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 ...

And getting there a day earlier than planned after nearly eight months away, well that’s the icing on the cake. The curtain came down on the Royal Navy’s premier deployment of 2025 over the weekend as ...

More than £300m is being invested in the Royal Navy’s first ever laser weapon after it downed high-velocity drones in latest trials. The success of the latest firings has prompted Whitehall to sign a ...

The largest number of UK F-35B Lightning jets ever assembled on either of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers has been deployed to the Mediterranean for a major allied exercise. Flagship HMS Prince ...

The Royal Navy’s latest specialist minehunting ship HMS Stirling Castle was welcomed to her new Portsmouth home today ahead of spearheading underwater operations. The distinctive blue-and-white ...

Five uncrewed boats remotely-piloted from 500 miles away swarmed around HMS Tyne in a demonstration of how the Royal Navy could utilise such technology on operations. A real-life scenario of escorting ...

The Royal Navy joined industry experts and defence specialists to prove its ability to use autonomous and uncrewed technology to boost Digital and Information Warfare. Crewless boats controlled from ...

Flags on Royal Navy warships and at Service establishments are today flying at half-mast following the death of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst. The former First Sea Lord served for more ...

A Royal Navy warship has completed the first firing of new ship-busting missiles capable of taking out enemy vessels at ranges of more than 100 miles. Plymouth-based frigate HMS Somerset headed to ...

Romanian sailors are ready to help make the Black Sea safe from mines after completing training in their new ship under the Royal Navy. The 45 sailors of minehunter Capitan Constantin Dumitrescu have ...

Royal Navy warships and Royal Marines operating behind enemy lines will be supported from the air by two drone systems now ready for front-line operations. After two years of trials and development, ...

The Royal Navy will once again push uncrewed and autonomous systems to their limits when they join up with NATO allies and other partners for wargames in Portugal. A team from the Disruptive ...