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Royal Navy's newest submarine officially named in Barrow

The sixth of the Royal Navy’s leading-edge Astute-class hunter-killer submarines has been formally named – a...

23 April 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Storyline: Agememnon
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...

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

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Royal Marines complete Mojave Desert exercises with fiery five-day battle

03 November 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 40 Commando

Commandos prepare for operations on Mojave Desert training missions

26 October 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: North America

Commandos gather at iconic memorial to remember fallen comrades

25 October 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: Royal Marines

Housing development named after fallen Crawley Marine

19 October 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: Royal Marines

Royal Marines prepare for the Arctic with Slovenia mountain mission

23 September 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: Royal Marines

Somerset cricket fans bowled over by Royal Marines’ performance

03 August 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 40 Commando

Royal Marines’ role in Australian exercise ends with night and dawn assaults

02 August 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 40 Commando

Navy has made great strides but must rise to future challenges

29 July 2021

Topic:PeopleSenior leaders

Storyline: First Sea Lord

New lightweight vehicles tested by Royal Marines

23 July 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: Royal Marines

Action-packed test for Royal Marines’ raiding teams off Plymouth

19 July 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 847 NAS

Drone swarms support Commando Forces trials in a first for the UK’s armed forces

17 July 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: Royal Marines

Royal Marines head on training raids in Australia

09 July 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 40 Commando

Remembering two decades of commitment and sacrifice in Afghanistan

08 July 2021

Commandos complete Baltic mission with coastal raids

29 June 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 45 Commando

HMS Albion returns to Plymouth after leading Baltic task group

29 June 2021

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Albion

Commando James faces 250km desert challenge to help fellow marines

28 June 2021

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 30 Commando

Fighting arms

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Royal Navy's newest submarine officially named in Barrow

The sixth of the Royal Navy’s leading-edge Astute-class hunter-killer submarines has...

23 April 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSubmarine Service

Storyline: Agememnon

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

Operational activity

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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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Former reservist takes one step closer to becoming astronaut after graduating space training

Former Royal Navy Reservist Rosemary Coogan is one step closer to space after graduating...

22 April 2024

Topic:PeopleReserves

Storyline: Royal Naval Reserve

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

Community

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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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