The Type 26 City-class frigate HMS Glasgow is launched by BAE Systems. It is the first new frigate built for the Royal Navy since the Type 23, HMS St Albans in 1999-2002.
In his DSEI 2025 address, First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins unveiled details of Atlantic Bastion, describing it as “a groundbreaking concept revolutionising how we protect the UK and its allies in the underwater environment,” UK Defence Journal reports.
