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 ...

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 ...

Her Majesty The Queen today thanked submariners and their families for their unstinting efforts to keep the nation safe when she visited HMS Astute. During her visit to a rainy Devonport Naval Base, ...

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the King's Harbour Master Portsmouth that a Voluntary No Anchoring Zone (VNAZ) has now been designated / established in Osborne Bay to assist with the continued healthy ...

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 ...

One of the UK’s most advanced warships has obliterated a supersonic missile in a historic first for the Royal Navy in a test off the coast of Scotland. In a burst of fire and smoke, Type 45 destroyer ...

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 ...

The most advanced hunter-killer submarine in the Royal Navy is today in the water for the first time. HMS Agamemnon, the penultimate Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service, has been ...

Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales has arrived in Tokyo for a historic visit to deepen bonds between Japan and the UK. The ship leads the UK Carrier Strike Group into Japan’s capital for a major ...

For the first time in more than a century iconic artefacts from a tragic WW1 battleship are above the waves – recovered from the wreck in Scapa Flow. Divers have brought the bell, badge and tampion – ...

The first chapter in the career of Royal Navy hunter-killer submarine HMS Astute is over. The second awaits to be written as the first of the A-boats undergoes a mid-life revamp. After 15 years’ ...