Article Summary - HMS Daring, the Royal Navy’s first Type 45 destroyer, has spent more than eight years out of action after chronic propulsion failures exposed deep flaws in Britain’s most advanced ...
In June 2025, the British Royal Navy dispatched a fleet of warships and helicopters to track a Russian vessel as it transited the English Channel and North Sea. One of the vessels sent to monitor the ...
One of the Royal Navy's most sophisticated warships has achieved the dubious distinction of spending more time being repaired than it has carried out operations at sea. HMS Daring, a Type 45 destroyer ...
A ROYAL Navy destroyer based in Portsmouth has joined a strike group to help HMS Queen Elizabeth through her latest deployment. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...
HMS Defender makes it way up the river Clyde past Dumbarton Castle on March 22, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Clyde built Type 45 destroyer is returning to her affiliated city for the first time ...
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Yesterday I visited the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond, recently returned from months at the sharp end in the most intense naval combat anyone has seen since the Falklands War. Diamond returned in the ...
HMS Duncan's transition into front-line service was marked by a commissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base. It joins HMS Daring, HMS Dauntless, HMS Diamond, HMS Dragon and HMS Defender in active ...
Key point: Cost is a major concern. The Royal Navy may already have identified a possible replacement for its Type 45 destroyers. A version of the new Type 26 frigate, which should enter service with ...
HMS Daring was towed out of Portsmouth after four years in port A £1bn Royal Navy warship has been towed from its home base for repairs after spending four years in port. Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring ...
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 ...