News | Royal Navy

P2000s landmark visit to Arctic Circle for NATO exercise

Four of the Royal Navy’s smallest ships made history by operating in the Arctic Circle for the first time in their 35-year careers.

26 April 2023

Royal Navy warship delivers aid to Pacific islands hit by double cyclones

Crew of a Royal Navy patrol ship helped inhabitants of a remote Pacific island restore regular water supplies in the wake of two devastating tropical cyclones.

25 April 2023

Royal Navy-led task force snares £17m illegal drugs in Middle East

A Royal Navy-led task force has delivered another blow to drug runners in the Middle East, bagging a £17m haul.

25 April 2023

Cutting-edge turbine helps Navy’s HQ in Liverpool slash energy bills

The first wind turbine of its kind in Europe has been fitted to the Royal Navy’s headquarters in Liverpool to slash energy costs.

24 April 2023

The Princess Royal salutes new generation of sailors at Raleigh Pass-Out

Twenty-five sailors were formally welcomed into the Naval family by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as she took the salute at HMS Raleigh.

24 April 2023

Royal Navy task group heads for the Baltic for Sweden's largest military drills in more than 25 years

A Royal Navy task group is heading to the Baltic for the largest Swedish military drills in more than 25 years – as the UK underscores its commitment to northern European security.

21 April 2023

Northumberland takes a breather in Aberdeen ahead of NATO workout

ROYAL NAVY frigate HMS Northumberland is visiting the Port of Aberdeen this week as she prepares for NATO’s biggest sub-hunt exercise in the Atlantic.

21 April 2023

Tributes to WW2 John Payne – last of the divers who cleared Europe’s ports

Another living link with the WW2 generation has been broken with the passing of former diver John Payne – who helped pave the way for the Allied advance to victory in 1944 and 1945.

20 April 2023

Royal, US and French Navies complete major minehunting workout in Gulf

Cutting-edge and long-standing minehunting methods were tested in the Gulf as the British, French and US Navies combined kit and expertise.

20 April 2023

Royal Marines’ helicopters complete winter training in Norway

The wings of the Royal Marines are warming up having completed their stint in the Arctic for 2023.

19 April 2023

Bring it on say HMS Kent after intensive pre-deployment workout

At the top of their game after ten days of the most intensive training the Royal Navy can offer are the crew of HMS Kent, ready for an impending deployment.

18 April 2023

Not quiet on the Sefton front as HMS Mersey parades through Liverpool’s streets

The wet streets of Sefton resounded to the crunch of steaming bats and ‘HMS Mersey, eyes right…’ as the ship’s company marched through the Liverpool borough for the first time.

17 April 2023

Navy bids farewell to ‘a fine ship’ as stalwart frigate HMS Montrose is retired

After a 30-year-career serving her nation on the front line around the globe, HMS Montrose’s active life came to an end today in Portsmouth.

17 April 2023

Royal Navy Led International Force continues to deliver Maritime Security during focused operations

Royal Navy led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) has continued to deliver ongoing maritime security operations in the Northern Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman during a period of focused operations.

14 April 2023

Sister Charlotte leads the way as younger brother Tom passes out at Dartmouth

Sub Lieutenant Charlotte Heley led the Ceremonial Guard at the spiritual home of the Royal Navy officer corps as her younger brother Thomas ended his training.

14 April 2023

Patrol ship HMS Medway sails into a world of stark beauty in the South Atlantic

Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway is knuckling down nicely to her new mission: working with the RAF and Army to provide reassurance to the Falkland Islands and environs.

14 April 2023