Great Britain built its empire on the strength of its Navy, as its statesmen well knew. In 1925, one Baron Redesdale declared: “To secure the great road of the sea for its own people and to refuse it ...

As recently as July, the Brazilian navy had told Brazil’s O Globo newspaper that it could not confirm whether the hulk lying 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the coast was indeed the ship in question.

Unite says locking Royal Navy tug crews out of contract discussions raises concerns over safety. HMS Sutherland has returned to sea after a four-year long refit at Devonport Dockyard. A bomb ...

“I changed the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and better track the Yantar. So far, the ship has complied with international rules of navigation.

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the government has revealed. The hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the ...

A Royal Navy submarine has been used to warn off Russian spy ships operating around British waters. Defence Secretary John Healey gave details about the activities of the Yantar, which he said the ...

He said he had changed the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement so that HMS Somerset and HMS Tyne could monitor Yantar closely for the past two days. He also said he had authorised a Royal Navy ...

A Russian ship which was trying to spy on Britain's undersea cables and critical infrastructure has been forced out of UK waters by a Royal Navy submarine. Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs he ...

A RUSSIAN spy ship fled UK waters after a Royal Navy nuclear submarine ... of Nato after being released by the Germany navy. The autonomous Blue Whale's goal is to carry out deep sea ...

RAF maritime patrol aircraft were deployed, as were two Royal Navy warships and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Proteus to follow it. “Today, I also wanted to confirm to the House that I ...