The @RoyalNavy Duke Class (Type 23) frigate HMS Sutherland inbound to @HMNBDevonport Plymouth yesterday morning. Video courtesy of @StephenJagger4
Here's the @RoyalNavy River Class (Batch 1) Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Severn inbound to @HMNBDevonport Plymouth yesterday afternoon. Video courtesy of @StephenJagger4
UK SUBMARINE IN THEATRE OF WAR
According to a report by the @DailyMail the @RoyalNavy Astute Class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) HMS Anson, armed with Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM), is now lurking somewhere in the Arabian Sea. Basing its claim on 'military
Here is the Royal Netherlands Navy @kon_marine Holland Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) HNLMS Groningen seen inbound toĀ @HMNBDevonport Plymouth yesterday afternoon. Video courtesy ofĀ @StephenJagger4
A @USNavy warship used an SM-3 interceptor against an Iranian ballistic missile aimed at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. According to the @WSJ two Intermediate-range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) were reportedly fired by Tehran at the UK-owned, but US operated, island airbase and
Speaks volumes on the Navy's failure to penetrate the public consciousness despite the work of the Senior Service being fundamental to the security and prosperity of the nation. More Greens like the Army than the Navy or RAF - v. interesting. Reform seem very Army Barmy, the Lib
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Odin says: with the reported 'Ā£10 billion of savings' and delays to the Defence Investment Plan, the verdict is in on the current @GOVUK when it comes to protection of the nation - its home seas, skies and territory. And on its lack of interest in preserving and properly
1/9 As part of an alleged Ā£10 billion in @GOVUK defence savings - amid major wars in the Ukraine (with the Russians having the UK high on their current & future hit list) and in the Middle East (exposing the poor state of the Royal Navy) - it has been reported, the RN will suffer
8/9 The future HMS Cardiff, seen here shortly before being floated off. She is currently fitting out on the Clyde, second of what is meant to be eight new City Class (Type 26) frigates being built for the Royal Navy. However, the current UK government will, under a Ā£10 billion
9/9 If you want to check out the considerable fleet of ex @RoyalNavy vessels that continue to sail on and give good service for foreign fleets after being discarded in UK Government defence cuts since the 1990s check out a four-page feature in our 'Guide to the Royal Navy 2026'
The Royal Navy has been monitoring the Russian Navy corvette RFS Soobrazitelny and sanctioned oil tanker MV Anatoly Kolodkin as they sailed through the English Channel. The task was carried out by the patrol ship HMS Mersey and a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron
On the roof of the world, despite the discord over opening the Strait of Hormuz far to the south, allied naval forces are co-operating in order to safeguard mutual defence and security, during Operation Ice Camp Boarfish. It is 'a three-week operation designed to research, test,
During the Australian-hosted Exercise KAKADU 2026 dolphins came out to play, and are seen here in company with the Philippine Navy guided-missile frigate BRP Diego Silang and from above the bulbous bow of Royal @Australian_Navy landing ship HMAS Choules. Both images by SMNIS
Someone has suggested to us that the Iranian merchant ship converted into 'drone carrier' Shaihid Bagheri was not actually sunk by US forces earlier in March. The vessel (seen below) seems now to be combat ineffective, and likely burned out. Its civilian origins were possibly
Odin observes: the sheer lack of awareness in some quarters - amid a naval war in the Middle East - on what modern warships (and navies) are about is extraordinary. There sometimes seems to be no clue ref what warships need to be like in order to survive modern combat. There are
Odin observes: the sheer lack of awareness in some quarters - amid a naval war in the Middle East - on what modern warships (and navies) are about is extraordinary. There sometimes seems to be no clue ref what warships need to be like in order to survive modern combat. There are
For those, including @johnredwood and other politicians/people who find themselves trying to work out what navies are about all of a sudden - plus if they fancy news, commentaries and analysis on global combat fleets - here's what the current edition of our mag, as mentioned by
@johnredwood With respect, this is the kind of 1990s thinking that got the Navy where it is today. If I may shed a little ligh...Do merchant vessels have to be armed with guided missiles, guns, torpedo launch systems, operate anti-submarine weapons, possess speed thanks to powerful
