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For the first time in more than a century iconic artefacts from a tragic WW1 battleship are above the waves – recovered from the wreck in Scapa Flow.
Eight newly-qualified Wildcat helicopter aircrew were awarded their Wings at a ceremony at RNAS Yeovilton.
21 Jul 25 - A specialist mine hunting ship formally becomes a Royal Navy warship today as she prepares for front-line operations protecting UK waters from underwater threats. Acquired in 2023 for the ...
HMS Astute is the first of the Royal Navy’s new Astute-class. She can circumnavigate the globe without surfacing, and is one of our most advanced submarines.
The Royal Navy is now able to deploy crewless minesweeping equipment to hunt and destroy mines for the first time. New systems – known collectively as SWEEP – have been accepted into service to combat ...
Royal Navy helicopters and a warship monitored a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel. Portsmouth-based patrol ship HMS Mersey, a Wildcat helicopter from ...
The rate of constructing the Navy’s next-generation frigates should speed up as work shifts to a state-of-the-art assembly hall.
Milestone experiments are paving the way for the UK, Australia and United States to have autonomous systems operating in unison from the seabed to the stratosphere.
THE UK’s flagship made an impressive debut in a rainy Singapore today as the Carrier Strike Group begins a series of high-profile visits across South-east Asia.
A world-first trial saw quantum technology continuously used on board a Royal Navy vessel while at sea, aiding with her position and navigation.
Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales starts the next stage of her global mission after safe passage into the Indian Ocean flanked by escort warships and auxiliaries.
Crew of one of Britain’s most powerful military machines gathered in the cavernous dry dock housing her to mark the next stage in the £560m regeneration of HMS Victorious.