Hooray!! About time. Now let's rebuild the Royal Navy to be the best navy in the world tonne for tonne Modern Royal Navy Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

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Last night’s shooting down of Houthi drones by HMS Richmond was the first surface-to-air engagement and use of Sea Ceptor missiles by a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate.

MPs alarmed at MoD’s lack of proper plan to fund armed forces - The Public Accounts Committee calls on Ministry of Defence to make 'difficult choices about which equipment programmes it can and cannot afford” Modern Royal Navy Public Accounts Committee Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, currently docked at Glenmallan in Scotland has caught fire, with the ship suffering minor damage Modern Royal Navy Royal Navy UK Defence Journal

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It's hard and depressing to tweet on the Royal Navy these days - the political leadership is awful.

Even the Mail+ is giving up on these idiots

'cash-strapped Navy faces selling off £3.5billion aircraft carrier' Modern Royal Navy
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HMS Prince of Wales - seen yesterday making the turn for departure HMS Prince of Wales Navy Lookout Warships IFR WarshipCam Warship World

The Royal Navy has had to scramble to get HMS PRINCE OF WALES ready for a major #NATO exercise, but the setbacks are part of a much bigger picture of delays, changes and miscalculations Modern Royal Navy The Telegraph Royal Navy

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She's going nowhere - UK defence funding, policy and procurement needs a fundmental rethink and starting with a 3% of GDP spend is priority number 1 Modern Royal Navy Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

Departure of  #RoyalNavy  aircraft carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH to lead the largest  #NATO  exercise since the Cold War has been cancelled at the last minute after an “issue” with a propeller shaft was spotted during final checks Modern Royal Navy The Independent

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HMS Cattistock seen returning this afternoon HMS Cattistock Navy Lookout Modern Royal Navy WarshipCam Warships IFR Warship World

Breaking - Royal Navy is preparing to send an aircraft carrier to the Red Sea to replace USS Dwight D Eisenhower, as the Houthis warn of a “long-term confrontation” in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes Modern Royal Navy The Telegraph Royal Navy

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Royal Navy has 'too few' warships says Minister - The Earl of Minto, who took up his post as a defence minister in November, recognised the shortfall of warships in the Royal Navy. Click the image to read more.

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Ocean Spray alongside
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Another successful engagement for Sea Viper against a Houthi controlled attack drone targeting merchant shipping and coalition warships.

HMS DIAMOND remains dedicated to freedom of navigation and upholding international law.

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HMS SPEY has conducted a series of visits in India. Strengthening ties with the SpokespersonNavy 🇬🇧🤝🇮🇳

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Carrier tender Sea Vixen alongside this weekend
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1/2: Recent Royal Navy gunnery conducted with the 4.5 MCG 💥💥💥 #globalmodernready

BREAKING:

HMS Diamond used a Sea Viper missile to shoot down another Houthi drone heading directly towards the ship in the Red Sea yesterday.

EO camera recording of the interception.

This is the 9th aerial target destroyed by the ship during this deployment.

“Defence spending will have to increase…as the only realistic mitigation measure against a more dangerous world. If this sounds politically unappealing – or too costly – there is an easier & cheaper solution: giving #Ukraine what it needs to win.” rusi.org/explore-our-re…

Why Britain needs a larger navy - William Freer and James Rogers make the case for a larger navy. Click the image to read more.

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