HMS Duncan shows off guns and guts as she survives testing time with US task forces
From gunnery, operating USN helicopters and carrying out replenishments at sea, the Type 45 air defence destroyer has been extremely busy.
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Middle East Watch: Greek vessel defends cargo ship from multiple Houthi attack drones
The Greek naval vessel HS Psara worked with Dutch naval personnel to shoot down two Houthi drones in defence of a cargo ship.
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Middle East Houthi rebels upping their game in Red Sea with more advanced drone boats
The Houthis have used a new drone called the Tutan 1 which reportedly can carry a warhead of up to 1,500kg.
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Navy Royal Navy takes part in first joint exercise with Australia and Japan in Indo-Pacific
Vessels from the three nations trained together ahead of the Tongan International Fleet Review.
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Sea vessels Vessels from four nations meet in Glasgow ahead of Nato's Exercise Sea Breeze
Crews from Ukraine, Germany, France and the UK will take part in the exercise later this month.
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USA Nuclear US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in South Korea for military drills
The nuclear aircraft carrier has arrived in Busan and will later this month train with their counterparts from Korea and Japan.
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Navy HMS Tamar scores a first as she successfully links up with US submarine support ship
The experimental link-up, which also involved an Australian ship, allowed the Royal Navy patrol vessel to take on fuel, water and power.
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Navy Two Royal Navy patrol vessels mark Entente Cordiale in the first Paris visit for 20 years
The Entente Cordiale was signed in 1904 and ended centuries of conflict between the UK and France.
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WWII Flotilla of Dunkirk Little Ships gets together again 84 years after WW2 evacuation
Forces News went to central London to understand just how different the backgrounds of each little ship is.
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Feature How a WW1 German U-boat became a tourist attraction on a British beachfront
In April 1919, a series of events led to the stranding of U-118 at the seaside town of Hastings, where it proved to be a fatal attraction.
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Navy First woman to take command of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, says newspaper
According to The Sun, Commander Claire Thompson will be taking the helm in 2025.
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Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan deploys for Red Sea to relieve HMS Diamond
HMS Duncan will be a like-for-like replacement for HMS Diamond – armed with the same Sea Viper missile system.
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Navy UK committed to developing drone capabilities on its state-of-the-art aircraft carriers
Defence Minister James Cartlidge was responding to a question in the Commons on the merits of retrofitting equipment.
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Sea vessels Royal Navy's most powerful hunter-killer sub one step closer to frontline deployment
HMS Anson conducted trials in the Atlantic and Caribbean in which she tested her ability to hunt enemy submarines without being detected.
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D-Day Royal Marines practise beach raiding drills as holidaymakers' game of football goes on
The marines were rehearsing in Cornwall ahead of their landing on Gold Beach in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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Sea vessels HMS St Albans rededicated to the Royal Navy's fleet after major five-year revamp
The Type 23 Duke-class frigate is back on the Royal Navy's books following a ceremony and celebration in Portsmouth.