Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan battled an onslaught of drones, aircraft and missiles as she ‘defended’ critical national infrastructure in a concentrated test off the coast of Wales. The ...

HMS Anson docked at HMAS Stirling – the Astute-class boat’s first visit Down Under – as part of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the United States, known as AUKUS. The ...

The Royal Navy’s Merlin helicopter force will be boosted by a £40m contract to provide sonobuoys. The deal between the Ministry of Defence and Ultra Maritime will significantly strengthen the UK’s ...

For the first time Royal Navy helicopters have used live data from multiple drones to target a moving vehicle. The crew of a Wildcat from 815 Naval Air Squadron received information almost ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UK has unveiled work on its ground-breaking Atlantic Bastion programme, which will make Britain more secure from Russian undersea threats in the North Atlantic through a transformation of the ...

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 ...

The construction of the first of three Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships that will form the logistical backbone for UK aircraft carrier operations has begun at North Devon shipyard Appledore. The ...

Britain’s premier naval deployment of 2025 ends this weekend as the ships, jets and helicopters of the UK Carrier Strike Group returns home. Families and well-wishers are expected to gather at air and ...

The Royal Navy carried out two interceptions in a fortnight of Russian vessels in UK waters – including monitoring an intelligence gathering vessel. Plymouth-based HMS Somerset shadowed Russian ...