All news on the topic: Royal Navy

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Harry needs more security after saying he killed 25 Taliban, CIA official claims
In his best-selling memoir Spare, Prince Harry claimed he killed 25 Taliban fighters while serving in Afghanistan, which some fear could make him more of a target for extremists
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New £70 million ship bought to protect underwater cables from Russian sabotage
The Topaz Tangaroa has berthed at Birkenhead where she will be repainted, fitted with military equipment and renamed before being relaunched for her vital missions
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WW2 veteran, 97, traumatised by sub sinking swims for first time in 80 years
Roger Roberts was aboard the HMS Charybdis in the English Channel in October 1943 when it was torpedoed and had to swim to safety - the last time he was in the sea for 80 years
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Russia launches high-speed Poseidon apocalypse drones amid nuclear threat
It comes as Vladimir Putin suck up and pro-war fanatic Lt-Gen Andrey Gurulev told hosts on state-run Russia's Rossiya 1 TV channel that Britain could be "demolished from the face of the earth" for supporting Ukraine without resorting to nuclear weapons
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Harry's book is 'self-inflicted wound' he may never recover from, expert warns
Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games, an Olympics for veterans, in 2014. But there are doubts he could still be at the helm when it returns in Dusseldorf, Germany, in September
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Armed forces recruits left freezing as barracks heating breaks down twice a day
New MoD figures show that at the Navy’s largest training camp at HMS Collingwood in Fareham, Hants heating systems have gone down nearly 400 times since last February
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Moment Russian fighter jets roar past HMS Queen Elizabeth in 'threatening' move
A navy officer can be heard warning Russian fighter jets he "may take action" as they threatened the British flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth during a deployment to the Far East in documentary footage
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Russia boasts warship armed with hypersonic missiles passed English Channel
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate sailed through the North Sea and was escorted by the Royal Navy. Russia claims the vessel crossed the narrowest part of the English Channel
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Huge fleet of Russian warships mobilised sparking fears of fresh Ukraine assault
One expert has told The Mirror how the 'unusual' surge suggests that naval commanders could be 'preparing their crews for future operations' or planning to protect their key vessels from Ukrainian attacks
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Zelensky claims there will be 'no WW3' as troops defend Ukraine against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 'the tide is turning' and it is clear his country will win the war against Russia. However, he warned there are 'still battles and tears ahead'
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Prince Harry explains why he had to share Taliban kill count amid angry backlash
The Duke of Sussex claimed that speaking about what he'd done in Afghanistan helped his own "healing" after being branded "very stupid" by military chiefs who warned it could lead to British troops being targeted
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Medals of brave seaman shot in backside at Gallipoli to go on auction
Leading Seaman William Pierce was hit in an assault on enemy lines in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, but stayed behind in order to cover the retreat of other soliders from the field
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Use UK steel in British warships to avoid 'double betrayal', urge campaigners
Unions and MPs reacted furiously last year when the Ministry of Defence handed a £1.6billion contract to build three new vessels to a consortium led by a Spanish company
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Harry has ‘placed target firmly on the back of his children’ by angering Taliban
Chris Phillips, a former Metropolitan Police chief inspector in charge of organising security for high-profile events, said Prince Harry’s comments about the Taliban mean he has "placed a target firmly on the back of his children"
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Nearly 600 tanks ordered in £5.5bn deal may never enter service
589 Ajax armoured vehicles have been ordered at a cost of £5.5billion but defence chiefs admit that they may never be deployed for service
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Former Royal Marine compares 'broken' A&E to war zone as he lashes out at Tories
Former Royal Marine, Brian McGarry, has said that he needs "some support from the country" he spent years serving, as he has experienced first-hand the current "broken" NHS system