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Royal Navy strikes £33m double drugs blow to Middle East traffickers in 24 hours

Royal Navy warship HMS Lancaster seized nearly £33m of illegal drugs as she struck twice against traffickers...

13 April 2024
Powerful laser to be installed on Royal Navy warship by 2027

A powerful laser weapon will be added to the Royal Navy’s arsenal in the next three...

12 April 2024

Two Ukrainian Navy ships to be temporarily based in Portsmouth

Two former Royal Navy ships now serving with the Ukrainian Navy will be a frequent sight...

11 April 2024

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: UK Home Waters

Navy’s new frigate HMS Venturer welcomes Sponsor The Princess Royal for first time

As Sponsor of the Royal Navy’s newest frigate, The Princess Royal has visited HMS...

11 April 2024

Topic:PeopleRoyal Family

Storyline: Royal Family

Royal Navy seizes £16.7m of drugs in Caribbean operation

Royal Navy warship HMS Trent seized drugs with a street value of £16.7 million in two...

05 April 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Trent

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Torpedo away! Poseidon tests weapons to protect V-boat force

06 August 2021

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Storyline: Ballistic Missile Submarines

Navy has made great strides but must rise to future challenges

29 July 2021

Topic:PeopleSenior leaders

Storyline: First Sea Lord

Remembering two decades of commitment and sacrifice in Afghanistan

08 July 2021

HRH Prince William opens £34m submarine training facility in Clyde

29 June 2021

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Storyline: Submarine Service

Submariners get on their bikes for Submariner Memorial Appeal

24 June 2021

Would-be submarine commanders put to the test aboard HMS Artful

18 June 2021

Carriers sail together as HMS Queen Elizabeth and Carrier Strike Group complete final exercise

20 May 2021

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Storyline: HMS Queen Elizabeth

Anson in the water as new hunter-killer enters final stage of construction

17 May 2021

Royal Navy’s upgraded torpedo tested in deep waters as it's declared ready for the front line

12 May 2021

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Storyline: Submarines

Dreadnought-class submarines to get 'fly-by-wire' technology

01 April 2021

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Farewell to Royal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant

26 March 2021

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Defence review will forge a growing Navy with expanding horizons

22 March 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Auxiliary Fleet

Sculptor chosen to create national Submariner Memorial

11 February 2021

Topic:PeopleRoyal Family

Royal Navy’s new torpedo put through its final trials

05 February 2021

Topic:Equipment and TechTechnology

Royal Navy continues global mission over Christmas – ending ‘an extraordinary year’

23 December 2020

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

‘Engineering marvel’ HMS Anson named in glitzy ceremony

11 December 2020

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Fighting arms

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HMS Protector gives artist access to remote Antarctic landscapes

We’re used to stunning imagery from the Royal Navy’s icebreaker, HMS Protector, from...

19 April 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Protector

Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Tamar makes friends in Tonga

Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Tamar extended the hand of friendship to ‘the friendly...

16 April 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Tamar

Mine hunting support ship RFA Stirling Castle welcomed into Navy family

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh today joined the Dedication Service of a new...

11 April 2024

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Auxiliary Fleet

Storyline: Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Royal Navy joins Fiji to keep Pacific fish thieves at bay

Royal Navy joins Fiji to keep Pacific fish thieves at bay.

10 April 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Tamar

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Two Ukrainian Navy ships to be temporarily based in Portsmouth

Two former Royal Navy ships now serving with the Ukrainian Navy will be a frequent sight...

11 April 2024

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: UK Home Waters

Battle-proven HMS Richmond returns home to Plymouth from Red Sea mission

Home from harm’s way are the 200 men and women of HMS Richmond who have completed a...

28 March 2024

Topic:Operational activitySecurity at Sea

Storyline: Red sea and Gulf

‘Unprecedented’ rise in SOS calls from seafarers in Red Sea crisis

A Royal Navy-led ‘999 emergency centre’ has dealt with an ‘unprecedented’ rise in...

22 March 2024

Topic:Operational activityProtecting the Economy

Storyline: Red sea and Gulf

Training with Kiwis bears fruit for HMS Tamar

Patrol ship HMS Tamar geared up for an intensive period safeguarding vital fishing...

15 March 2024

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: HMS Tamar

Equipment and Tech

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Dedicated wargaming facility to boost operations and lived experience

A dedicated wargaming facility used by the Royal Navy – and the wider UK Armed Forces –...

22 March 2024

Topic:Equipment and TechEquipment

Storyline: Equipment

First sailors complete ground-breaking trial to help curb injuries ruining military careers

The first recruits to take part in ground-breaking work to dramatically reduce injuries...

20 March 2024

Topic:Equipment and Tech

Storyline: CTCRM Lympstone

Autonomous minehunting test team mark one year in the Gulf

The team responsible for introducing autonomous minehunting into front-line operations...

13 March 2024

Topic:Equipment and TechEquipment

Storyline: Technology and Equipment

Royal Navy tech team present cutting-edge solutions to challenges faced by female sailors

Using artificial technology to help with exercise, wearing the correct base layers for...

08 March 2024

Topic:Equipment and TechTechnology

Storyline: Technology and Equipment

People

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Possessing the Wright stuff Officer David leaves the Navy after 47 magnificent years

The Navy is bidding farewell to one of its longest-serving stalwarts: David Wright whose...

19 April 2024

Topic:People

Storyline: People

180 new leaders welcomed into the Naval family after passing out at Dartmouth

PRIDE, passion and excitement was on display at the spiritual home of the Royal Navy’s...

18 April 2024

Topic:People

Storyline: BRNC Dartmouth

Kick-ass mega exercise for Reservists in Ballykinler

Maritime Reservists from across the United Kingdom gathered in Northern Ireland to...

16 April 2024

Topic:PeopleReserves

Storyline: Royal Naval Reserve

Last Gallipoli warships hosts ANZAC Day service to honour Commonwealth dead

You can join Australian and New Zealand military personnel on the most sacred day in...

11 April 2024

Topic:People

Storyline: Events

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Lovely shrubbery – Culdrose tree planting drive proves poplar

Around 6,500 new trees have been planted at Culdrose as part of a major sustainability...

17 April 2024

Topic:CommunityLocal Initiatives

Storyline: RNAS Culdrose

Submariner Lars lines up Himalayan challenge for charity

Not content with scaling Europe’s iconic mountain, submariner Lars Atkins will attempt...

17 April 2024

Topic:CommunityFundraising

Storyline: Fundraising

Memorial to St Nazaire raiders erected in commando unit’s birthplace

Men who took part in the greatest commando raid will be honoured in the place it all...

26 March 2024

Topic:Community

Storyline: Community

Veteran commando Baz leads capital speed march to help fellow marines

Royal Marine veteran Baz Gray will lead a dozen fellow retired green berets on a...

26 March 2024

Topic:CommunityEvents

Storyline: Lifestyle

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