The Dutch air defence frigate HNLMS Evertsen has begun operations in Cypriot maritime waters despite its main naval gun being temporarily out of action, with the ship’s commander insisting the defect ...

Fri, Mar 13, 2026 The Royal Navy destroyer sent to protect British forces after a drone strike on Cyprus spent three days lingering in the English Channel before finally clearing UK waters. The £1 ...

Destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) recently departed San Diego to replace USS Robert Smalls (CG-62), the sea service’s last ...

Keen-eyed Royal Navy personnel are unlikely to be deployed to one of Iran’s major conflict areas due to a lack of resources, a defence expert has said.

The Royal Navy did not make a formal offer earlier this year to deploy a Type 45 destroyer before HMS Dragon was eventually sent to the eastern Mediterranean, the Ministry of Defence has claimed.

The Philippine Navy (PN) ramped up its maritime diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region as it deployed Naval Task Group (NTG) 80.6 aboard the BRP Diego ...

In the 2024/25 financial year, Britain spent £60.2 billion on defence — approximately $82 billion at current exchange rates — representing 2.3 per cent of GDP. For much of the post-Cold War era, this ...

According to the Royal Navy website the Stonehouse-based Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS) along with the Shore Reconnaissance Troop (SRT) and 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery are ...

Britain is exploring additional options for deployments to the Gulf after Iran stepped up attacks on ​vessels, defence ...

A BRIT Special Forces base in Iraq was hit by a barrage of drones last night as top UK generals confirmed that Russia was “definitely” helping Iran. American troops suffered casualties but no ...

Britain’s last Royal Navy vessel in the Middle East was sent home weeks before the outbreak of war against Iran. HMS Middleton was dispatched from Bahrain in late January, some seven weeks before the ...

An enlightening documentary will be showing behind-the-scenes footage of life aboard the Royal Navy flagship on its most ...