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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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Royal Navy ice patrol ship completes Antarctic mission

08 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Protector

Fjord focus – Navy’s smallest craft join NATO’s biggest exercise

08 March 2024

Topic:Operational activityTraining

Storyline: Surface Fleet

Royal Navy seizes nearly £300m of drugs in the Caribbean Sea

04 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: Atlantic Ocean

Frigate HMS St Albans returns to sea after massive revamp in Plymouth

01 March 2024

Royal Navy combine with Japanese forces to battle cyber attacks

29 February 2024

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: International Partnerships

Naval veterans start 100-day countdown to D-Day commemorations

27 February 2024

Topic:PeopleRemembrance

Storyline: D-Day 70

NATO ships join UK Carrier Strike Group for start of exercise

26 February 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Prince of Wales

Royal Navy shows solidarity with Ukraine at Antarctic research base

23 February 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Protector

Commando fliers thank Norwegian hosts with unusual supply mission

21 February 2024

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: 845 NAS

HMS Prince of Wales sails for key NATO exercise in Norway

12 February 2024

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: NATO

HMS Dragon breathes fire once more as major refit reaches milestone

09 February 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Dragon

Royal Marines get revamped raiding craft for new era of operations

08 February 2024

Royal Navy sailors clear waste off Antarctic island

06 February 2024

HMS Richmond takes over from HMS Diamond to protect shipping in the Red Sea

06 February 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Richmond

UK flagship deploys on historic NATO mission

02 February 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Queen Elizabeth

‘Pinnacle’ career move as Royal Marine takes charge of Royal Navy operations for the first time

31 January 2024

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

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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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

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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