LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s Royal Navy has disposed of a suspected World War II bomb discovered in London’s River Thames close to parliament, leading to the closure of two bridges, police said Friday.
Britain’s Royal Navy is in such a poor state that it will struggle to deal with the country’s biggest threats unless it gets new ships fast, a committee of MPs has said.
LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) – Lawmakers are expected to vote on Monday to renew Britain’s ageing nuclear weapons system, a multi-billion pound project regarded as key to maintaining the country’s status as a world power following its vote to leave
ISE-SHIMA, Japan Reuters – Britain plans to send a navy warship to help battle the smuggling of both people and arms off the coast of Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron will tell G7 leaders on Thursday. The European Union this
The Royal Navy is to deploy a ship to the seas between Greece and Turkey to assist with the escalating migrant crisis. The RFA Mounts Bay, a landing ship dock of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, will join a NATO maritime group
Over 2,500 members of the Royal Navy have a BMI of over 30, making them technically obese according to new Freedom of Information figures. The new statistics revealed the Navy to be the heaviest service, with 7.8 per cent of serving
The Napoleonic-era frigate Trincomalee will be the oldest warship on the water in the world for the next three years while the American Constitution completes a period in dry-dock for restoration. Launched in 1817, Leda-class HMS Trincomalee is 20 years the USS Constitution’s junior
The former First Sea Lord has said there are now “uncomfortable similarities” between today and the 1930s with Britain’s reluctance to arm itself adequately and get involved in confronting evil worldwide. Retired Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh said heavy defence cuts
