Speaking in Parliament today the Defence Secretary told Parliament in November he had authorised an RN submarine monitoring Russian spy ship Yantar to surface in close proximity.More
Royal Navy frigate, HMS Iron Duke was the sole surviving Type 23 based in Portsmouth but from 2025, her home will be Devonport Naval Base.More
In a gossipy article, The Times reports that the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, has told colleagues he does not intend to apply for the Chief of Defence Staff role as he believes he can’t fix the navy due to the lack of resources and is expected to resign in the summer.
RFA members of the RMT Union have voted to end the long-running dispute over pay after finally being awarded a significant increase that reflects the decline in salaries over many years.More
Leonardo UK has revealed more about the Proteus technology demonstrator aircraft, developed for the Royal Navy which will undergo flight testing in mid-2025.
HMS Somerset ship’s company were re-called to Devonport on Christmas day and sailed on 27th December to monitor Russian vessels close to the UK.More
In 2014, more than 3,000 Naval Service personnel were on duty at Christmas. A decade on, and the RN says the number this year is about 1,600.
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The British Army, working with Thales, DE&S and Dstl have tested an RFDEW demonstrator. Although a project initially focused on the land domain, this technology has the potential for naval use as a low-cost counter-UAS system.More
HMS Portland has become the second Type 23 frigate to receive an outfit of Naval Stike Missiles directly from the factory in Norway.