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 ...

Enjoying the Mediterranean winter sun are personnel from 700 Naval Air Squadron, who took their Peregrine drone to the South of France for some joint training with our allies. The Base Aéronautique ...

British aviation history has been made with the UK’s first truly autonomous full-size helicopter completing its maiden flight, operating from Predannack airfield in Cornwall. The helicopter has been ...

Royal Marines are returning in force to the Arctic Circle as the UK and Norway begin a new era of joint operations in defence of NATO’s northern flank. A recent agreement between the two nations is ...

His Majesty The King today thanked families and friends for their “sacrifices and contributions” which underscore military success as he saluted 200 future leaders of the Royal Navy and its global ...

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 ...

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 Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and her air wing of F-35 fighter jets have completed the first of two major Mediterranean workouts under NATO command. The NATO pennant flew from the ...

Ten weeks of transformation from civilian to sailor ended for the recruits of Gould 25/14 intake in HMS Raleigh’s drill shed, where Guest of Honour Vice Admiral Paul Beattie inspected and welcomed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five uncrewed boats remotely-piloted from 500 miles away swarmed around HMS Tyne in a demonstration of how the Royal Navy could utilise such technology on operations. A real-life scenario of escorting ...