What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s new shipbuilding strategy aims to regain maritime prominence with the construction of five Type 31 frigates. These Inspiration-class vessels are designed as ...

This week was extra special for nine Royal Navy sailors led by Senior Naval Officer Commander Chris Cozens. They got to meet HMS Venturer and admire it up close. This will be the Navy's first unit in ...

A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM Jonas Støre confirming the procurement of UK-designed Type 26 frigates in a ...

Thales has concluded Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for the Mission System and Combat System on the Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates of the Royal Navy. The company, in collaboration with Babcock and ...

Babcock International Group continues its successful delivery of the Royal Navy Type 31 frigates with the keel laying of HMS Active, the second of the five-ship Inspiration class program. The two ...

The Type 26 frigate programme, once hailed as a beacon of British naval innovation, has stumbled over a series of obstacles. These are not isolated incidents, but indications of wider failure which ...

Venturer , the first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, completes its first entry into the water on 15 June. (Babcock) The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) first Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, ...

An extensive infrastructure report has questioned whether new submarine-hunting frigates can be built for the Royal Navy on ...

Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans, captained by Commander Tom Sharpe RN 2010-2012. Type 23s specialise in anti-submarine warfare - Lee Blease/Royal Navy Today we’re going to discuss fighting Russian ...

This post has been updated with a statement from Fincantieri The Navy is walking away from the Constellation-class frigate ...

Summary: The Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, the HMS Venturer, has successfully passed its factory acceptance tests, marking a significant milestone in its development. Constructed by ...