All news on the topic: Royal Navy UK

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UK deploys largest warship HMS Prince of Wales to North Atlantic and High North waters
A warship that will provide "world-class" defense for the UK has set sail from Scotland, the Royal Navy has said.
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Russia moves sabotage submarines toward UK waters, Navy chief warns of undersea threat
A specialist Russian submarine unit that targets crucial undersea infrastructure might be moving towards British waters, the head of the Navy has warned.
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Call of Duty goes military: UK soldiers to sharpen real-world skills through gaming
General Sir Tom Copinger-Symes made the remarks as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) unveiled the launch of the International Defence Esports Games (IDEG).
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UK warships to get anti-drone DragonFire lasers after record-breaking tests
British Navy ships are set to be fitted with state-of-the-art anti-drone DragonFire lasers after the latest testing showed the weapons capable of ’hitting a £1 coin from a kilometer away’.
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Royal Navy carrier enters NATO control as Europe strengthens defences against Russia
The Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales has been placed under NATO command, marking a major show of force against Vladimir Putin as Europe bolsters its defenses against Russia
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Russian hackers leak UK military secrets in ‘catastrophic’ MoD cyber breach
Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of classified military documents and leaked them onto the dark web in what UK officials are calling a “catastrophic” cyberattack.
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Royal Marines deliver £35m blow to drug trade in Middle East operation
Royal Marines have incapacitated a high-speed drug boat with a single, precise sniper shot in one of the most dramatic counter-narcotics operations the Royal Navy has conducted in the Middle East.
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£11 billion already spent — and the results are ‘disappointing’: National audit slams F-35 programme
Britain’s £71 billion programme to deliver its most advanced fighter jet has been hit by significant delays, equipment shortages, and staffing gaps, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
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"I don’t want to leave": Indian tourist board trolls stranded British F-35 jet with satirical ad
The Royal Navy has been mocked by an Indian tourist board after an F-35 fighter jet was left stranded.
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“No place for you”: Admiral Ben Key, who advocated zero tolerance, ousted from the Navy
The tenure of the former First Sea Lord concluded in disgrace after an investigation revealed he did not meet the "expected standards."
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Royal Navy deploys helicopters and ships to monitor Russian activity near UK shores
Royal Navy warships and helicopters have been deployed in the English Channel and North Sea as part of a four-day operation - the mission aims to monitor Russian activity.
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‘Predator from the deep’: UK launches construction of 12 top-secret SSN-AUKUS submarines
The UK waters will soon be patrolled by 12 new ‘apex predator’ attack submarines.
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End of silence: British nuclear submarines will become visible to the enemy, says U.S. general
Britain’s nuclear subs ‘will be detectable within years’ by hostile states, a US general has warned - as it emerges the UK is updating its Cold War plans in preparation for attack
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Royal Navy scrambles HMS St Albans to escort Russian warship from UK waters
The deployment of the Plymouth-based Type 23 frigate, the HMS St Albans, comes amid a spate of Russian naval incursions into British waters
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HMS Prince of Wales sets sail for the Indo-Pacific: Britain prepares for a new era of confrontation
As many as 4,500 military personnel will be involved in exercises in the Indo-Pacific region, which will include support from ships or personnel of 12 other nations, including Norway, Canada and Spain.
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HMS Dauntless completes live-fire exercise, ready for Carrier Strike Group deployment
HMS Dauntless has finished an intense live-fire exercise off the Welsh coast, successfully intercepting waves of drones in a final trial before becoming part of the UK’s upcoming Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
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British sailor has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison in Bahrain after attempting to break up a fight
A Royal Navy Sailor has been locked up in a notorious Bahrain jail after ‘stepping in to break up a fight’.
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Keir Starmer makes rare visit to UK’s nuclear submarine ahead of Ukraine peace talks
The Prime Minister made a rare visit to one of Britain’s top-secret nuclear-armed submarines ahead of landmark Ukraine peacekeeping talks with military chiefs today.
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Navy mistook ’suspicious pings’ for Russian drones targeting UK nuclear subs, but it turned out to be a farting whale
A farting whale is thought to have sparked fears that Russian drones were targeting UK nuclear subs.
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’We see you’: UK warns Putin as Royal Navy submarine forces Russian spy ship out of British waters
A Russian ship which was trying to spy on Britain’s undersea cables and critical infrastructure has been forced out of UK waters by a Royal Navy submarine.
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The Royal Navy recalled 200 sailors on Christmas Day to monitor Russian warships
The Royal Navy recalled nearly 200 sailors on Christmas Day to shadow Russian warships for 500 miles in the North Sea and through the English Channel.
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AUKUS navies remotely control ships from 10,000 miles away in an experiment
The navies of Britain, Australia and the U.S. were able to control uncrewed ships in Australia while sitting more than 10,000 miles away in Portugal as part of a series of military experiments, Britain’s Royal Navy said on Friday.
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Drone drops fake bombs on £7,000,000 navy warship during Nato war games
The Royal Navy has been staging exercises at sea weeks after Vladimir Putin staged his own war games in the Arctic.
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Narco-Subs Sail the Caribbean
The Caribbean, historically a key region for drug trafficking, has once again become the center of attention with the seizure of a narco-submarine, signaling the use of these types of vessels is potentially becoming a more common tactic for drug shipments in this smuggling route.
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