Suspect tanker boarded at sea – find out how these operations are carried out
The priority is to take the ship's bridge – and former Royal Marines Commando Richard White explains what's involved
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USA Golden fleet: President unveils Trump-class battleships and new bigger aircraft carrier
President Trump said that the new warships would be larger, faster and 100 times more powerful than any previously built
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Navy In pictures: King and Queen host HMS Prince of Wales's crew to celebrate CSG25 return
Operation Highmast was the UK's premier naval deployment of 2025, and a major global exercise, led by the nation's flagship
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Navy In pictures: Sub-hunter Somerset makes it home for Christmas after eight months away
In November, the Type 23 frigate shadowed Russian research ship Yantar in the North Sea, keeping watch round-the-clock for eight days
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Navy Nato vs the World: 12 Ships of Christmas from HMS Prince of Wales to HMNZS Aotearoa
BFBS Forces News has paired 12 countries' vessels to compare and contrast their relative capabilities
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Opinion Carriers beat battleships: Why Healey and 1SL's Hybrid Navy plan is the right approach
Steve Prest argues that First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins is constrained in his strategy plans by three things – time, people and ...
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Navy Royal Navy tracks Russian submarine as Nato Secretary General visits Berlin
Mark Rutte, the Nato Secretary General, said that the Kremlin could be ready to use military force against Nato within five years in Germany
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Navy HMS Lancaster retires and leaves Royal Navy with a hole to fill in the Middle East
Across three decades, she was deployed throughout the world, including the Caribbean and Africa, tackling piracy and arms smuggling
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USA US seizes 'illicit' crude oil tanker as tensions with Venezuela continue to rise
Pamela Bondi revealed that Washington had sanctioned the vessel due to her supposed involvement in an illicit oil shipping network
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CSG25 In pictures: HNoMS Roald Amundsen returns to Norway after CSG25 deployment
Friends, families, and loved ones attended the event, where personnel were presented with medals for their service during the deployment
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Navy Atlantic Bastion: New undersea warfare technology to counter threat from Russia
The majority of the work in Atlantic Bastion will be provided by the incoming Type 26 frigates and the existing P-8 Poseidon aircraft
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Navy HMS Lancaster retiring: Built for 18 years of service – but went on to do 34
The Royal Navy's longest-serving Type 23 frigate will not be coming back to the UK one last time, but will instead be disposed of in Bahrain
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Navy RFA Resurgent: What we know about the first of the Navy's Fleet Solid Support ships
Construction of the first of three Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships has begun at a North Devon shipyard
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CSG25 Royal Navy flagship to be placed under direct Nato command for the first time
This latest change means that Nato will be in control of a carrier strike group, including HMS Prince of Wales, for the first time
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RAF Bombs away: F-35B Lightnings aboard HMS Prince of Wales strike in the Indo-Pacific
The latest phase of Operation Highmast saw F-35B Lightning jets drop Paveway IV Bombs
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Navy HMS Diamond's crew recognised for bravery after repeated attacks by Houthis
Sailors from the Type 45 destroyer have been recognised by the United States Navy for their courage during missile and drone attacks in the ...