7/7 And if you want to check out the US Navy ā its ships, submarines, aviation, the US Marines and much more, plus commentaries and analysis ā as it squares up to Iran, we suggest our āGuide to the US Navyā https://warshipsifr.com/news/guide-to-the-us-navy-2025/
6/7 If you want to read a feature on the many former British naval vessels - from landing ships and helicopter carriers, patrol vessels, mine-hunters to frigates etc - still sailing on and giving good value to other nations while Britain's navy struggles, please check out our
1/7 Odin on breaking news: The very role the ancient jack-of-all-trades auxiliary vessel RFA Argus performed, is apparently now possibly to be undertaken in the eastern Med by RFA Lyme Bay. Argus, recently sent to be prepared for scrap at Falmouth, had the edge via a lift and
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Great Warships Pod episode for you to listen to here https://pod.fo/e/394393 called 'Cold War & 1990s Submarines & the Hybrid Navy' - host @IBallantyn talks to guest Steve Kershaw, a former Royal Navy submarine officer - about his amazing career under the sea and his work today
Here's the German NavyĀ @deutschemarine (F125) Baden-Wurttemberg Class frigate FGS Baden-Wurttemberg inbound toĀ @HMNBDevonport Plymouth yesterday afternoon. Video courtesy ofĀ @StephenJagger4
Here's an image just a few days old of the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, which has allegedly just been sunk by a US Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine in waters off Sri Lanka.
She is seen participating in an International Fleet Review hosted by the Indian Navy, at
Odin's Eye Extra: People are asking why HMS Dragon has been selected for the likely mission to the Mediterranean to protect British sovereign territory on Cyprus from attack. It is worth waiting a few days to get her out of maintenance because that Daring Class (Type 45)
And here's our item on last year's Ex Formidable Shield that prepped HMS Dragon for a likely Cyprus mission, as published in the July 2025 edition of the mag.
Also, here's a video clip from our YouTube channel showing Wildcats of the Royal Navy training to take down drones with the formidable Martlet missile, last year. Not the first time their aircrews had rehearsed the sort of missions they could now be performing to defend British
The Editor's morning perspective š
Yes, US Navy units have cleared the Gulf itself, which is sensible - and normal practice - but they are still in theatre. The UK's immobile frigate in Bahrain and a MCMV somewhere are symbolic of decline, and neither of which can offer anything useful right now.
Even if adopting
Odin's Eye Extra: What fate the once proud British frigate HMS Lancaster, marooned in a decommissioned state in Bahrain, where the US 5th Fleet HQ and nearby naval support facility (wherein the ship lies) are said to be under Iranian missile attack?
The plight of the Duke Class
The current cover star of our magazine is the @RoyalNavy nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Anson, which has now reached Australia, hence this video. For more on the deployment check out an article inside the March 2026 edition.
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The British submarine HMS Anson has reached Australia to operate out of HMAS Stirling, a major naval base on its west coast. She is there under the AUKUS defence pact, to operate as part of Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West). According to the @RoyalNavy it is 'seen as a
The @RoyalNavy Duke Class (Type 23) frigate HMS Somerset inbound toĀ @HMNBDevonport PlymouthĀ yesterday morning. Video courtesy ofĀ @StephenJagger4
Here's the Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector seen outbound from @HMNBDevonport Plymouth yesterday afternoon. Video courtesy of @StephenJagger4
Our March edition is officially out today, in the UK and going global. Its cover star is the Astute Class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the @RoyalNavy HMS Anson, calling at Gibraltar on the way to Australia. Another fine cover image by @dparody The magazine boasts its usual
A couple of images from Regional Presence Deployment 2026-2 (RPD-26-2) of the Royal Australian Navy @Australian_Navy during which the frigate HMAS Toowoomba is working with a number of allied navies. Here we see Philippine Navy frigate BRP Diego Silang conducting officer of the
When he's not slaving over a hot keyboard at the helm of the magazine, @IBallantyn dabbles in naval history and here's some interesting extracts from his books šon the end of the German battleship Bismarck in WW2 (pic). He also discussed the Bismarck Action on our Warships Pod
