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Direct from the front-line, the official newspaper of the Royal Navy, Navy News, brings you the latest news, features and award winning photos every month.
Travel the world. Make friends for life. Develop skills you never knew you had. And go places you never imagined. Could you be made in the Royal Navy? Being in the Royal Navy means getting stuck in ...
It’s a tough job, which is why the joining process is really in-depth and can seem long. It involves interviews, plus mental and physical tests, to ensure a career in the Royal Navy is right for you – ...
Royal Marines Commandos are not unflinching machines. You’ll understand that there is a human element in everything we do. From providing aid and reassurance to civilians in terrifying situations, to ...
Some of the toughest fighters on the planet. Going where others won’t, doing things others can’t. Royal Marines Commandos go through some of the most rigorous training on the planet, so they’re ready ...
Royal Marines from the UK Commando Force have been issued a new rifle for specialist operations, including counter-terrorism. More than 1,500 Sig Sauer MCX rifles have been purchased by the Navy, ...
The UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025 is underway as ships departed ports in England and Norway, led by the nation’s flagship. Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales was waved off by thousands of ...
We have lost one of the last links with brave men who sought to make post-war Europe safe with the passing of Boyd Salmon at the age of 100. Mr Salmon was one of the last surviving members of ...
Royal Marines deployed more than 400 miles into the outback of Australia’s Northern Territory as they spearheaded allied forces taking part in a major show of strength in the Indo-Pacific. More than ...
One of the Royal Navy’s most advanced warships shot down swarms of drones in a live-fire exercise off the Welsh coast. Taking on the kind of threats currently seen in the Red Sea and other regions, ...
For the first time a fleet of drones will fly crucial supplies between ships of the UK Carrier Strike Group when it deploys to the Indo-Pacific later this month. Alongside its F35B stealth jets and ...
In recent years, the Coastal Forces Squadron has evolved from a unit which spent most of its time giving university students a sample of life in the Royal Navy to a force returning to its WW1/WW2 ...