One of the Royal Navy’s most advanced warships shot down swarms of drones in a live-fire exercise off the Welsh coast. Taking on the kind of threats currently seen in the Red Sea and other regions, ...

Royal Navy attack helicopters have been proving their prowess in taking down a range of threats as they prepare to deploy to the Indo-Pacific. The Wildcat helicopters from Yeovilton-based 815 Naval ...

Reservist sailors and Royal Marines were put through their paces on intensive training scenarios in Northern Ireland to ensure they are primed for global operations with the Royal Navy. More than 150 ...

The Royal Navy’s fleet of Merlin helicopters will continue to have expert upkeep thanks to a £165m contract extension. Thirty Merlin Mk2 maritime patrol helicopters and 24 Mk4/Mk4A amphibious lift ...

Two legends of the Fleet Air Arm, who joined the Royal Navy on the same day, shared their last flight together as they retired after careers spanning nearly 40 years. Stephen ‘Softy’ Beirne and Ian ‘I ...

PO Dale Thomas received the award for demonstrating significant personal initiative and perseverance in delivering governance and training on the ship’s communications equipment. HMS Glasgow, the Navy ...

Scotland-based Royal Marines are marking the 80th anniversary of the gallant actions that saw a commando last earn the nation’s highest honour. Thomas ‘Peck’ Hunter was awarded the Victoria Cross for ...

More than 200 men and women from Royal Navy’s Merlin Helicopter Force are gearing up for this year’s major aircraft carrier deployment to the Far East. The strike group led by aircraft carrier HMS ...

A complex operation to swap over a Wildcat helicopter deployed to the Middle East has taken place thanks to a combined effort from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The 815 Naval Air Squadron AW159 ...

Twitchers on the Dart are used to seeing kingfishers, goosanders, ospreys and occasionally little egrets in the summer. From now on, expect to see cormorant, skua, gannet and tern too. Frequently. Not ...

1. Mariners are advised that the King’s Harbour Master has made the following General Direction under the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth Order 2005, that any marine casualty or marine incident occurring ...

1. The directional Port Entry Light (PEL) sited at Fort Blockhouse Gosport is now fully functional. 2. The following Portsmouth NAVWARNs remain in force: 19/25, 18/25, 17/25, 14/25, 64/24, 45/24, ...