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The Royal Navy surface fleet is to "shrink to its smallest size in 500 years" as two ships are set to be scrapped. The ...
A new icebreaker ship could be brought into the Royal Navy for strategic reasons, the armed forces minister has said.
The Royal Navy missed 40% of its intake target last year, with just 2,450 new sailors. Skilled engineers are particularly hard to retain, forcing the Government to offer £30,000 retention bonuses ...
Janes analyse the 2025 UK strategic defence review and what it means for the UK’s military capability, defence procurement, ...
The Ministry of Defence is reviewing employment conditions for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel amid rising concern over ...
The Royal Navy is building 12 new SSN-AUKUS attack submarines. They're set to replace the UK's Astute-class attack submarines by the 2030s. It comes as part of the UK government's bid to boost its ...
Warship: Life In The Royal Navy ()Rating: Admiral Nelson's last words, as he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar, were, 'Kiss me, Hardy.' To which Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy did not reply, 'I can ...
Space can be tight on a 1,600-crew warship, but sailors managed to get funding and room for a suite with robust air ...
Royal Navy School, Channel 4, TV review: This felt like one long advert for the Navy rather than a warts-and-all look at basic training. People tune into these programmes to see the recruits ...
Major reforms to move the country into “war-fighting readiness” and create a “hybrid Royal Navy” have been announced to deal with a “new era” of threats.
UK sailors convinced the Royal Navy to install a new computer room filled with gaming PCs on its new aircraft carrier, for ...