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The Royal Navy is retiring yet another frigate—and has nothing to replace it

The Royal Navy recently invested in significant upgrades to the HMS Richmond—even with the knowledge that it would be ...
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The Type 26 frigate serves as a cautionary tale about our Navy

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 ...
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First MEWSIC Next Generation Electronic Warfare System for Royal Navy Ships Delivered

The Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) will be integrated onto Type 26 and Type 31 frigates, Type 45 destroyers, and the two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
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BAE Systems begins integrating Mk 45 naval gun system onto HMS Glasgow

This is the first of eight planned installations of the Mk 45 with the Ammunition Handling System on the U.K. Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates. This is the first installation of the Mk 45 and its ...

Ferocious lasers could be fitted to new Type 26 and 31 Royal Navy frigates to enhance tactical flexibility

Deadly lasers could be fitted to new Royal Navy frigates currently being built.