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Navy warship that sank during fatal training exercise uncovered after 118 years

The warship was cut in two in 1908 after straying into the path of another warship

The Independent UK · Aug 10

Royal Navy Faces Security Questions After £12M Drones Sent Data to China

The Royal Navy is investigating after components in unmanned vessels transmitted data to China. The Ministry of Defence found no sensitive data was compromised but faces scrutiny over supply-chain security.

International Business Times UK · Aug 10

Royal Navy drone cameras ‘sent communications to China’

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The Independent UK · Aug 10

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Royal Navy drone cameras linked to China raise security concerns

The breach is expected to spark wider concern about the security of military drone components

The Independent UK · Aug 9

Royal Navy warns of 25% surge in Russian ships near UK waters

The Royal Navy spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s vessels

The Independent UK · Aug 8

Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North Sea

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8

How Togo has become a new entry point for weapons sent by Russia to Mali

A Russian ship under US sanctions, the Mikhail Britnev, dropped off its cargo of military vehicles at the Port of Lomé in Togo on July 9. It’s the first time that Togo has been a stop for a Russian shipment of weapons to Mali, carried out as part of Moscow’s…

France 24 · Aug 4

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What is 'Operation Fortress'? Reform UK's military plan to stop migrants crossing English Channel

Britain's right-wing Reform UK party has unveiled 'Operation Fortress', a military-led plan that it says would end illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel if it comes to power.

The Times of India · Aug 4

'We'll Stand up for Britain': Nigel Farage Vows Biggest Royal Navy Channel Operation Since WWII Amid French Backlash

Nigel Farage's Reform UK plans a major Royal Navy operation to intercept Channel migrants, sparking legal disputes with France over international law and sovereignty. Discover the implications of this controversial proposal.

International Business Times UK · Aug 3

French government blasts Reform over 'illegal' Channel military operation plans

The French government has responded after Reform UK announced plans to launch 'the largest military operation in the English Channel since…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

Reform’s Operation Fortress is an insult to the intelligence of the British voter

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Immigration is not a defence matter – and Nigel Farage’s vainglorious posturing over the Channel only shows how much trouble he and his party are really in

The Independent UK · Aug 3

France hits out at Reform’s plan to use Navy to stop small boats as former officer says proposal ‘lacks substance’

Retired Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe said military warships would not be best used for ‘ferrying people around’

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?

Nigel Farage says he would use the military in the Channel but there are questions about whether the plan would work

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Nigel Farage says Reform would use Navy to stop small boats as over 1,000 migrants cross Channel in a week

The Reform UK leader insisted ‘Operation Fortress’, a plan to transport migrants back to France or Belgium, would comply with international law

Evening Standard · Aug 3

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The Independent UK · Aug 3

Reform’s ‘Operation Fortress’ plan to stop small boats branded ‘ridiculous’

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France 24 · Aug 3

France slams hard-right Reform UK party's plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants

The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. France was quick to slam the proposal later on Monday, calling it "a violation of French…

The Independent UK · Aug 3

France hits back at Reform UK’s plan to use navy to stop small boats from crossing Channel

Experts say Nigel Farage’s plan would only increase death and violence at the border – after the party promised the ‘largest military operation in the Channel since WWII’

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Channel military operation to stop migrant boats would be legal, Reform insists

No 10 said border patrol officers were the ‘best-suited candidate’ to deal with such operations.

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Euronews · Aug 3

Hard-right Reform UK vows to use navy to stop small migrant boats crossing Channel

Britain and France signed a new three-year deal in April to stop irregular migrants making the risky Channel journeys, with London paying Paris up to €766 million in return for boosted law enforcement of the issue.

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Can the Royal Navy legally stop the boats?

ANALYSIS: Reform UK has pledged to send the Royal Navy into the Channel to intercept all migrant boats there and return them to France or Belgium. Sean O’Grady and Athena Stavrou consider whether it’s even possible

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Restore leader accuses Farage of ‘outright lying’ over pact offer but says his party ‘remains open’ – as it happened

Rupert Lowe says no talks have taken place after the Reform UK leader said he was ‘open to conversation’ on some sort of electoral deal

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

Reform UK's 'reheated' Channel military operation slammed as legality questioned

Reform UK wants to launch “the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two” to stop small boat arrivals from France

Evening Standard · Aug 3

France will have to take migrants if they are picked up by Navy, says Zia Yusuf

Reform UK has called for ‘the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two’.

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Reform UK unveils plan for ‘largest military operation since WW2’ to stop small boats

Reform UK’s spokesman claimed the move would render the border ‘impenetrable’, ensuring ‘nobody’ could reach UK shores via small boat

TechRadar · Aug 2

UK tests robot boat that can fly its own wired drone even in 14ft waves and stay at sea for weeks

The Royal Navy tested a robotic boat launching a tethered drone in rough seas, demonstrating autonomous maritime surveillance capabilities.

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