Mine countermeasures ‘mothership’ Stirling Castle raised the white ensign on Jul. 25, transferring from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The ship is a step towards a new way of countering sea mines, ...

Often when we think of the Royal Navy we forget about some of the smallest ships in the fleet. Mammoth aircraft carriers and large destroyers often take the headlines for their operations around the ...

More than a dozen navies around the world already employ tall sailing ships in order to train sailors in basic seamanship. The Royal Navy was not among them—until now. It was during the “Age of Sail,” ...

A modern munitions factory is being built in Hampshire and could be coming to Portsmouth amid plans to restore “industrial heartlands”. The facility will be one of 13 new sites being built to support ...

Under new rules unveiled this week, Royal Navy personnel should consume no more than three units of alcohol per day or 14 ...

Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters have for the first time used live data from multiple uncrewed systems to identify and target a moving vehicle during trials in the UK.

The Royal Navy shadowed a Russian Navy corvette and an oil tanker through the English Channel in a two-day operation alongside NATO allies, the service said Friday. The Royal Navy dispatched offshore ...

The Royal Navy’s HMS Tyne and a Rattler Unmanned Surface Vehicle participate in a proof of concept exercise in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland, Oct. 28, 2025. Royal Navy photo The Royal Navy ...