After a visit to Japan that marked deepening UK-Japanese defence cooperation, HMS Prince of Wales and the UK-led Carrier Strike Group have begun the return leg of their global deployment. Departing Tokyo on 2 September, the group has continued to conduct a succession of multinational exercises. Chinese forces conducted so-called “constructive kill” missile simulations against […] The post Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group leaves the Pacific and begins exercise with Indian Navy first appea...| Navy Lookout
The Trump administration has reportedly confirmed that the AUKUS defence pact will continue broadly unchanged, preserving the timetable for selling three Virginia-class SSNs to Australia from 2032. The decision removes a cloud of uncertainty that had hung over the project but highlights the continuing strains on the US industrial base and the importance of the […] The post AUKUS submarine plan survives US government review first appeared on Navy Lookout.| Navy Lookout
On 12 September, HMS Richmond sailed through international waters that separate China and Taiwan in company with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Higgins. China responded by dispatching air and naval assets to monitor the passage and predictably accused the two nations of "trouble-making and provocation". The Taiwan Strait is just 80 miles wide at its| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
The RN has issued a Request for Information to industry to support exercise Atlantic Thunder 26, which will test anti-ship weapons and uncrewed underwater systems. AT26 will take place in waters off the QinetiQ Hebrides range in North West Scotland between 11–22 May 2026. The event is described as a “multi-domain exercise designed to validate| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
