The Royal Navy could charter civilian ships to help clear Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Britain is leading an ...
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Britain's Ministry of Defence wants a counter-drone system designed, contracted, and delivered within weeks Britain's Royal Navy is urgently seeking a ship-based counter-drone system and recent world ...
The interception happened after an incident on Nov. 19, when a Russian spy ship, Yantar, was reported near the coast of Scotland and was seen using laser equipment to disrupt Royal Air Force pilots ...
The Russian ships passed through NATO waters without incident before sailing along international maritime routes. In the span of less than two weeks, the Royal Navy had to put to sea twice to deal ...
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The US Navy Has Shrunk, but the Royal Navy Has Nearly Disappeared

The Royal Navy—once the pride of the United Kingdom—has shrunk to around two dozen warships, insufficient to project power in any meaningful sense.