Britain’s powerful flagship HMS Prince of Wales has sailed from Portsmouth today to begin preparations for her next mission. The aircraft carrier will shortly embark Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, ...

The Royal Navy’s ability to fight in the underwater battlespace took a step forward after successful demonstrations with industry experts in drone and uncrewed technology. Small and medium enterprises ...

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Royal Navy warships and helicopters were activated for the second time this month to report on Russian activity in UK waters. HMS Dragon monitored Russian intelligence gathering ship Yuri Ivanov as it ...

The last of the Royal Navy’s glorious Trafalgar-class attack submarines has arrived home in Plymouth for the final time before decommissioning. The seventh and last boat of the class, HMS Triumph, ...

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and her air wing of F-35 fighter jets have completed the first of two major Mediterranean workouts under NATO command. The NATO pennant flew from the ...

The Royal Navy has used its new mini-helicopter drone for the first time on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East. At just three metres (10ft) long, yet capable of sorties lasting up to five ...

HMS Lancaster arrived in Bahrain for the final time today – ending one of the busiest and longest careers of any major British warship. Flying her paying-off pennant – a ribbon-like White Ensign whose ...

For the first time a fleet of drones will fly crucial supplies between ships of the UK Carrier Strike Group when it deploys to the Indo-Pacific later this month. Alongside its F35B stealth jets and ...

The first chapter in the career of Royal Navy hunter-killer submarine HMS Astute is over. The second awaits to be written as the first of the A-boats undergoes a mid-life revamp. After 15 years’ ...

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 ...