As recently as July, the Brazilian navy had told Brazil’s O Globo newspaper that it could not confirm whether the hulk lying 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the coast was indeed the ship in question.

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 ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. The Royal Canadian Navy set out on its first-ever deployment to Antarctica Friday, but it wasn’t leaving tradition behind. As HMCS Margaret Brooke left the ...

Pakistan Navy has formally relinquished command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, handing over leadership to Commodore Rodger Ward of the Royal New Zealand Navy in a ceremony at Naval Support ...

Royal Navy sailors have always been allowed to wear “full set” beards, but are barred from keeping moustaches. Soldiers in the special service units – the SBS and SAS – have always been ...

A Russian ship which was trying to spy on Britain's undersea cables and critical infrastructure has been forced out of UK waters by a Royal Navy submarine. Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs he ...