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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 flagship HMS Prince of Wales is leading warships, aircraft and a submarine of the UK Carrier Strike Group into the Mediterranean ahead major allied exercises. Approaching the Strait of ...

The UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025 is underway as ships departed ports in England and Norway, led by the nation’s flagship. Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales was waved off by thousands of ...

The Royal Navy has today unveiled its first uncrewed submarine – paving the way for how the UK could operate in the underwater battlespace. The 12m experimental vessel, displacing 19 tonnes and at two ...

Royal Marines from the UK Commando Force have been issued a new rifle for specialist operations, including counter-terrorism. More than 1,500 Sig Sauer MCX rifles have been purchased by the Navy, ...

For the first time a fleet of drones will fly crucial supplies between ships of the UK Carrier Strike Group when it deploys to the Indo-Pacific later this month. Alongside its F35B stealth jets and ...

The Royal Navy has completed a two-year project looking at the use of jet-powered drones. The navy Banshee drones have now been retired from service, with the Fleet Air Arm team having achieved its ...

The seventh and last boat of the class, HMS Triumph, sailed into her homeport at Devonport Naval Base after her final voyage from Scotland, where submariners bade farewell to the long-serving stalwart ...

The Royal Navy has used its new mini-helicopter drone for the first time on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East. At just three metres (10ft) long, yet capable of sorties lasting up to five ...

Britain’s Commandos are deploying to the Arctic Circle as the UK underscores its commitment to the security of NATO’s northern flank against the backdrop of ongoing conflict in Europe. Elements of the ...

Royal Navy experts are embracing the next generation tech as they celebrate five successful years operating drones on the front line. 700X Naval Air Squadron – which marks its fifth anniversary next ...