The Royal Navy has worked with the British Army colleagues to successfully launch a strike-capable drone from the ship XV Patrick Blackett.

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/july/03/20260703-strike-drone-launches-from-rn-ship

HMS Tyne, HMS Ledbury, HMS Severn, HMS Mersey, HMS Sutherland, and HMS Somerset have all been involved in a 3-month-long operation monitoring Russian naval activity around the UK.

https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-maintains-continuous-3-month-watch-on-russian-warships-in-uk-waters/

USCGC Bear Offloads Narcotics in Port Everglades.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear’s crew offloaded approximately 7,720 pounds of cocaine and 4,000 pounds of marijuana worth more than $63 million at Port Everglades, Friday.

https://api.dvidshub.net/hls/video/1012550.m3u8?api_key=key-68bb60d16b35e

The Brazilian frigate Dodsworth (F47), formerly HMS Brilliant, awaits its turn to be scrapped in Aliaga, Türkiye. Its dismantling took place in July 2012.

New images have provided a fresh view of HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff, the Royal Navy’s first two Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates, with both ships now progressing in parallel through the fitting-out phase ahead of trials.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/images-show-large-warships-being-built-in-glasgow

USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), an Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer, is coming into San Diego after a 3.5-month deployment – June 19, 2026.