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Submariners praised as Deputy Prime Minister and First Sea Lord greets returning nuclear deterrence patrol

The Royal Navy’s latest nuclear deterrence submarine patrol was welcomed home at Clyde Naval Base by the...

13 September 2023
Pacific patrol ships begin third year deployed broadening their mission

Royal Navy patrol ships will experiment with protecting underwater infrastructure and...

12 September 2023

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Spey

Royal Navy hits drugs smugglers hard in double Caribbean bust

A Royal Navy warship has seized more than a tonne of cocaine – worth more than £140m on...

09 September 2023

Royal Navy flagship sails to lead international Carrier Strike Group deployment

Britain’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed from Portsmouth to head north and lead a...

09 September 2023

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Queen Elizabeth

Aircraft drone makes history landing on Royal Navy carrier at sea

A pilotless plane has flown on and off a Royal Navy aircraft carrier for the first time.

08 September 2023

Topic:Fighting armsFleet Air Arm

Storyline: Top Stories

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The King and Princess of Wales take on new Naval appointments

The nation’s flagship today has a new sponsor with His Majesty the King assuming the role from his late mother. And the Princess of Wales will become the honorary head of naval aviation as she assumes the role of Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm.

11 August 2023

Royal Marines train Ukrainians in the art of commando raiding

Royal Marines have spent more than six months training nearly 1,000 Ukrainian counterparts in the art of commando raiding and complex amphibious operations.

11 August 2023

Royal Navy sailors help save turtles in the Caribbean

Royal Navy sailors cleared dangerous waste plastic from a turtle nesting site on the Caribbean island of Curaçao during a patrol of the region.

09 August 2023

Royal Navy divers train Ukrainians to hunt for mines with underwater drones

Dozens of Ukrainian personnel are being trained by the Royal Navy to use hi-tech crewless vehicles to help them hunt mines.

26 August 2022

Royal Navy joins fight against illegal fishing in South Pacific

Royal Navy offshore patrol ship HMS Spey joined navies, coast guards and police in the southwest Pacific on a concerted effort to protect local fishing stocks.

25 August 2022

HMS Lancaster sails on three-year mission to maintain security in Gulf

HMS Lancaster today left Portsmouth – and won’t see her home base again until at least 2025 as she begins an extended mission.

15 August 2022

Royal Navy leads international task force on Baltic mission

The Royal Navy is leading an international task group of half a dozen warships on a security patrol of the Baltic.

11 March 2021

HMS Severn pushes Navy’s future navigators on rigorous training

Sailors who will guide the Royal Navy’s biggest ships through the most challenging waters have been tested aboard HMS Severn.

05 March 2021

Wreck of World War One ship HMS Cassandra surveyed by HMS Echo

Sailors on HMS Echo paid their respects to those lost when cruiser HMS Cassandra sank in the turbulent aftermath of the Great War.

26 February 2021

Lancaster lays down the lead testing extra firepower

There’s an extra layer of defence around HMS Lancaster and her 200 crew to keep her foes at bay.

09 February 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares for maiden mission with digital workout

Britain’s flagship is at the centre of a global crisis as she prepares for her debut on the world stage.

08 February 2021

HMS Mersey begin 2021 with demanding operations and training

Patrol ship HMS Mersey has hit the ground running in the first fortnight of 2021 with intensive operations and training around the UK.

15 January 2021

White Ensign raised as HMS Spey joins the Royal Navy

The final of five new offshore patrol vessels has formally joined the Royal Navy in a short ceremony to raise the White Ensign for the first time on HMS Spey.

08 January 2021

Sailors and Royal Marines recognised in New Year’s Honours list

A Royal Navy nurse who fought on the front line against coronavirus and an expert in bomb disposal are among the sailors and Royal Marines recognised in this year’s New Year’s Honours list.

30 December 2020

Royal Marines scrutinise new tactics in the Mojave Desert

Small teams of Royal Marines were unleashed on the Mojave Desert in California on exercises with the US Marine Corps that helped shape commando tactics of the future.

21 December 2020

Not any old lion – Navy welcomes HMS Tamar into its family

The Royal Navy today welcomed HMS Tamar into the bosom Fleet, as for the fourth new River Class patrol ship was commissioned in Portsmouth.

