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22:58, Sun, Sep 21, 2025 Updated: 23:13, Sun, Sep 21, 2025 A Dutch shipbuilding company awarded a major Royal Navy contract is now suspected of breaching Russian sanctions. Public service outsourcer ...

THE Royal Navy has just one full ­admiral left — and is on course to have none for the first time. Admiral Sir Keith Blount is the only officer to hold the elevated rank and he is due to step down ...

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The future of British aviation has taken a massive stride forward after the Royal Navy revealed plans for an ambitious jet-powered carrier drone. First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins set out the ...

THE Royal Navy has led an astonishing "elephant walk" with its allies in a show of force against Vladimir Putin - just days after Russian drones invaded Poland. Warships from over a dozen nations were ...

HMS Astute ahead of a visit by Queen Camilla, Lady Sponsor of the HMS Astute, to HMNB Devonport to mark the end of the submarine's first commission, which is the longest first commission of any Royal ...

08:31, Mon, Sep 8, 2025 Updated: 08:33, Mon, Sep 8, 2025 The Royal Navy could soon rely on robotic missile warships to strengthen its fleet amid an ongoing recruitment crisis. Defence giant BAE ...

The Royal Navy was embroiled in a tense exchange with a 1,200-tonne Spanish warship as it entered British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. HMS Dagger, a Cutlass-class fast patrol boat, was dispatched to ...

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A British-made drone has made history by delivering supplies between two warships for the first time during a Royal Navy operation in the Indo-Pacific, prompting a warning from China. The Malloy T-150 ...