Dry dock upgrade at key naval base to speed up redeployment of Royal Navy's submarines
The UK's nuclear deterrent will benefit from improved planned maintenance work support and faster turnaround times.
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Navy Royal Navy makes history as UK and US forces storm narco-sub smuggling cocaine
HMS Trent has now seized £749m worth of narcotics since deploying to the Caribbean, making her the best smuggler-hunter this century.
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Navy New pictures show Type 26 frigate HMS Cardiff in water for the first time
After being moved out of Govan on a barge, HMS Cardiff sailed down the River Clyde before mooring at Scotstoun.
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Navy Portsmouth waves goodbye to HMS Prince of Wales as second carrier sets sail
Prince of Wales follows in the footsteps of her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth and leaves Portsmouth Harbour for a short deployment out at sea.
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Navy Offshore meets inshore as HMS Tamar joins HMNZS Taupō for training in Auckland
Offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar joined New Zealand's lake-class inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Taupō on a training mission.
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USA US crew go Ga Ga thanks to Freddie Mercury-themed concert on board huge hovercraft
It wasn't just the waves that rocked as the Queen frontman's tunes were brought to life on board the massive Landing Craft, Air Cushion.
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Sea vessels Blow dealt to Caribbean cocaine trade as HMS Trent seizes over £40m of drugs
This is Royal Navy warship HMS Trent's sixth interception this year, bringing the total amount of drugs seized to £551.5 million
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Navy Royal Navy Top Gun feels the need for speed flying the F/A-18 Super Hornet
A Royal Navy pilot becomes Maverick, flying the same jet flown by Tom Cruise's character in the latest Top Gun - but is it like the movies?
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Navy HMS Tamar returns to New Zealand to visit windiest city in the world
HMS Tamar is on deployment in the Indo-Pacific alongside her sister ship, HMS Trey, and has returned to New Zealand to visit Wellington.
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Aircraft F-35-loaded USS Abraham Lincoln second US aircraft carrier to arrive in Middle East
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the ship to sail more quickly to the region amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
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Navy Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer leaves Portsmouth to test her readiness through sea trials
HMS Dauntless has sailed out of Portsmouth to begin sea trials where her advanced systems will be put to the test.
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Navy MOD unveils £850m spending plans to keep warships and submarines at sea
The Ministry of Defence says the new contracts framework will enhance economic growth across the UK.
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Navy HMS Protector passes through Panama Canal and arrives in Pacific on way to Antarctica
The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship arrives in the Pacific Ocean, continuing her journey to Antarctica.
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Navy HMS Trent helps with Virgin Islands damage and disruption following Hurricane Ernesto
The Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel has been deployed to the British Virgin Islands to assist with the storm's aftermath.
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Navy Aukus: Barriers lifted on defence trading will speed up nuclear submarine development
A landmark deal in defence between the UK, US and Australia will lead to export control changes around technology and intelligence.
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Navy Royal Navy's icebreaker heads south after completing first northern mission in two years
HMS Protector has completed a two week mission in the Arctic and is heading back to the waters of Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere.