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Royal Navy sub 'caused trawler tragedy'

24.06.11
French fisherman claims he has new evidence that British nuclear submarine HMS Turbulent accidentally sank his trawler during war games off the Cornish coast, killing five crew including his father... more

Laird hangs up on handset antennae after rejecting bid

17.06.11
Laird says it will shut its struggling handset antennae business, a day after rejecting a £493 million takeover approach from Cooper Industries... more

Work starts on new aircraft carrier - HMS Prince of Wales

26.05.11
Liam Fox set to attend the first day of construction of a new multi-billion pound aircraft carrier which got the go-ahead despite massive cuts in the MOD budget ... more

Royal Navy launches 'largest and most powerful' destroyer ever built

06.05.11
A 'Christening' ceremony will be held today to welcome the Royal Navy's latest and most-advanced warship... more

Officer is shot dead on Royal Navy nuclear submarine

08.04.11
Officer on a Royal Navy nuclear submarine shot dead when a sailor went berserk on board... more

MoD sells Ark Royal on internet

28.03.11
The Royal Navy's ex-flagship HMS Ark Royal is for sale on the Ministry of Defence's auction website.... more

Prince Harry honours Navy mine crews

18.03.11
Prince Harry presents service medals to Royal Navy counter mine personnel ... more

Nuclear sub to return to base after running aground

25.10.10
Nuclear-powered submarine that brought embarrassment to the Royal Navy when it ran aground off the coast of Skye is expected to return to base... more

RAF to lose Tornado squadrons as Navy wins defence cuts battle

14.10.10
RAF will bear the brunt of defence cuts as the Royal Navy fights a successful action to protect its funding... more

Families in tribute to Afghan servicemen

03.08.10
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Babcock aiming to cash in on the Budget cutbacks

08.07.10
Babcock International is rubbing its hands with glee about Britain’s budget cuts as the defence services group anticipates outsourcing contracts... more

Russian special forces storm tanker hijacked by pirates

06.05.10
Russian special forces stormed an oil tanker at dawn today, freeing the crew and arresting Somali pirates who had seized the vessel... more

Flights to start as BA chief says ban was unnecessary

19.04.10
Britain will start to open its airspace, bringing hope to thousands of Britons stranded by the Icelandic volcano... more

Small comfort for BAE in new arms order

25.03.10
Ministry of Defence set to award defence giant BAE contracts worth more than £420 million... more

Submarine crash captain failed to spot obstacle

15.03.10
Royal Navy commander crashed his nuclear-powered submarine into an underwater obstruction he failed to spot on navigation charts, a court martial hears... more

Marines on trial for 'bar fight murder'

14.01.10
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Meet the weekend warriors helping fight the Taliban

13.01.10
Members of the reserve forces are being relied upon to help win the war against the Taliban... more

I was just doing my job, says first woman in Navy to win Military Cross

27.11.09
The first woman in the Royal Navy to be awarded the Military Cross collected her medal from Buckingham Palace today.... more

Warship sailor on drug-smuggling charge

18.08.09
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NATO sailors in hot water after racing dinghies near holiday beach

14.08.09
NATO sailors brought chaos to a packed Spanish beach when they raced rigid inflatable boats in a designated swimming area... more

Fly-past to honour oldest Great War hero

30.07.09
Fly-past of replica planes was marking the funeral of the world's oldest man and one of the last British survivors of the First World War... more

Royal Navy pull-out leaves Iraq oil exposed

03.06.09
The Royal Navy has been forced into an early withdrawal from Iraq after a deal to train Iraqi sailors fell through... more

Navy’s air centenary takes off

07.05.09
London was treated to the spectacular sight of warplanes and military helicopters flying over the capital... more

Nuclear submarines crash after failing to see each other

16.02.09
A Royal Navy submarine packed with nuclear ballistic missiles crashed into a French vessel in the middle of the Atlantic, it has emerged... more

Captain and corporal who died in blast at Taliban stronghold

16.01.09
An Army captain aged 26 who was educated in Rickmansworth has been named as one of two British servicemen killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan earlier this week... more

British crewmen on tanker seized by pirates are named

19.11.08
Two Britons held hostage by Somalian pirates on a supertanker were named as the Government announced tougher action to police the high seas... more

Slow service, eight drunken sailors, one wrecked pub

19.11.08
Eight British sailors were questioned by Sicilian police after they ransacked a pub during shore leave... more

Yo ho ho and a tanker of oil – piracy’s modern cry

19.11.08
With a vast oil tanker hijacked off the coast of Somalia, piracy is back in the headlines... more

Bomb kills two marines in Helmand

13.11.08
Two Royal Marines have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan... more

Sailors test positive for cocaine on Navy ship fighting drug runners

28.08.08
Eighteen sailors in a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for a class A drug, the Ministry of Defence have said... more

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