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A "vanishingly rare" copy of the Declaration of Independence has been found in London, dug up ‌in archives holding documents from the British capture of an American privateer ship in 1776, just as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.

QinetiQ is to install an additive manufacturing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde capable of producing submarine components on demand at the dockside, in a development that is intended to reduce the time boats spend alongside between operational patrols.

A Royal Navy sea drone crashed into a racing yacht and caused thousands of pounds in damage after it “went rogue” in a harbour.

The tanker Forwarder (IMO: 9419448), which is under UK, U.S. EU, Canadian, Swiss, and Ukrainian sanctions, entered the English Channel under the Russian flag and is continuing its course south.

A Russian warship fired warning shots after nearly colliding with a British sailing yacht just 150 meters away in the English Channel, according to the Kremlin.

The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.

One of the three people killed in a tragic Royal Navy helicopter crash in Devon was the UK’s only female commando and took part in ultra-marathons.

The Ministry of Defence has declined to provide figures on the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have passed through British waters, been boarded, or detained

A Royal Navy officer who served on board a nuclear submarine wept in the dock as he was cleared of raping a colleague at the Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde.

Britain’s critical energy and communications infrastructure in the North Sea is dangerously exposed to possible sabotage by Russia-linked “shadow fleet” vessels, a defense expert has warned.

Defence companies and marine contractors are preparing to deploy uncrewed mine-clearing systems in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

Jaguar Land Rover and General Motors are considering an expansion into UK defense via a £900m military contract, as carmakers seek to exploit a spending boom by NATO countries racing to rearm.

he Ministry of Defence has been slammed by MPs for “unacceptable incompetence” after sending a squadron of stealth fighters to the Gulf with half their spare parts missing.

Almost 200 so-called Russian "shadow fleet" vessels have entered UK waters since the prime minister threatened to intercept them nearly seven weeks ago, BBC Verify analysis suggests.

Britain’s Royal Navy tracked and followed a Russian frigate every day last month as it sailed from the Atlantic to the North Sea.

An unexploded Second World War bomb which was found at a building site will be detonated in situ, officials have confirmed.

The UK Information Commissioner is facing criticism for supporting the Ministry of Defence’s insistence on concealing issues with nuclear weapons due to growing threats from other countries. Secrecy allows "fake news" to fester, say campaigners.

The Royal Navy’s capability to conduct and sustain operations is under increasing pressure from various angles, with insiders and industry experts cautioning that the issue extends far beyond mere fleet numbers.