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Naval Technology on MSN4d
Royal Navy has just six Type 23 frigates available for operations
The paucity of surface combatants may be responsible for the slimmed down UK carrier strike group deployment later this month ...
Royal Navy: How many active Type 23 frigates are there? MoD confirms dates for Type 26 and 31 replacements
The number of active Royal Navy frigates in the fleet has been confirmed - alongside dates for when they’ll be replaced.
UK Defence Journal6d
Royal Navy confirms eight active Type 23 frigates
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Royal Navy currently operates eight active Type 23 Duke-class frigates, with ...
The Scotsman13d
Royal Navy: Huge propulsion block completed for new Type 26 warship HMS Birmingham - HMS Belfast units made
Key structural components for the Type 26 ships HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham have been completed. They are the third and fourth City-class frigates being produced for the Royal Navy to replace ...
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Merseyside Shipyard Delivers 'Mega Blocks' for UK's Royal Navy Type 26 Frigates Including HMS Belfast
On Merseyside, the shipyard of Cammell Laird has achieved its latest milestone in the UK Royal Navy Type 26 frigate programme ...
Marine Link21d
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Ulstein Collaborate on Frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy
At the Undersea Defence Technology conference, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Ulstein Verft signed a Letter of Intent for joint efforts to deliver the next advanced frigates to the Royal ...
The National Interest on MSN12h
Why London Is Selling Its Warships for Some Extra Cash
The HMS Monmouth and three of her fellow Duke-Class frigates have been sold to the Turkish and Chilean militaries to fund the Royal Navy’s modernization efforts.