Royal Navy destroyer on Eastern Mediterranean security mission
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan has been protecting a US Navy task group in the Eastern Mediterranean as part of a regional security mission. The Portsmouth-based warship deployed at the end of May and, after intensive training and a
HMS Diamond returns to Portsmouth
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond returns to Portsmouth today after an historic Middle East deployment that saw her shoot down nine drones and a Houthi missile. The Type 45 spent six months helping safeguard vital international shipping lanes against
Royal Marines Musicians perform poignant tribute for dying bandmate
Royal Marines musicians laid on a poignant performance for patients – including one of their bandmates – at a Wiltshire hospice. Newlywed Sophie Ward was joined by her husband Richard, patients, staff and volunteers as the men and women
Samaritan praised for saving Royal Navy officer Lieutenant James Jeffcoate life
The calmness, composure and care of a complete stranger who saved the life of a Royal Navy officer Lieutenant James Jeffcoate after an horrific road accident was rewarded at a special ceremony aboard HMS Victory. Lieutenant James Jeffcoate was
Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines recognised by the King for their dedication and ingenuity
Sailors and Royal Marines have been recognised by His Majesty the King for their dedication and ingenuity on operations around the globe. Among those singled out on the Operational Honours and King’s Birthday Honours lists is a sailor who
Veteran Navy aircraft head to Falklands for museum exhibition
Two iconic Royal Navy aircraft are on an 8,000-mile journey to become centrepieces of a new museum in the Falklands. A retired Sea Harrier jump jet and Lynx helicopter are being transferred to the South Atlantic as islanders create
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Tamar makes friends in Tonga
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Tamar extended the hand of friendship to ‘the friendly islands’ when she paid her first to Tonga. The latest leg of the Portsmouth-based warship’s Pacific patrol took her to the island chain to underscore
Powerful laser to be installed on Royal Navy warship by 2027
A powerful laser weapon will be added to the Royal Navy’s arsenal in the next three years as the need for weapons to counter drone and missile threats – like those fired by Houthi rebels – grows. The cutting-edge
Two Ukrainian Navy ships to be temporarily based in Portsmouth
Two former Royal Navy ships now serving with the Ukrainian Navy will be a frequent sight in the waters off the South Coast as they operate from their new temporary home in Portsmouth Naval Base. The Sandown-class minehunters, formerly
Royal Navy seizes £16.7m of drugs in Caribbean
Royal Navy warship HMS Trent seized drugs with a street value of £16.7 million in two separate blows to drug runners in the Caribbean. British sailors, Royal Marines and a US Coast Guard team on HMS Trent intercepted a
