Royal Navy spying charge: sailor, 24, remanded in custody
The charges relate to alleged offences dating back to 2024 A Royal Navy sailor is set to appear in court after prosecutors authorised a series of national security charges linked to an unnamed foreign power. Teddy Young, 24, was arrested at his home in Bedfordshire on 6 October following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing […]
1 week ago
USS Klakring sunk off Scotland during joint UK-US drill
The Royal Navy weapons put to the test The USS Klakring, a decommissioned US warship, was sunk off the Scottish coast as American and British forces tested missiles, a torpedo and helicopter-fired weapons in a joint exercise. The ship went down roughly 170 miles (273 km) from the Outer Hebrides, according to an Independent report. […]
2 weeks ago
Russian warships surge in UK waters, Royal Navy warns
Royal Navy warns of Russian surge The Royal Navy has warned of a surge in Russian warships operating in UK waters over the past year, with naval operations tracking the vessels up 25% in July compared with the same month last year. Offshore patrol vessels HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn were deployed to […]
2 months ago
Russian warship carried out live-firing exercises just off the coast of Plymouth
It informed of its intentions to fire A live-fire artillery exercise was carried out by a Russian warship just 46 miles off the coast of Plymouth, it has been revealed. The Ministry of Defence said that the Russian exercise on Monday was monitored by the Royal Navy. According to MoD, they are now continuing to […]
3 months ago
Jets scrambled to intercept Russian plane ‘dropping devices’ near UK flagship carrier
It ‘repeatedly approached’ the HMS Prince of Wales A Russian plane came “unnecessarily close” to Britain’s flagship carrier in the Arctic Circle, and UK fighter jets were scrambled to intercept it in response, it has been revealed. Prior to dropping a “large number” of tracking devices into the water, a Russian “Bear F” aircraft “repeatedly […]
3 months ago
Russian ship seen ‘waiting’ in English Channel, Nato source says
Currently near offshore UK wind farms Days after three submarines were deterred from an alleged “covert operation”, a Kremlin naval vessel has been observed in British waters. According to The i Paper, a Russian naval vessel is currently “waiting” in the English Channel near offshore UK wind farms. The vessel, an Amur-class repair and logistics […]
6 months ago