Crew of one of Britain’s most powerful military machines gathered in the cavernous dry dock housing her to mark the next stage in the £560m regeneration of HMS Victorious. The 16,000-tonne submarine – ...

In response to the Strategic Defence Review, First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has issued the following statement to the Naval Service: "The world has changed. The threat we now face is more ...

A small drone acted as the ‘flying eyes’ for a Royal Navy helicopter in a first on operations. Crew of a Merlin helicopter turned off their radar – and instead relied on a drone and its controllers to ...

Royal Navy warships and helicopters were activated for the second time this month to report on Russian activity in UK waters. HMS Dragon monitored Russian intelligence gathering ship Yuri Ivanov as it ...

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Sponsor of HMS Glasgow, today gave her blessing to the Royal Navy’s newest warship. Smashing a bottle of whisky against the hull for good luck, Her Royal ...

New buildings, new aircraft and new simulators are coming to Culdrose – part of a £300m contract to boost training for aircrew in the Fleet Air Arm and RAF. Whitehall has signed an eight-year deal ...

The Royal Navy’s HMS Trent is primed to return upgraded – and with new dazzle camouflage – to the Fleet for the first time since her historic Caribbean mission. The Portsmouth-based patrol ship has ...

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins will lead the Royal Navy of the future as he takes up the mantle of First Sea Lord, becoming head of the nation’s Senior Service. A formal supersession took place today in the ...

Naval aviators who braved the elements and hunted down U-boats in WW2 biplanes have been honoured by today’s sailors. Pilot Lieutenant Commander John Barnes and Telegraphist Air Gunner Ron Underwood ...

The first of the Royal Navy’s new general-purpose warships was today revealed to the world. After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall ...

Six Royal Navy Coastal Forces Squadron (CFS) Inshore Patrol Craft (P2000) have arrived in the Baltic to play their part in NATO’s principal workout in the region. His Majesty’s Ships Archer, Biter, ...

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth that Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) trials will be conducted within the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth over the period 28 May – 5 ...