17 December 2020

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'Eyes of the Fleet' join HMS Queen Elizabeth for autumn deployment

The Royal Navy’s ‘eyes of the fleet’ - enhanced Merlin Mk2 helicopters with powerful...

14 September 2023

Topic:Fighting armsFleet Air Arm

Storyline: The Fighting Arms

HMS Prince of Wales remembers the 3,500 sailors lost in the Bismarck Chase

Upholding Nelson’s historic watchword of ‘humanity after victory’, sailors on Britain’s...

13 September 2023

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Prince of Wales

Sailors past and present parade through London in national service

More than 400 members of the Naval Family – serving personnel and veterans – marched...

12 September 2023

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: People

Pacific patrol ships begin third year deployed broadening their mission

Royal Navy patrol ships will experiment with protecting underwater infrastructure and...

12 September 2023

Topic:Fighting armsSurface Fleet

Storyline: HMS Spey

Operational activity

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Peace between Brownia and Ginger means a challenging new scenario for ships undertaking OST

British and allied warships face a challenging new world order when they undergo...

06 September 2023

Topic:Operational activityTraining

Storyline: HMNB Devonport

Spey makes history as first Royal Navy ship in Timor-Leste since independence

Patrol ship HMS Spey became the first Royal Navy warship to visit the Pacific nation of...

29 August 2023

Topic:Operational activityInternational partnership

Storyline: HMS Spey

Royal Navy completes record-breaking drug-busting mission in Gulf

A Royal Navy-led task force has delivered a record-breaking haul of drugs in its six...

21 July 2023

Topic:Operational activityProtecting the Economy

Storyline: Gulf

Dracula spectacular as HMS Queen Elizabeth and RFA Tideforce link up off Whitby

You thought Whitby was only famous for fish and chips, Dracula and Capt Cook…

20 July 2023

Topic:Operational activity

Storyline: HMS Queen Elizabeth

Equipment and Tech

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Autonomous vessels join minehunting mothership for trials debut

A minehunting 'mothership' and autonomous vessels were trialled together for the first...

04 July 2023

Topic:Equipment and TechTechnology

Storyline: Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Experimentation ship tests new navigation radar ahead of fleet installation

Royal Navy experimentation ship XV Patrick Blackett is testing new radars and software...

20 June 2023

Topic:Equipment and TechTechnology

Storyline: Technology

Royal Navy looks to sports science and tech to cut injury list

The Royal Navy is embracing cutting-edge sports science and technology to dramatically...

13 June 2023

Topic:Equipment and TechTechnology

Storyline: Technology

HMS Defender destroys drone in exercise which paves the way for future of air defence at sea

A Royal Navy warship destroyed a jet drone during the world’s largest test of naval and...

02 June 2023

Topic:Equipment and TechEnvironmental impact

Storyline: HMS Defender

People

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First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, DSEI 2023 Keynote Speech

14 September 2023

Topic:PeopleSenior leaders

Storyline: First Sea Lord

24 trainee Reservists accelerate to their units

Two dozen men and women are ready to begin their adventures as Royal Navy Reservists...

12 September 2023

Topic:People

Storyline: Royal Naval Reserve

Officer cadets pass out of Dartmouth after giving ‘100 per cent’

There are 165 junior officers ready to serve the Royal Navy and its allies and partners...

11 August 2023

Topic:PeopleHonours and awards

Storyline: BRNC Dartmouth

The King and Princess of Wales take on new Naval appointments

The nation’s flagship today has a new sponsor with His Majesty the King assuming the...

11 August 2023

Topic:PeopleRoyal Family

Storyline: Royal Family

Community

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Farewell to a former ‘face of the Royal Navy’

You may not know his name, but Tony Davidson inspired thousands of men and boys to join...

15 September 2023

Topic:CommunityLifestyle

Storyline: People

Divers discover tragic WW1 destroyers off Orkney

The wrecks of two WW1 Royal Navy destroyers – plus a merchant ship accidentally sunk...

31 August 2023

Topic:CommunityLocal Initiatives

Storyline: Local Initiatives

Mind over Matter(horn) – submariner Lars conquers iconic Alpine peak for charity

Don’t look down.

25 August 2023

Topic:CommunityFundraising

Storyline: Fundraising

URNU students complete fundraising epic walking Plymouth’s breakwater

Eight students from Devon University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) gained rare access to...

17 August 2023

Topic:CommunityFundraising

Storyline: URNU

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