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Two Royal Navy warships collide off coast of Bahrain

No-one was hurt but ‘some damage was sustained’ when HMS Chiddingfold collided with HMS Bangor.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2024

Crafting a new phase in India-U.K. defence ties

Rajnath Singh’s visit to the U.K. offers plenty of opportunities for the two countries to forge new plans for a joint naval vision

The Hindu · Jan 18, 2024

UK takes centre stage in Red Sea action, targeting Yemen’s Houthis

Three Royal Navy Frigates are now in the region, as the UK ramps up to its biggest military footprint since the Cold War

Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2024

Britain warns of severe consequences after Houthi attack in Red Sea repelled

US and UK warships shoot down barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships by Yemeni group

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

OPINION - The Houthis threaten the world's shipping, but the Royal Navy is falling apart

At the weekend the frigate HMS Richmond left Devonport to join HMS Diamond in the task force protecting international shipping from attacks by Houthi militias. The Royal Navy now has ships and forces on operations from the Baltic to the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, the Gulf and beyond.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024

HMS Diamond and US jets shoot down biggest wave of drone and missile attacks in Red Sea on container ships

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says UK must maintain 'formidable presence in face of attacks'

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024

Royal Navy forced to recruit for tob job on social media

The advertisement was described as ‘utterly shameful’ and ‘unprecedented’ by naval sources

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Royal Navy warship to be sent to Guyana as tensions with Venezuela escalate

BRITAIN is to send a Royal Navy warship to Guyana amid escalating tensions between the Commonwealth country and its neighbour Venezuela.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 24, 2023

Royal Navy warship sent to Guyana as tensions rise

Guyana is in a bitter dispute with Venezuela over a vast border region rich in oil and minerals.

Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2023

‘It was a hunting ground’: women and sexual assault in the UK armed forces

Two years on from the government response to an inquiry into women’s lives in the forces, those who serve still face a culture of violent misogyny

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2023