Royal Navy's £169m Dreadnought contract awarded to Scotland's Thales Glasgow
The optronic combat system mast on the Vanguard-class vessels will be built by Thales Glasgow under a £169m contract.
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Royal Marines Marine's inquest to be held mostly in secret amid national security concerns
Benjamin McQueen is said to have died taking part in a 'maritime training exercise' in Dorset in 2018.
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Navy Stunning drone footage shows HMS Queen Elizabeth setting sail for sea trials
The Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier left Portsmouth Naval Base to take part in training exercises ahead of deployment.
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Navy What happens when military submariners need to be rescued?
Forces News has spoken to a former Royal Navy Commander about what happens in the event of a problem.
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Sea vessels £1m fundraiser launched to save ship once commanded by the King
The Royal Navy's minesweeper HMS Bronington vessel can be saved through a fundraiser started by a charity trust.
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Navy Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth gets new Commanding Officer
Captain Will King will take charge of the Royal Navy's flagship, taking over from Captain Ian Feasey.
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Navy Sister ships HMS Spey and HMS Tamar reunite Down Under
The Royal Navy warships have enjoyed a special reunition in Australia's Cairns after many months apart.
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Operations What is the Joint Expeditionary Force and what does it do?
The JEF is a northern European security coalition of mainly Nordic and Baltic countries, led by the UK.
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News JEF headquarters deploys to nuclear bunker in Iceland
British personnel have arrived at the Keflavik air base in Iceland for their latest tasking with the Joint Expeditionary Force.
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Navy HMS Trent tours Mediterranean in preparation for Africa mission
The offshore patrol vessel is ready to resume frontline operations after undergoing extensive maintenance in Gibraltar.
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Navy Royal Navy trials autonomous boats with minehunting mothership
Using autonomous and uncrewed equipment ensures the safety of naval personnel by keeping them away from the minefield.
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Navy HMS Duncan becomes flagship of Nato task group patrolling Mediterranean
The Royal Navy Destroyer has taken over the position from the American USS James E Williams.
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King Charles King joins former Royal Yacht Britannia sailors in old Navy rum tradition
Britannia has travelled more than 1,000,000 nautical miles around the world, an integral part of the Royal Family's 'soft diplomacy' power.
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Navy Drone footage shows rear half of HMS Cardiff rolled out of build hall
Both sections of the second Type 26 frigate HMS Cardiff have been rolled out of the building hall and are ready to be joined.
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Army UK forces can only fight intensively for very 'brief period', ex-defence chief says
Government figures show there were 188,820 service personnel in the UK Forces as of April 2023, a decrease of 3.8% compared with the ...
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LGBTQ Serving With Pride: Military personnel and veterans share their experiences of being LGBT+ in the Armed Forces
LGBT+ members of the Armed Forces were forced to hide their sexuality until the ban on them serving was lifted in 2000.