Grab a beer and listen to SME’s discuss the strike. There’s more to it than you know. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/shi…

Two liquefied natural gas carriers and a supertanker have traversed the Strait of Hormuz over the past couple of days, with the LNG vessels heading for Pakistan and China, and the tanker, loaded with Iraqi crude, en route to China @OilandEnergy #IranWar share.google/3M0xHKd7MUzeG6…

@pinstripedline Our last visit

The 15" guns outside of the Imperial War Museum in London are one of its most prized exhibits. They are a memorial to the 'big gun' ship. Yet the story of how they came to be there is little known but involves atomic weapons, the space race and lots of financial paperwork…

Russian cruise missile warship spotted just 30 miles off the UK coast mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/b…

60 years of the Royal Navy. In 1966 it stood at a crossroads. The landmark Defence White Paper signalled a major shift away from a global fleet towards a smaller force focussed on NATO commitments. The years since have seen many more changes @ShipsMonthly pocketmags.com/ships-monthly-…

The June 2026 issue of Ships Monthly magazine is out now, featuring a bumper 60th-anniversary special focussed on the Royal Navy. To celebrate its anniversary the publication compares the Royal Navy from 1966 to 2026, and profiles 60 top Royal Navy ships @ShipsMonthly @ModernNavy

France is seeking to join a German-British plan - the deep precision strike program - to produce 2,000 km long-range missiles as Europe races to strengthen its ability to strike deep inside Russia without the help of the US @FT #UKdefence archive.is/2026.05.22-134…

Latest technical briefing article: Rebuilding Faslane to secure the future of Royal Navy nuclear submarine operations navylookout.com/rebuilding-fas…

Monitoring or boarding? What should Britain's response be to the Russian sanction busting merchant ships. Four tankers a day sail through our EEZ, some escorted by one of two Russian navy ships presently based off the UK south coast @theipaper #RoyalNavy archive.is/2026.05.25-075…

HMS Sutherland visited Lisbon this week as her regeneration continues. During the port visit, she hosted the Deputy Commander STRIKFORNATO RAdm Craig Wood CBE for discussions with the crew, alongside the UK and NATO Defence Attachés. @royalnavy

The @RoyalNavy can be a 24/7 job, at sea we must be ready at all hours for any emergency 🚨 But somedays are a litte different… Sometimes you are surfing in Tahiti with your mates! 🏄🏄‍♀️🏄‍♂️🌊 Adventure, sport, and tropical islands There are worse ways to spend an afternoon☀️🏝️

The US Navy has selected seven entrants in the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) marketplace to advance to the next or prototype evaluation phase, reports @USNINews. A vessel must travel 2,500 nm at 25 knots in sea state 4 with payload up to 25 mt news.usni.org/2026/05/22/nav…

The opportunities, risks and challenges of a Hybrid Navy. A US perspective seen through the lens of the recently issued US Navy Fighting Instructions @WarOnTheRocks. Change in an era of fiscal constraints, rapid tech advances, and great-power adversaries warontherocks.com/foundry-fleet-…

In September 2014, RFA ARGUS was deployed to support the fight against Ebola. Well it looks like #Ebola is coming back. Without replacement of such comprehensive hospital ship facilities, could Britain play a lead role once more if needed @ModernNavy gov.uk/government/new…

The economic value of defence. The practical steps being taken to clear hurdles for SMEs, and how a reformed defence strategy can deter peer adversaries while acting as a genuine engine for UK economic growth @ConGeostrategy #UKdefence youtu.be/wNj_0f9SWDc?si…