British aviation history has been made with the UK’s first truly autonomous full-size helicopter completing its maiden flight ...

The Navy’s leaders of tomorrow will each receive a book written by their forebears to help them draw courage and inspiration in demanding times. Officer Cadets at Britannia Royal Naval College in ...

Royal Navy warships and aircraft were activated to shadow Russian vessels in the English Channel during a two-day operation in coordination with NATO allies. Portsmouth-based patrol ships HMS Mersey ...

There’s a new naval guardian of the Falkland Islands as HMS Forth heads back to the UK for the first time in more than six years. Her place as the Royal Navy’s permanent presence in the South Atlantic ...

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Aircraft carriers, assault ships, destroyers or frigates: the Surface Fleet is the Royal Navy’s backbone.

The Royal Navy has been undertaking ground-breaking trials to demonstrate the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles from submarines. The torpedo tube launched vehicles will increase the ...

The largest number of UK F-35B Lightning jets ever assembled on either of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers has been deployed to the Mediterranean for a major allied exercise. Flagship HMS Prince ...

The Royal Navy carried out two interceptions in a fortnight of Russian vessels in UK waters – including monitoring an intelligence gathering vessel. Plymouth-based HMS Somerset shadowed Russian ...

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 ...

Royal Marines launched covert boarding missions in the eastern Baltic Sea as they sharpened specialist skills ahead of operating with NATO in an entirely new way. The Commandos are working towards ...

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 ...