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ON THIS DAY IN 1940: THE ROYAL NAVY MAKES ITS LAST EVER BOARDING ACTION DURING THE ALTMARK INCIDENT
On 14 February 1940, the German navy supply ship Altmark entered neutral Norway's territorial waters at Trondheim... READ MORE›
NATO KEEPS CLOSE EYE ON RUSSIAN WARSHIPS AS THEY SAIL HOME FROM MEDITERRANEAN
The Admiral Kuznetsov is returning to its home base in Severomorsk as the chair of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen... READ MORE›
NAVY FACING HEAVIEST RUSSIAN ACTIVITY SINCE COLD WAR SAYS FIRST SEA LORD
The Royal Navy is facing its greatest challenge from Russian submarines and warships for more than 25 years, the First Sea Lord has told his sailors... READ MORE›
AMERICAN DESTROYER FIRES WARNING SHOTS AT IRANIAN BOATS
On Sunday, Iranian boats approached the American ships six times before they got so close that the Mahan fired warning shots... READ MORE›
ROYAL NAVY ESCORT ANOTHER RUSSIAN WARSHIP THROUGH BRITISH WATERS
Another Russian warship has been escorted by the Royal Navy through British waters at a time of heightened diplomatic tension between Moscow and London... READ MORE›
ROYAL NAVY SHIP MONITORS RUSSIAN DESTROYER THROUGH BRITISH WATERSA
A Royal Navy ship is monitoring a Russian vessel as she moves through British waters... READ MORE›
TROUBLE STRIKES ON CARIBBEAN TOUR AS PRINCE HARRY'S SHIP BREAKS DOWNA
An Royal Navy spokesperson said RFA Wave Knight experienced a minor technical issue... READ MORE›
MOST EXPENSIVE DESTROYER IN NAVY HISTORY BREAKS DOWN
The ship was built at Bath Iron Works in Maine and is on its way to San Diego... READ MORE›
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BELCHING SMOKE THROUGH THE CHANNEL, RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER SO UNRELIABLE IT SAILS WITH ITS OWN BREAKDOWN TUG
Work began on the Admiral Kuznetsov in 1982 and it was commissioned in 1990... READ MORE›
'POSTURING' RUSSIANS TO SEND AIRCRAFT CARRIER AND FLEET ALONG THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
The Russian vessels are expected to include the battlecruiser Peter the Great and a Udaloy class destroyer... READ MORE›
ANGER IN NATO, EU AS SYRIA-BOUND RUSSIAN CARRIER GROUP MULLS STOPOVER AT SPANISH PORT
Anger in NATO, EU as Syria-bound Russian carrier group mulls stopover at Spanish port -- RT News... READ MORE›
TOWER POPPY DISPLAY TO GO ON TOUR
The Royal British Legion has said it hopes the sale of the poppies, after the installation has been dismantled, will raise in excess of 15m... READ MORE›
BRITISH SECOND WORLD WAR SHIPS IN JAVA SEA DESTROYED BY ILLEGAL SCAVENGING
Some 900 Dutch sailors died in the battle, including Rear Admiral Karel Doorman, a war hero in the Netherlands... READ MORE›
MYSTERY OVER DUTCH WW2 SHIPWRECKS VANISHED FROM JAVA SEA BED
Three Dutch World War Two ships considered war graves have vanished from the bottom of the Java Sea, the Dutch defence ministry says... READ MORE›
'POPPY HIJAB' TO MARK MUSLIM SOLDIER'S VICTORIA CROSS 100 YEARS ON
This symbol of quiet remembrance is the face of everyday British Islam... READ MORE›
ARMED FORCES JOB CUTS REACH TARGET THREE YEARS EARLY
The number of British army personnel has been cut back by 20,000, three years ahead of target, according to statistics from the Ministry of Defence... READ MORE›
BRITISH MILITARY BASE IN BAHRAIN IS A 'REWARD' FOR UK'S SILENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, SAY CAMPAIGNERS
British military base in bahrain is a reward for uk's silence on human rights say campaigners... READ MORE›
WRECK OF SECOND WORLD WAR BRITISH SUBMARINE FOUND OFF DENMARK
The 84-metre T-class submarine sailed from Rosyth, Fife, in order, it is thought, to attack German merchant ships supplying arms to Nazi-occupied Norway... READ MORE›
U.S., JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES STAGE SHOW OF STRENGTH
The USS Ronald Reagan and the Japanese warship JS Izumo took part in the fleet review... READ MORE›
