16 h. ago Queen Camilla shakes hand of adorable little boy on board HMS Astute after becoming first UK woman to hold top Naval role

The royal, 77, attended the event in Plymouth, which marked the end of HMS Astute's first commission, which is the longest first commission of any Royal Navy submarine in history, at over 15 years.

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24 h. ago Queen to be made vice admiral in recognition of her support of the Royal Navy

The First Sea Lord, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, said the role reflects the ‘high regard’ in which Camilla is held by the service.

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69 h. ago Royal Navy sailor arrested over bomb hoax 'prank' on nuclear submarine that sent naval base 'into lockdown'

The sailor - believed to be a Petty Officer on HMS Vanguard - reportedly triggered a major emergency response after calling a bomb warning to the 15,900-tonne sub's control room.

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8 d. ago Clyde shipbuilding 'thriving' thanks to UK Government investment in defence

Ian Murray welcomed the announced the Scottish Government-owned shipyard at Port Glasgow to build part of a new Royal Navy frigate.

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8 d. ago WW3 fears as Royal Navy scrambles to intercept five Russian vessels in UK waters

The Royal Navy has been forced to intercept five Russian vessels which were spotted in UK waters as two warships and a helicopter were sent to monitor the boats

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8 d. ago Royal Navy vessels shadowed Russian ships in UK waters for a fifth time this month alone as Putin continues to probe British defences

Frigate HMS Iron Duke, patrol ship HMS Tyne and Wildcat aircraft were dispatched on three separate operations in the North Sea and English Channel between July 1 and today.

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on Macron’s state visit: a renewed entente cordiale is good for France, Britain and Europe | Editorial

After being sabotaged in the Brexit years, one of the UK’s most important bilateral relationships is back on a firm footingIn the years after the Brexit referendum, the deterioration of Anglo-French relations became one measure of the sorry disconnect between a radicalised, reckless Conservative party and any sane notion of the national interest. In 2021, a bellicose Boris Johnson sent Royal Navy frigates to patrol off the coast of Jersey in response to a dispute with Paris over fishing rights. The following year, notoriously, Liz Truss declined to say whether she considered the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to be a friend or foe to Britain. For five years, no Franco-British bilateral summits took place at all.That, thankfully, was then. France and Britain are close neighbours, nuclear powers and members of the United Nations security council. At a time of acute geopolitical instability, fuelled in part by the return of Donald Trump to the White House, it is overwhelm...

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2 w. ago Former Royal Navy head sacked over affair with subordinate officer

Ministry of Defence says Ben Key’s conduct fell far short of standards expected following investigationBen Key, the head of the Royal Navy, has been fired and stripped of his commission after it was discovered that the married admiral had been having an affair with a female subordinate.The Ministry of Defence said Key’s behaviour had been found to have fallen far short of the standards expected following an investigation, triggered after the woman’s husband made a complaint. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former head of Royal Navy sacked over affair with subordinate officer

Ministry of Defence says Ben Key’s conduct fell far short of standards expected after investigationThe former head of the Royal Navy, Ben Key, has been fired and stripped of his commission after it was discovered that the married admiral had been having an affair with a female subordinate.The Ministry of Defence said Key’s behaviour had been found to have fallen far short of the standards expected, after an investigation triggered when the woman’s husband made a complaint. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Married head of Royal Navy Sir Ben Key fired after affair with junior officer

Former First Sea Lord and Admiral Sir Ben Key has been stripped of his rank after his affair with a female officer under his command was exposed by the woman's husband to officials

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2 w. ago Former Navy head sacked after ‘falling short of values and standards expected’

Admiral Sir Ben Key was reportedly suspended from his role as First Sea Lord over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate

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2 w. ago Married head of Royal Navy sacked after inquiry into affair with female colleague

Admiral Sir Ben Key had been suspended while claims of his relationship were investigated by senior officers.

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2 w. ago Former Royal Navy head sacked as MoD says behaviour fell ‘far short’ of values

Sir Ben Key’s service and commission terminated following investigation after suspension over alleged affairThe service of the former Royal Navy head Adm Sir Ben Key has ended in disgrace after an investigation found he fell “far short of the values and standards expected”.Key was reportedly suspended from his role as first sea lord in May over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment Royal Navy warship and helicopters shadow a Russian submarine as it glides past the English coast

The RFN Novorossiysk, a heavily-armed Kilo-class sub, was detected as it made its way west through the North Sea and into the English Channel .

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2 w. ago Russian submarine off UK coast tracked by Royal Navy warship and helicopters

Helicopters and a warship were involved in the operation to monitor the RFN Novorossiysk submarine as it sailed west through UK waters, a Royal Navy spokesman confirmed

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2 w. ago Russian submarine shadowed by Royal Navy as it travelled through UK waters

The submarine surfaced as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel.

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2 w. ago Russian submarine is shadowed by Royal Navy forces through the English Channel

A warship and helicopters watched ‘every move’ of the RFN Novorossiysk as it sailed through UK waters

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2 w. ago Royal Navy warship sent to put pressure on North Korea amid rising tensions in region

HMS Spey has conducted operations in the Sea of Japan alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force

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2 w. ago As three submarine captains are stripped of their OBEs... How one brave woman

For more than a century, the Royal Navy's submarine service has operated behind a thick curtain of secrecy - but now, that carefully curated image is unravelling.

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3 w. ago It’s also a ‘new era’ for share prices in the defence sector

Nato’s spending splurge has made Babcock hot – a sign fundamental change in dull income defence stocks is happening It’s a miracle. Babcock International, the defence contractor with a specialism in kitting out the UK’s nuclear submarines, has emerged from the depths. After about half a decade in which the story was mostly about cost overruns, acquisition indigestion, accounting woes, pension deficits and too much debt, Babcock is suddenly back in the FTSE 100 index and is a hot stock. The share price has more than doubled this year.Of course it’s not really a miracle because the performance is easily explained. A fix-the-basics strategy was started in 2020 under ex-Cobham boss David Lockwood and has worked. The last of the badly performing major contracts – to build first-of-a-kind Type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy – is no longer spitting out provisions. Continue reading...

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