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.

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 ...

THE FINAL signal sent by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is etched in the minds of officers in the Royal Navy: “Engage the enemy more closely”. But has the Nelsonian spirit ...

The Royal Navy's £2.5 billion plan for five new warships set to make the UK "the foremost naval power in Europe" is in its concept phase, the Ministry of Defence has confrimed. Five frigates are ...

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was used to warn off one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spy ships operating around UK waters. The hunter-killer submarine was ordered to surface ...

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 ...

Alfie-Ray Stevens from Ernesettle joined the Royal Navy in June 2024 before starting a 10-week training course at HMS Raleigh. Being from a military family, the former student of All Saints ...

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 ...

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A Royal Navy submarine surfaced just yards from a Russian spy ship in a dramatic show of force to protect British waters. The nuclear-powered HMS Astute emerged from the depths after the Kremlin ...

“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.