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 has successfully launched a strike-capable drone from a ship at sea, marking a significant step forward in the UK’s drive to create a hybrid naval force to defend against evolving ...

Sailors will be able to identify and neutralise mines and other underwater threats in safer conditions thanks to the delivery of new cutting-edge countermeasure systems. The Royal Navy now has the use ...

Royal Navy warships and helicopters continuously monitored a Russian frigate and its accompanying vessels in UK waters during a month-long operation. Patrol ships HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn, ...

The Royal Navy tracked a Russian submarine through the English Channel in a coordinated three-day operation with NATO allies. This comes as the UK has seen a 30% increase in Russian vessels ...

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon today departed the UK to head to the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster British defences in the region. The crew’s loved ones joined hundreds of well-wishers lining the ...

Royal Marines are returning in force to the Arctic Circle as the UK and Norway begin a new era of joint operations in defence of NATO’s northern flank. A recent agreement between the two nations is ...

In a historic first, the Royal Navy made a delivery of supplies between warships using a British-made drone during its major 2025 Indo-Pacific mission. A Malloy T-150 quadcopter flew from flagship HMS ...

The Royal Navy is set to purchase 20 uncrewed boats as it looks to build on its ability to merge both crewed and uncrewed forces. The contract, worth £12.3m, was won by Kraken Technology Group – a UK ...

The Royal Navy shadowed two sanctioned Russian cargo ships and their escorting warships in the past week in UK waters as part of a concentrated NATO effort from the Mediterranean to the North Sea.

The Royal Navy has successfully docked its crewless mine-hunting system in its mothership for the first time after extensive trials ahead of a potential operation to make safe the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK has unveiled work on its ground-breaking Atlantic Bastion programme, which will make Britain more secure from Russian undersea threats in the North Atlantic through a transformation of the ...