AFRICAN COURT CONVICTS CAPTAIN OF RENEGADE SHIP IN ILLEGAL FISHING CASE
Prosecutors from Sao Tome and Principe and Sea Shepherd officials speculated that the Thunder's captain had sunk the ship on purpose to dispose of evidence... READ MORE›
US NAVY UNVEILS NEW LASER GUN AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING
The laser, which was installed on the USS Ponce over the summer, has been in development for years, according to Navy officials... READ MORE›
PATROLLING DISPUTED WATERS US AND CHINA JOCKEY FOR DOMINANCE
Although the South China Sea stretches some 500 miles from mainland China, Beijing has claimed most of it... READ MORE›
ROYAL NAVY SHIPS ARE LOSING POWER BECAUSE OF WARM SEAS
This is when you get your total electrical failure, Leahy explained... READ MORE›
AMERICA'S NEWEST WARSHIP BREAKS DOWN AT SEA AFTER 20 DAYS
US Navy ships are built with redundant systems to enable continued operation in the event of an engineering casualty, which makes this incident very concerning... READ MORE›
OVERREACTION? RUSSIA'S AIR CARRIER GROUP TOUR TO MED PROVOKES MILITARY, MEDIA HYSTERIA IN EUROPE
The Russian naval group headed by Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, left the port of Severomorsk at 3 00 p.m... READ MORE›
IRAN BLOWS UP REPLICA U.S. WARSHIP IN DRILLS
Aircraft carrier in its defense drills for the first time Wednesday, blowing up the replica warship near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf... READ MORE›
NAPOLEONIC 'TREASURE' UNEARTHED IN TASMANIAN BOOKSHOP
Royal Engineer John Squire was an officer who fought for the British army in the Napoleonic era, but his interests extended far beyond the battlefield... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN OPPOSITION LEADER JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS DAY AFTER UK MINISTER 'OPENS' ROYAL NAVY BASE IN THE KINGDOM
Sheikh Ali Salman Bahrain opposition leader jailed for four years day after UK minister 'opens' Royal Navy base in the kingdom... READ MORE›
RUSSIA MAKES SHOW OF NAVAL STRENGTH IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN THE WAY TO SYRIA
It passed Dover, perhaps not coincidentally, exactly 211 years since the Battle of Trafalgar, the high-water-mark of Britannia's claim to rule the waves... READ MORE›
COSTA CONCORDIA CAPTAIN FRANCESCO SCHETTINO GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
Victims of the disaster celebrated the verdict, a lawyer representing them said... READ MORE›
MISSING QUEEN MARY 2 CREW MEMBER PRESUMED DROWNED AS SEARCH ABANDONED
Konstantin Binder on board the ship used Twitter to provide a commentary on the search... READ MORE›
UNEXPLODED SECOND WORLD WAR BOMB HALTS CROSS-CHANNEL FERRY TRAVEL FROM PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
A Royal Navy RN A spokesman said Another German unexploded bomb has been found in Portsmouth Harbour... READ MORE›
HMS ARGYLL SEIZES ?36M OF COCAINE IN THE CARIBBEAN
Smugglers began to throw their cargo overboard but were surrounded by patrol boats guided by the Plymouth-based frigate HMS Argyll... READ MORE›
4 MISSING SOLDIERS FOUND DEAD, 9 KILLED IN TOTAL IN FLOOD AT FORT HOOD
On Friday night, the bodies of the four missing soldiers who were swept away in the creek were found, the Associated Press reported... READ MORE›
IRAN 'FLIES SURVEILLANCE DRONE OVER US WARSHIP'
An Iranian light submarine also closely participated in the surveillance operation, Iran's state-run Irna news agency reported... READ MORE›
IRAN HOLDS 10 AMERICAN SAILORS; U.S. EXPECTS THEIR PROMPT RETURN
Both U.S. and Iranian officials described the sailors, whose boats may have inadvertently drifted into Iranian waters, as safe and well-treated... READ MORE›
FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY: ONE MILLION MORE POPPIES SOLD THAN LAST YEAR
On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, the Royal British Legion is expected to sell one million more poppies than in 2013... READ MORE›