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Richmond completes Red Sea mission as Diamond resumes patrols

After nearly six weeks in harm’s way – ending with the blooding of her air defence missile system – HMS...

13 March 2024
Carrier Strike Group success as task group completes UK phase of NATO exercise

Warships, fighter jets and submarines from dozens of nations proved their ability to...

12 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Prince of Wales

Royal Navy ice patrol ship completes Antarctic mission

The Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector has completed a scientific and...

08 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Protector

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

Four of the smallest vessels in the Royal Navy’s inventory this week take their place in...

08 March 2024

Topic:Operational activityTraining

Storyline: Surface Fleet

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

A Royal Navy warship seized £290.66m of cocaine and narcotics in two huge blows to drug...

04 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: Atlantic Ocean

Latest News

VIP Boxing at Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth

01 November 2021

Storyline: BRNC Dartmouth

Royal Navy appoints new Fleet Commander

24 September 2021

Reservist officers and ratings pass out of training in unique combined parade

14 September 2021

Families return to watch new Royal Navy officers pass out at Dartmouth

12 August 2021

Princess Royal salutes a new generation of Naval leaders

17 December 2020

Topic:Operational activityTraining

New training craft to revolutionise BRNC maritime training

07 December 2020

Interest in Royal Navy surges by one third during pandemic

24 November 2020

Topic:Operational activityTraining

Royal Navy united in remembrance across the globe

11 November 2020

England Rugby star names new Navy gym after WW1 hero

14 October 2020

Navy officers and ratings make history at unique parade

13 August 2020

Reservists start officer training at BRNC

20 July 2020

Junior sailors make history as number of Royal Navy recruits soars

22 June 2020

BRNC marks the 80th anniversary of Dunkirk

04 June 2020

Britannia Royal Naval College lights up for VE Day

08 May 2020

Royal Navy officer goes solo on parade

14 April 2020

Young Officers swap classroom for training at sea

16 March 2020

Topic:Operational activitySecurity at Sea

Fighting arms

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Carrier Strike Group success as task group completes UK phase of NATO exercise

Warships, fighter jets and submarines from dozens of nations proved their ability to...

12 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Prince of Wales

Royal Navy ice patrol ship completes Antarctic mission

The Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector has completed a scientific and...

08 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Protector

Band goes Bavarian as Royal Marine Musicians thank Germans for hospitality

The hills are alive… with the sound of Heart of Oak.

07 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsRoyal Marines

Storyline: Royal Marines Band

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

A Royal Navy warship seized £290.66m of cocaine and narcotics in two huge blows to drug...

04 March 2024

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: Atlantic Ocean

Operational activity

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

Four of the smallest vessels in the Royal Navy’s inventory this week take their place in...

08 March 2024

Topic:Operational activityTraining

Storyline: Surface Fleet

Masters of disaster Yeovilton trains for worst case scenario with local emergency services

What would happen if a fuel tanker crashed, spilling fuel across Britain’s biggest and...

05 March 2024

Topic:Operational activityTraining

Storyline: South West

Royal Navy combine with Japanese forces to battle cyber attacks

Royal Navy specialists joined forces with Japanese counterparts in Tokyo to fend off...

29 February 2024

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: International Partnerships

HMS Prince of Wales sails for key NATO exercise in Norway

Britain’s biggest warship today sailed for Norway to lead an international task group in...

12 February 2024

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: NATO

Equipment and Tech

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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

Royal Navy tech office showcases latest deployment units

The Royal Navy's ability to adapt to any operation at a moment's notice has advanced...

07 March 2024

Topic:Equipment and TechTechnology

Storyline: Technology and Equipment

Navy supports scientists in taking quantum technology to sea

The Royal Navy has worked alongside scientists to continue the next phase of experiments...

16 February 2024

Topic:Equipment and TechTechnology

Storyline: Technology and Equipment

People

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First Sea Lord pays tribute to a ‘living symbol’ of the bond between the Royal and French Navies

One of the last Frenchmen to fight side-by-side with the Royal Navy in WW2, Philippe de...

13 March 2024

Topic:PeopleSenior leaders

Storyline: First Sea Lord

Sub-hunting aircrewman honoured by family of tragic predecessor

More than 40 years since a Royal Navy aircrewman lost his life in a horrific mid-air...

08 March 2024

Topic:People

Storyline: Family

Carl named best chef in the Navy for his global culinary skills

Delivering ‘the world on a plate’ to shipmates on HMS Northumberland at mealtimes earned...

28 February 2024

Topic:PeopleHonours and awards

Storyline: Success Stories

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

Five major events on both sides of the Channel will mark the 80th anniversary of the...

27 February 2024

Topic:PeopleRemembrance

Storyline: D-Day 70

Community

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Row of the Valkyries: all-female team plan to make history rowing Atlantic

Royal Navy sailors will make history later this year as the first serving military...

08 March 2024

Topic:CommunityFundraising

Storyline: People

Knives out – and combat sports in as Navy extends youth initiative to Manchester

First it was Teesside. Now a Navy and Royal Marines’ community project has expanded...

04 March 2024

Topic:CommunityLocal Initiatives

Storyline: Local Initiatives

New frigate’s crew show support for Glasgow schoolchildren

School children across Glasgow will benefit from the generosity and physical efforts of...

09 February 2024

Topic:Community

Storyline: HMS Glasgow

Sailors and marines show Teesside youngsters how combat sports can keep them out of trouble

Royal Marines and sailors gave youngsters on Teesside an insight into how combat sports...

25 January 2024

Topic:CommunityLocal Initiatives

Storyline: Local Initiatives

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