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  • Helicopters begin delivery of aid to remote Philippine islands

    Helicopters from HMS Illustrious have begun to deliver aid, personnel and equipment to small Philippine islands devastated by the typhoon.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Daring becomes first Type 45 to pass through the Suez Canal

    HMS Cumberland's ship's company received a rapturous welcome home to the UK as she returned from six-and-a-half months of operations, including high-profile roles evacuating refugees from Libya and enforcing an arms embargo against the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • From Trafalgar to Afghanistan - the Royal Navy compares then and now

    As a ceremony took place this morning on HMS Victory to mark the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most important day in the Royal Navy's calendar, thoughts were spared for the modern day descendants of Trafalgar as...

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Chatham destroys pirate boats

    Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham, currently deployed as NATO's counter-piracy flagship, has destroyed two boats after intercepting a group of suspected pirates in the Somali Basin.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy survey ship departs on Gulf deployment

    HMS Enterprise has sailed from Falmouth in Cornwall to the Middle East for nine months on operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Secretary visits the nation’s future Flagship

    Sir Michael Fallon visited the largest and most powerful ship built for the Royal Navy for the first time at sea today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Royal Marines destroy pirate vessel

    Royal Marines based onboard a Royal Navy warship destroyed a boat yesterday that was being used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to attack merchant ships.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy ship discovers Red Sea canyon

    A Royal Navy survey ship has discovered a previously uncharted 250-metre-deep canyon on the floor of the Red Sea.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Restoration work begins on HMS Victory

    Admiral Nelson's famous flagship is to be 'dismasted' for the first time since the Second World War as HMS Victory undergoes its most comprehensive overhaul for 200 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Monmouth home from anti-piracy operations

    Crowds of families and friends welcomed Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth back to her base port of HM Naval Base Devonport yesterday following a six-month anti-piracy deployment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ambassador's speech onboard HMS Dragon in Chile

    Ambassador Fiona Clouder spoke at a reception held onboard HMS Dragon that was visiting Chile for the Exponaval 2014 Exhibition.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Sutherland sailors renovate Tanzanian orphanage

    During a break from patrolling the Indian Ocean, sailors from HMS Sutherland have helped redecorate and renovate certain areas of a Tanzanian orphanage.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth sails to US for fighter jet trials

    Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth today, bound for the east coast of the USA for operational trials.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • HMS Campbeltown makes historic final voyage to St Nazaire

    Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Campbeltown has marked the 69th anniversary of a World War Two battle with two Royal Navy veterans.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Culture Minister hopes a ‘stitch in time’ can save embroidery masterpiece at risk of export

    Ed Vaizey temporarily saves May Morris wall hangings

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Apache officer named Young Woman Engineer of the Year

    An officer who helped keep the British Army's Apache attack helicopters flying in the demanding environments of Afghanistan and Libya has been named Young Woman Engineer of the Year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Ambassador's speech at Alibaba Global Conference on Women and Entrepreneurship

    Barbara Woodward, British Ambassador to China, delivered a speech at Alibaba Global Conference on Women and Entrepreneurship on 20 May.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMS Chatham's final homecoming

    Tears were shed at the final homecoming of the Royal Naval warship HMS Chatham yesterday as she entered HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, for the last time after 20 years of service.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sun Military Awards to Mark Achievements in Afghanistan

    The Sun Military Awards return for their seventh year on Wednesday to celebrate the amazing work carried out by our servicemen and women.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK’s £200 million polar research ship named in honour of Sir David Attenborough

    A £200 million state-of-the-art polar research ship is to be named after world renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government