Conservative MP calls for ‘more ships and more capability’ for Royal Navy
Richard Drax, Conservative MP for South Dorset, spoke in Parliament to demand reassurances that the Royal Navy would increase in size and capability.
UK Mine Warfare Battle Staff prepare for six-month Gulf deployment
The latest UK Mine Warfare Battle Staff have formed ready for a six-month tour of duty aboard RFA Cardigan Bay directing British minehunters, plus a specialist engineering team, divers and at times, foreign dive teams and vessels, say the Royal Navy.
British and American submarines smash through ice in Arctic operational readiness exercise
ICEX 2018 is a five-week exercise that allows US and allied submarines to assess operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region and advance understanding of the Arctic environment.
British medics deploy to American hospital ship for Pacific Partnership deployment
A team of British military medics have joined the USNS Mercy to deliver health care and aid to Asian and Pacific nations, say the Royal Navy.
HMS Cattistock clears mines around Norwegian capital Oslo
HMS Cattistock found more than ten mines and torpedoes from the Second World War during a search for unexploded wartime bombs as part of a NATO task group.
Kiwi frigate arrives in Canada for major refit, slated to receive British designed Sea...
HMNZS Te Kaha, an Anzac class frigate, has arrived in Esquimalt, British Columbia, to commence a major upgrade of its sensor and weapons systems expected to extend its service life out to 2030.
Merlin helicopters to protect HMS Duncan from NATO submarine attack
HMS Duncan is one of the high-value targets submarines will be after during Dynamic Manta 18, NATO's annual Mediterranean Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise.
Britain’s Gulf based minehunter force joins American, French and Omani vessels on exercise
RFA Cardigan Bay, acting as mother ship to all four Royal Navy minehunters in the Middle East, was joined by HMS Bangor and Ledbury...
MoD announces it intends to order the seventh Astute class nuclear submarine
Earlier concern over the speculated cancellation of Astute boat number seven has been eased by a defence minister.
Royal Navy confirm which monarch HMS Queen Elizabeth is named for
The name HMS Queen Elizabeth is a continuation of an historic Royal Navy name dating back over a century and the vessel herself is not named after the current monarch, despite a popular misconception to the contrary.
