All news on the topic: Royal Navy
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Britain to mobilise military veterans in major exercise as Russia threat grows
Britain is preparing to call up military veterans for a major mobilisation exercise next year as the country strengthens its ability to respond to the growing threat from Russia.
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Royal Navy sailor took his own life on warship after being charged with sexual assault, inquest hears
A Royal Navy sailor took his own life on a warship after he was charged with sex assault allegations, an inquest heard.
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Nearly 30,000 British troops unfit for front-line combat amid fresh defence spending concerns
Nearly 30,000 British troops are unfit to serve on the front line, new figures have revealed.
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British farmers "dangerously exposed" to Chinese hacking through tractors and farming technology
British farmers are "dangerously exposed" to Chinese hacking as Beijing uses tractors to spy on UK food security, a new report has detailed.
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British Army ordered to halt major training exercises over cash shortage
The British Army has been ordered to suspend large-scale training exercises due to a shortage of cash for day-to-day defence spending, in a move which could weaken the country’s military readiness.
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Chinese camera scandal exposes fresh vulnerability in Royal Navy supply chain
A company at the centre of a Chinese camera scandal is based three miles from the home of the Royal Navy’s hybrid fleet, The Telegraph can disclose.
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Britain abandoned £5.5bn HMS Sussex treasure hunt to avoid confrontation with Spain
Britain walked away from a potential £5.5billion treasure recovery mission near Gibraltar rather than risk a confrontation with Spain over the territory.
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Farage’s Channel migration plan rejected by France and Downing Street as illegal
Nigel Farage’s desperate small boats plan has been dismissed as impractical and illegal as he attempts to divert attention from sleaze allegations.
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Reform UK vows military operation to stop small boats crossing the English Channel
Reform UK would launch a military operation in the England Channel to stop small boats if it were in power, the party has said.
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Three Nato warships arrive in Glasgow during multinational deployment
Three Nato ships with very different jobs have made a scheduled replenishment visit to Glasgow.
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Former Royal Navy submarine commander jailed for sexually assaulting junior sailor
A disgraced nuclear submarine commander has been jailed for sexually assaulting a young sailor at a Navy base.
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Russian warship holds live-fire drill off Plymouth as Royal Navy monitors operation
A Russian warship carried out a live-fire artillery exercise 46 miles off the coast of Plymouth on Monday.
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UK says first joint amphibious warship with the Netherlands will enter service in the 2030s
The first ship of the planned joint Anglo-Dutch amphibious fleet is intended to enter service in the 2030s, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard has told the House of Commons.
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RAF jets scramble as Russian aircraft flies dangerously close to HMS Prince of Wales in Arctic showdown
UK fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian plane after it came “unnecessarily close” to Britain’s flagship carrier in the Arctic Circle.
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"Vanishingly rare" copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered in British archives after 249 years
A "vanishingly rare" copy of the Declaration of Independence has been found in London, dug up in archives holding documents from the British capture of an American privateer ship in 1776, just as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary.
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UK scraps Type 83 destroyer as Labour shifts defence strategy towards drones and autonomous warfare
Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.
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UK deploys 3D printing hubs to speed up submarine repairs and boost fleet readiness
QinetiQ is to install an additive manufacturing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde capable of producing submarine components on demand at the dockside, in a development that is intended to reduce the time boats spend alongside between operational patrols.
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Royal Navy drone crashes into £400k yacht after “going rogue”
A Royal Navy sea drone crashed into a racing yacht and caused thousands of pounds in damage after it “went rogue” in a harbour.
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Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker enters English Channel after Smyrtos seizure
The tanker Forwarder (IMO: 9419448), which is under UK, U.S. EU, Canadian, Swiss, and Ukrainian sanctions, entered the English Channel under the Russian flag and is continuing its course south.
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British couple accuse Russian warship of “normal lies” after Channel warning shots
A Russian warship fired warning shots after nearly colliding with a British sailing yacht just 150 meters away in the English Channel, according to the Kremlin.
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Russian warship fires warning shots near British yacht in English Channel
A Russian warship fired warning shots at a British yacht that came close to it in the English Channel to avoid a collision, defence sources have claimed.
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Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker charged after UK commandos seize Smyrtos
The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.
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Britain’s £3.5bn aircraft carrier breaks down again as defence funding row deepens
Britain’s £3.5 billion flagship aircraft carrier has suffered another breakdown, just as ministers clash over plans to increase defence funding.
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Britain’s only female Royal Navy commando among three killed in helicopter crash during training flight
One of the three people killed in a tragic Royal Navy helicopter crash in Devon was the UK’s only female commando and took part in ultra-marathons.
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Mystery over UK shadow fleet crackdown deepens as MoD blocks key figures from public view
The Ministry of Defence has declined to provide figures on the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have passed through British waters, been boarded, or detained
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