HMS Iron Duke's crew practise man overboard drills – but what does it involve?
HMS Iron Duke is a Type 23 Frigate in the Royal Navy and the crew have been honing their personnel-recovery techniques.
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Navy HMS Sutherland back at sea after upgrade as final Type 23 to receive Sea Ceptor missiles
The final Type 23 frigate to receive a life-extension upgrade, HMS Sutherland is back at sea after nearly four years in refit.
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Navy From HMS Cockchafer to the row over Agincourt, what goes into naming a warship?
Defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke discusses how a name is allocated to a Royal Navy vessel on this week's Sitrep.
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Russia Watch: Nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker tears open bow after collision
Russia's nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Years of Victory crashed into a cargo ship in the Kara Sea.
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Navy Adversary attack simulation to help prepare UK troops gets new £173m boost
A contract, worth £173m, will see aircraft used to simulate air-to-air combat, missile attacks and attacks on ships from aircraft.
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Army British Army and Royal Navy personnel set milestones during the World's Toughest Row
The World's Toughest Row saw military personnel among 38 teams to row 3,000 miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua.
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Navy Agincourt becomes Achilles as Royal Navy switches name for new Astute-class submarine
The submarine was supposed to be named after the Battle of Agincourt, which resulted in the English defeating the French in the 100 Years' ...
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Navy HMS Spey shows off her firepower – and practises putting out fire on joint exercise
The offshore patrol vessel has been taking part in live-fire drills during the French-led Exercise La Pérouse.
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Navy Out of a tragedy comes hope: Fundraiser aims to remember crew of HMS Exmouth
Divers are raising funds to honour the crew of HMS Exmouth, which sank 85 years ago, and support the RNLI.
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Sea vessels HMS Prince of Wales captain celebrates family's 100 years' continuous Navy service
Captain Will Blackett is the current Commanding Officer of Britain's flagship.
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USA US Navy's future aircraft carriers to be named after former presidents Clinton and Bush
Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered carriers USS William J Clinton and USS George W Bush will begin construction in the coming years.
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Navy Sitrep: JEF a good start, but defence of undersea cables needs funding and aggression
On this week's episode of the Sitrep podcast, experts discuss how to defend European data power cables and undersea pipelines.
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Sea vessels Royal Fleet Auxiliary members accept pay offer, easing tensions amid long dispute
RFA personnel have voted to accept a deal with offers of 'significant uplifts' in salaries, at a time when staff retention is difficult.
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Sea vessels UK-led Nordic Warden system activated to track threats after undersea cable damage
The system is designed to track potential threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor hostile war vessels.
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Navy Royal Navy warships return home in time for Christmas following busy deployments
Sister ships HMS Portland and Iron Duke return to the UK after completing a full schedule from Norway to Estonia.
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Weapons and Kit French navy torpedoes retired ship in demonstration of submarine's new capabilities
A nuclear submarine fired an F21 torpedo against a decommissioned ship during an exercise in near-operational conditions.