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The Royal Navy has today unveiled its first uncrewed submarine – paving the way for how the UK could operate in the underwater battlespace. The 12m experimental vessel, displacing 19 tonnes and at two ...
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. The 16,000-tonne submarine – ...
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Sponsor of HMS Glasgow, today gave her blessing to the Royal Navy’s newest warship. Smashing a bottle of whisky against the hull for good luck, Her Royal ...
One of the UK’s most advanced warships has obliterated a supersonic missile in a historic first for the Royal Navy in a test off the coast of Scotland. In a burst of fire and smoke, Type 45 destroyer ...
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins will lead the Royal Navy of the future as he takes up the mantle of First Sea Lord, becoming head of the nation’s Senior Service. A formal supersession took place today in the ...
A date with NATO’s most senior military officer in Europe awaits Royal Navy Warrant Officer Matt Brown as he receives one of the alliances highest awards. The 45-year-old caterer has been named the ...
Reservists in northwest London celebrated the silver jubilee of their unit’s existence by rewarding outstanding personnel. HMS Wildfire, based at Northwood, has been serving the Home Counties since ...
Six Royal Navy Coastal Forces Squadron (CFS) Inshore Patrol Craft (P2000) have arrived in the Baltic to play their part in NATO’s principal workout in the region. His Majesty’s Ships Archer, Biter, ...
New buildings, new aircraft and new simulators are coming to Culdrose – part of a £300m contract to boost training for aircrew in the Fleet Air Arm and RAF. Whitehall has signed an eight-year deal ...
The Royal Navy’s HMS Trent is primed to return upgraded – and with new dazzle camouflage – to the Fleet for the first time since her historic Caribbean mission. The Portsmouth-based patrol ship has ...
The first of the Royal Navy’s new general-purpose warships was today revealed to the world. After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall ...
Naval aviators who braved the elements and hunted down U-boats in WW2 biplanes have been honoured by today’s sailors. Pilot Lieutenant Commander John Barnes and Telegraphist Air Gunner Ron Underwood ...