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Video shows British forces board Russian shadow tanker

Newly released footage shows Royal Marine Commandos of the UK Commando Force boarding the Russian shadow fleet tanker SMYRTOS in the Channel, a vessel sailing under a false Cameroonian flag, in the first UK-led operation of its kind.
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British forces board Russian shadow fleet tanker near UK

Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officers have boarded a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel.
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Starmer tells NATO chief UK will publish DIP before summit

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte the UK will still publish its Defence Investment Plan ahead of next month's summit.
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Royal Navy commissions minehunting mothership

HMS Stirling Castle has been formally commissioned into the Royal Navy on the Firth of Forth, marking the operational start of Britain's unique minehunting mothership, which carries autonomous and remotely operated systems to hunt mines in place of traditional crewed minehunters.
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British aircraft carrier joins sub-hunt off Norway

HMS Prince of Wales and her carrier group joined NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise off Norway, with the UK fielding the largest national contribution as nine nations hunted German, Portuguese and Dutch submarines across two weeks in the High North.
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Glen Rosa’s engine roars to life at Ferguson Marine

Ferguson Marine has completed the first official engine start on Glen Rosa, the CalMac ferry being built at Port Glasgow.
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Unite demands UK shipbuilding boost after Balaena deal

Unite has called for guarantees that shipbuilding and repair work will stay in the UK after Balaena's acquisition of the parent of Cammell Laird and A&P, with general secretary Sharon Graham saying the deal shows "the absurdity" of sending such work overseas.
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3 Commando Brigade renamed the UK Commando Force

3 Commando Brigade is to be officially known as the UK Commando Force, the King has announced, marking a decade of transformation that has seen the Royal Marines reshaped from a high-readiness amphibious brigade into dispersed, technologically advanced strike teams.
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RFA Lyme Bay reaches Cyprus ahead of Hormuz mission

RFA Lyme Bay has arrived in Cyprus after intensive Mediterranean training, carrying advanced autonomous minehunting kit and around 100 mine warfare and diving specialists for a potential multinational mission to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
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Balaena buys Cammell Laird owner in UK shipyard shake-up

Balaena, the maritime group that owns Gibdock in Gibraltar and a shipyard in Padstow, has acquired APCL Group, bringing Cammell Laird, A&P Tyne and A&P Falmouth under one brand.

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