 In May 2016 Spain's Civil Guard Police force vessel "Rio Cedena" twice tried to cut across the path of the submarine in Gibraltar territorial waters.HMS "Sabre" fired warning flares to deter the Spanish vessel.In July 2017 it was revealed that the Gibraltar Squadron would receive two new warships which will be more "capable", "faster" and have "bigger guns", to replace "Sabre" and "Scimitar" "within the next two years".