Experimental underwater drones form part of a new plan to protect the UK's undersea cables and pipelines.

Frigate De Ruyter fires a Tomahawk off the coast of Norfolk, Va., on March 11, 2025. Royal Netherlands Navy Photo A Royal Netherlands Navy frigate test fired a Tomahawk guided-cruise missile off the ...

The Royal Navy was put on high alert recently after a Russian frigate, named Admiral Golovko, was spotted moving through the English Channel. This was not just any ship — it was a powerful warship, ...

The prototype Royal Navy robotic submarine XV-Excalibur has provided a glimpse of the fleet of the future by patrolling the waters at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth, England while controlled from a ...

The Royal Navy is becoming more lethal as September brings new developments in the deployment of two of its vital anti-ship missiles. The Sea Venom light anti-ship missile, carried by the Wildcat HMA2 ...

ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS PRINCE OF WALES – The U.K.’s first Carrier Strike Group will operate for four months in the Indo-Pacific to complete the full operational capability milestone for the Royal ...

Britain has laid the keel for the Royal Navy's largest-ever submarine. At BAE Systems's Barrow-in-Furness facility, the ceremony marked the "birth" of the nuclear-powered and armed HMS Dreadnought, ...

The Royal Navy has experimented with naval drones for several years—and has recently developed the “Rattler,” an unmanned boat capable of remote operation from hundreds of miles away. As the British ...

The UK’s Ministry of Defence is currently examining a variant of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian to replace the Merlin HM2 Airborne Surveillance and Control aircraft. In a written parliamentary question ...

The HMS Prince of Wales carrier and its escorts are expected to participate in the upcoming Talisman Sabre 2025, an Australian-led multinational joint exercise that is scheduled to begin in mid-July.