WATCH: Jet pack used to complete Royal Marines assault course

Ex-Royal Marines Reservist Richard Browning flew a 1000bhp jet pack suit around the Royal Marines assault course at the Commando Training Centre in Devon.

Armed Forces and MI5, MI6 ranked top employers for LGBT staff

Five organisations from the defence and security sector have made the Top 100 Employers list, compiled by lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity Stonewall.

British nuclear submarine in near miss with Irish Sea ferry

A Royal Navy nuclear submarine was involved in what has been called a 'close quarters incident' with a ferry in the Irish Sea.

Submariners mark 50 years of nuclear patrols

No mission has been longer – or more important say the Royal Navy – than the patrols performed by the UK's nuclear armed submarines for the past 50 years.

Queen Elizabeth class carriers – A symbol of military power

Aircraft carriers are a symbol of national status, the technical capability required to build them and the resources required to operate them globally aren't reachable for most nations.

US Commander praises UK naval personnel in Gulf for ‘outstanding work’

Vice Admiral James Malloy, Commander of the US Fifth Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, commended UK personnel operating in the Middle East and the 'special relationship' they have with their American counterparts, say the Royal Navy.

Home Office to pay £20,000 per day cost for HMS Mersey migrant patrols

The £20,000 per day cost of using the Offshore Patrol Vessel to monitor the English Channel will be reclaimed from the Home Office.

HMS Mersey returns to Portsmouth after English Channel migrant patrol

River class Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Mersey has temporarily returned to port after two weeks in the English Channel.

British and American warships exercise in disputed South China Sea

US Navy destroyer USS McCampbell and Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll, conducted a series of exercises from Friday to Wednesday "to address common security priorities" in the South China Sea, the US Navy said in a press release.

789 nuclear safety events recorded at Scottish bases

According to official figures, a total of 789 nuclear safety events were recorded at HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane and Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport in the 12 years between 2006 and 2018.