The Royal Navy’s Merlin helicopter force will be boosted by a £40m contract to provide sonobuoys. The deal between the Ministry of Defence and Ultra Maritime will significantly strengthen the UK’s ...

For the first time Royal Navy helicopters have used live data from multiple drones to target a moving vehicle. The crew of a Wildcat from 815 Naval Air Squadron received information almost ...

Royal Navy warships and aircraft were activated to shadow Russian vessels in the English Channel during a two-day operation in coordination with NATO allies. Portsmouth-based patrol ships HMS Mersey ...

If you have upwards of £80,000 to spare you could own the medals of a Royal Navy hero of the Blitz. Chief Petty Officer Reginald Vincent Ellingworth was the first rating to be awarded the George Cross ...

Aircraft carriers, assault ships, destroyers or frigates: the Surface Fleet is the Royal Navy’s backbone.

British aviation history has been made with the UK’s first truly autonomous full-size helicopter completing its maiden flight ...

The Royal Navy has been undertaking ground-breaking trials to demonstrate the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles from submarines. The torpedo tube launched vehicles will increase the ...

The Royal Navy carried out two interceptions in a fortnight of Russian vessels in UK waters – including monitoring an intelligence gathering vessel. Plymouth-based HMS Somerset shadowed Russian ...

More than £300m is being invested in the Royal Navy’s first ever laser weapon after it downed high-velocity drones in latest trials. The success of the latest firings has prompted Whitehall to sign a ...

Royal Marines launched covert boarding missions in the eastern Baltic Sea as they sharpened specialist skills ahead of operating with NATO in an entirely new way. The Commandos are working towards ...

The largest number of UK F-35B Lightning jets ever assembled on either of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers has been deployed to the Mediterranean for a major allied exercise. Flagship HMS Prince ...

Britain’s premier naval deployment of 2025 ends this weekend as the ships, jets and helicopters of the UK Carrier Strike Group returns home. Families and well-wishers are expected to gather at air and ...