British Royal Navy


Friday, January 23, 2026
P283 HMS Mersey and P282 HMS Severn shadow RFN Boikiy
Defense

Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warships in Coordinated NATO Operation Through English Channel

Royal Navy warships conducted a coordinated two-day interception operation in the English Channel, shadowing Russian naval vessels as they transited toward the

January 23, 2026
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Monday, November 24, 2025
The Dragonfire laser weapon system targets a drone at night
Defense

UK Fast-Tracks Naval Laser Weapon After Successful High-Speed Drone Trials

The United Kingdom has awarded a £316 million (US $414 million) contract to defense contractor MBDA UK to develop and deploy DragonFire, the Royal

November 24, 2025
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Sunday, November 23, 2025
HMS Severn monitoring the Russian corvette RFN Stoikiy as it transits the English Channel
Defense

Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warships Through English Channel as Maritime Tensions Escalate

Britain’s Royal Navy intercepted two Russian warships transiting the English Channel over the past two weeks in round-the-clock shadowing operations, the

November 23, 2025
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Sunday, November 2, 2025
Royal Navy Type 23 Duke class frigate HMS Northumberland is pictured during a port visit into Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, December 28, 2012. UK Ministry of Defence Photo
Navy

UK To Remove Andrew From Role As Royal Navy Vice Admiral

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s former prince Andrew is due to be stripped of his last remaining military position as part of King

November 2, 2025
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Friday, August 22, 2025
Royal Navy warship HMS Trent and a Wildcat helicopter have shadowed Russian vessels in UK waters during a five-day operation.
Defense

Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warships, Tankers Through English Channel

Royal Navy warship HMS Trent and a Wildcat helicopter have completed a five-day operation shadowing Russian vessels through UK waters, highlighting

August 22, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth, England
Defense

UK’s Carrier Strike Group Sets Sail for Eight-Month Indo-Pacific Deployment

The Royal Navy‘s flagship HMS Prince of Wales departed Portsmouth today, leading the UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025. The carrier strike

April 23, 2025
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Photos: Royal Navy Shadows Russian Task Force Carrying Cargo from Syria
Defense

Photos: Royal Navy Shadows Russian Task Force Carrying Cargo from Syria

The Royal Navy, along with NATO allies, conducted a coordinated operation to monitor a Russian naval task group transporting cargo from Syria through UK

March 19, 2025
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
HMS Somerset tracks a suspected Russian spy ship, Yantar, as it sails through waters close to the UK.
Defense

Royal Navy Tracks Russian Spy Ship in English Channel

The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset intercepted and monitored the Russian spy ship Yantar as it passed through

January 22, 2025
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
RFA Tidespring underway
Defense

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers Accept Historic Pay Deal

Trade union Nautilus International has announced that Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) officers in the UK have voted to accept an above-inflation pay offer for

January 8, 2025
Total Views: 2971

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Royal Navy Type 23 Duke class frigate HMS Northumberland is pictured during a port visit into Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, December 28, 2012. UK Ministry of Defence Photo
Defense

UK Defence Secretary Announces Major Naval Decommissions in Sweeping Defence Overhaul

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has announced the decommissioning of several naval vessels as part of a broader defence reform strategy. The decision,

November 20, 2024
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Sunday, October 27, 2024
HMS Diamond. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy.
Navy

Britain Plans to Challenge China’s Pacific Dominance – And Why It Matters

By Ellen Milligan (Bloomberg) The UK plans to step up its naval activity in the Pacific, including more joint fishing patrols, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer

October 27, 2024
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Friday, October 4, 2024
The Royal Navy took part in uncrewed and autonomous exercises in Portugal alongside U.S. and Australian Allies. Photo: LPhot Daniel Blade/UK Royal Navy
Defense

AUKUS Navies Demonstrate Unmanned Vessels Across 10,000 Miles in NATO Exercise

The Royal Navy and its AUKUS partners successfully controlled uncrewed vessels in Australia from a command center in Portugal, spanning a distance of over

October 4, 2024
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 111 and British Royal Navy team embarked aboard HMS Trent (P244) interdicts a semi-submersible drug smuggling vessel in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $54 Million Worth of Cocaine in Caribbean Sea

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence offloaded more than 4,125 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades on Monday. The drugs, valued at approximately $54 million,

September 11, 2024
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
RFA Tidespring underway
Defense

Union Announces Historic Strike Action for UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers

Nautilus International, the union representing officers in the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), has confirmed that members will be engaging in a day of

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 2114

Friday, May 31, 2024
RFA Tidespring underway
Shipping

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers to Begin Industrial Action Over Pay Dispute

Officers at the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are initiating planned industrial action on Saturday, June 1, following a dispute on compensation. The

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 1402

Friday, May 17, 2024
RFA Tidespring underway
Defense

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers to Begin Industrial Action Amid Ongoing Pay Dispute

Officers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) represented by Nautilus International, have announced plans for industrial action starting 1 June 2024, the union

May 17, 2024
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Sunday, May 12, 2024
DVIDS photo of the Gaza pier being built by the DoD
Navy

UK To Send Contractors Not Soldiers To Gaza Pier

By Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg) The UK will probably use contractors in the US-led operation to deliver humanitarian aid on the beaches of Gaza rather than

May 12, 2024
Total Views: 1425

Thursday, April 25, 2024
HMS Diamond shoots down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen – the first time a Royal Navy warship has intercepted a missile in combat since 1991.
Defense

Royal Navy Shoots Down Houthi Ballistic Missile Over Gulf of Aden

The Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond successfully shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile targeting a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, marking the first

April 25, 2024
Total Views: 3232

Friday, April 12, 2024
The Ukrainian minehunters Cherkasy and Chernihiv docked in Portsmouth. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Defense

Ukrainian Minehunters, Unable to Return Home, Face Indefinite Stay in the UK

The UK has become the indefinite base for two Ukrainian Navy ships due to Turkey’s blocking of access to the Black Sea amid Russia’s ongoing war in

April 12, 2024
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The DragonFire is the UK MOD's first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets. Photo courtesy UK Ministry of Defence
Defense

UK Military to Deploy Laser Weapons on Warships in 2027

The UK Ministry of Defence announced on Friday that the DragonFire laser weapons system will be operational on Royal Navy warships from 2027, five years

April 12, 2024
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