U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters operated from the U.K. Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales ...

Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000. 1540: Henry VIII annuls his six month marriage to his fourth wife ...

The refit, known as a Mid-Life Revalidation Period (MLRP), will be carried out by Babcock and is expected to upgrade key ...

A bell, a gun badge, and a tampion were recovered from the wreckage of HMS Vanguard and will be loaned to the Scapa Flow ...

It had lain underwater after accidental magazine explosions sank the battleship HMS Vanguard at Scapa Flow in 1917.

Known as the Letters of Last Resort, each detail what the UK should do in the face of nuclear attack if all those in authority have died. It’s something that has been done since 1969 when the UK ...

A FORMER submarine commander is facing court martial over claims of a drug-fuelled sex assault on a subordinate. Lt Cdr John Cursiter was charged with possessing illegal drugs, sexual assault and ...

Pictured: The Royal Navy's submarine HMS Vanguard which carries trident missiles. The fleet will be replaced by the new Dreadnought vessels ...

When HMS Vanguard was completed, the age of the battleship was already fading—submarines, aircraft, and long-range missiles had made such colossal warships nearly obsolete. Despite this, the ...

Britain lays the keel for HMS Dreadnought, the Royal Navy's largest and most advanced nuclear submarine, marking a milestone in UK defense history.

A ROYAL Navy nuclear-armed submarine has smashed the world record for the longest patrol — after spending 204 days at sea. Sir Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey yesterday met the ...