Royal Navy investigates 'double engine failure' that caused fatal crash The training incident involved HMS Queen Elizabeth in Dorset on Wednesday Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024
Pain can make veterans feel alone: Help for Heroes is by their side After a 25-year military career, including four tours in Afghanistan, former Royal Navy nurse, Janine, is still caring for the Armed Forces… The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2024
World War I British warship that sank in a surprise U-boat attack 110 years ago discovered in North Sea HMS Hawke sank after an explosion caused by an enemy torpedo, with the loss of more than 500 of its crew. LiveScience · Aug 31, 2024
Royal Navy warship seizes more than £40m of cocaine in Caribbean Sea The Royal Navy said it is the sixth drug bust made by HMS Trent in 2024, and it has seized close to seven tons of drugs worth £551.5 million . Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2024
HMS Richmond: Royal Navy escorts Chinese warships travelling through UK waters Minister hails surveillance of Chinese warships as ‘demonstration’ of Navy protecting British sovereignty Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2024
HMS Queen Elizabeth to leave Scotland after four months of repairs The Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to sail into its home base of Portsmouth later following four months of repairs in Scotland. The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024
Massive US-led naval exercises in Hawaii and Pacific islands reflect over a century of colonial exploitation of the region Since the last week in June, navies and naval assets from 29 countries have been taking part the world’s largest naval exercises. The US-led Rimpac 2024 (Exercise Rim of the Pacific), the 29th such exercise to be held since 1971, claims to promote “a free and open Indo-Pacific”. But many… The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024
Business secretary confident of ‘market-led solution’ for Harland & Wolff Jonathan Reynolds says he expects Royal Navy ships will continue to be built at the struggling Belfast yard The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024
Britain’s defence policy rests on unity in an increasingly divided world Letters: Readers on the UK’s defence and security review after the expert leading it identified a ‘deadly quartet’ of adversaries The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024
Prince Harry breaks silence over US military award backlash with impassioned message to veterans Over 70,000 people have signed a petition urging ESPN to ‘rethink’ its decision to give the Duke of Sussex the award The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
Prince Harry should turn down military gong that honours US war hero, says ex Navy chief Lord West Harry advised to turn down gong named after US war hero Pat Tillman The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024
OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: Four things Keir Starmer must heed after his landslide win Picture Sir Keir Starmer in his Downing Street study this evening. His No10 steps speech done, Britain’s new Prime Minister has just written his letters of last resort to the Royal Navy’s four nuclear missile submarine commanders. A sobering moment but also a reminder of the awesome power Sir Keir… Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024
Warships appear in Glasgow ahead of major Nato exercise FIVE WARSHIPS from four allied nations have arrived in Glasgow ahead of a major Nato exercise in Scottish waters. The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2024
Russian submarine spotted off west coast of Scotland A RUSSIAN submarine was spotted off Scotland's west coast before arriving in Cuba last week. The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2024
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2024 Rishi Sunak given a ‘secret briefing’ as Putin nuclear submarine Kazan detected off the coast of Scotland A Kremlin spokesman denied there was any reason for concern
Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024 Camilla's tears for D-Day heroes: Queen overcome with emotion at event marking 80th anniversary Pictures also showed Charles appearing to wipe a tear from his eye
International Business Times · Jun 3, 2024 'This Is What We've Been Fighting For.' British Veteran Remembers D-Day John Roberts was a 20-year-old British Royal Navy officer during the D-Day landings 80 years ago and remembers making light of the daring mission at the time.
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024 Royal Navy veteran recalls being thrown from ship by explosion weeks after D-Day Stan Ford suffered lifelong injuries when his ship was sunk by a submarine off the Normandy coast
Evening Standard · May 18, 2024 Former Navy chief recalls surviving Nazi raid as he celebrates 100th birthday Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird has marked the milestone with his family in South Ayrshire.
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024 Union warns of threat to Harland & Wolff jobs if Treasury vetoes £200m support GMB says historic shipyard’s workers are concerned by reports that chancellor could withhold vital export credit guarantee
The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024 UK given stark warning over ‘negligible’ air defence systems Exclusive: Key defence contractor says UK’s capabilities are ‘very limited’ as a result of long-term under-investment
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024 Former female trainee in Royal Marines says sexual assault was dismissed as ‘high jinks’ Marines ‘want to protect the chain of command’, she says. ‘They don’t want to protect women’
The Hindu · May 4, 2024 U.K. leverages logistics support agreement to expand maritime cooperation with India The U.K. is leveraging a logistics support agreement signed with India to expand military to military engagements, especially in the maritime domain, as it also looks to augment its capability and deployments in the Indo-Pacific
Top News · Apr 27, 2024 UAE Sends Food Aid To Gaza Through Israeli Port Aid shipment from Cyprus to Gaza, supported by UAE and UK Royal Navy, aims to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the region.
International Business Times · Apr 27, 2024 UK Ship Sets Sail To Help Building Of Gaza Aid Jetty A British ship to house hundreds of US troops building a jetty to boost aid deliveries to Gaza has set sail from Cyprus, a UK defence source said Saturday.