On May 1st, 1982—the opening day of Britain’s campaign to retake the Falkland Islands - the skies lit up with one of the most intense air combat days of the war. This video covers the final and ...

The F-35 Lightning II isn't the first jet with hovering capabilities the military has used, but it does accomplish this ...

A Royal Navy base was placed in “lockdown” after nude pictures of a cadet was shared by an ex partner amid a revenge porn claim. A communication blackout has been ordered at HMS Raleigh ...

The first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, Venturer, is rolled out at Babcock's facilities in Rosyth on 27 May 2025. (Babcock) The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new Type 31 ...

Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales has embarked on the next stage of a global mission in the Indian Ocean. The carrier was accompanied by her task force of warships and aircraft – known as ...

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The Royal Navy has issued a powerful signal to Vladimir Putin with the public unveiling of HMS Venturer — the first of a new fleet of British warships designed to reinforce the UK’s global ...

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the General Atomics MQ-9B is being evaluated as a potential carrier-based airborne early warning (AEW) platform for the Royal Navy.https://t.co ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A new state-of-the-art Royal Navy warship which is set to be based at HMNB Devonport has been officially named by the Princess of Wales who smashed a bottle of whisky against its hull. At a ...

The first of five warships for the Royal Navy has been rolled out of the shipbuilding hall in a “pivotal milestone” for the project. Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer emerged from Babcock’s ...

The Royal Navy is preparing to deploy its £1.3billion 'hunter-killer' submarine, the HMS Anson, following weapons tests in the Atlantic and a visit to the US's maritime equivalent of 'Area 51'.