The UK is to send a second warship to the Gulf ... It is there alongside three Royal Navy minehunters. Mr Shapps said the addition of a destroyer would bolster deterrence in the region at a ...

"Defense Secretary Grant Shapps will announce the procurement of two Sandown Class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) by Ukraine through UK Export Finance today in London," the ministry informed.

Britain is sending two Royal Navy minehunter ships to Ukraine to boost its Black Sea capabilities in the face of Russia’s aggressive invasion, officials said. UK defence secretary Grant Shapps ...

A fleet of four NATO minehunters is also being dispatched to the area," according to the statement. He stressed that the alliance remains in close contact with their allies Estonia and Finland ...