Royal Marines are returning in force to the Arctic Circle as the UK and Norway begin a new era of joint operations in defence of NATO’s northern flank. A recent agreement between the two nations is ...

The Royal Navy tracked a Russian submarine through the English Channel in a coordinated three-day operation with NATO allies. This comes as the UK has seen a 30% increase in Russian vessels ...

Britain’s premier naval deployment of 2025 ends this weekend as the ships, jets and helicopters of the UK Carrier Strike Group returns home. Families and well-wishers are expected to gather at air and ...

The Royal Navy carried out two interceptions in a fortnight of Russian vessels in UK waters – including monitoring an intelligence gathering vessel. Plymouth-based HMS Somerset shadowed Russian ...

More than £300m is being invested in the Royal Navy’s first ever laser weapon after it downed high-velocity drones in latest trials. The success of the latest firings has prompted Whitehall to sign a ...

Naval Base Commander Clyde, Commodore Sharon Malkin ADC joined Helensburgh veterans, residents and dignitaries on Sunday, November 9, to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of ...

Royal Marines launched covert boarding missions in the eastern Baltic Sea as they sharpened specialist skills ahead of operating with NATO in an entirely new way. The Commandos are working towards ...

The largest number of UK F-35B Lightning jets ever assembled on either of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers has been deployed to the Mediterranean for a major allied exercise. Flagship HMS Prince ...

Five uncrewed boats remotely-piloted from 500 miles away swarmed around HMS Tyne in a demonstration of how the Royal Navy could utilise such technology on operations. A real-life scenario of escorting ...

Quantum technology was deployed on an uncrewed submarine in a milestone trial for the Royal Navy. Testbed submarine XV Excalibur went to sea with Infleqtion’s quantum optical atomic clock on board – ...

A Royal Navy patrol ship has returned to the Caribbean happy hunting ground where she seized £750m of illegal drugs in 2024 for a humanitarian mission. HMS Trent saw notable historic success during ...

Flags on Royal Navy warships and at Service establishments are today flying at half-mast following the death of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst. The former First Sea Lord served for more ...