Welcome to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary family, RFA Stirling Castle - mother ship for the future of minehunting in home waters.

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was guest of honour in #Leith at the vessel's Service of Dedication.

Welcome to Portsmouth warships Cherkasy and Chernihiv… 🇬🇧🇺🇦

Two former #RoyalNavy ships now serving with the Ukrainian Navy will be a frequent sight in the waters off the South Coast as they operate from their new temporary home at HMNB Portsmouth.

🇬🇧 is supporting international efforts to ensure more aid can reach Gaza by sea, with @rfacardiganbay sailing to the eastern Mediterranean to assist.

HMS Diamond provided an escort through the Red Sea, where she remains to defend against Houthi attacks on civilian shipping.

You can join Australian and New Zealand military personnel for a unique ANZAC Day commemoration on April 25.

The service will be hosted on the last Gallipoli ship , today a museum ship in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

As sponsor of the Navy’s newest frigate, The Princess Royal has visited HMSVenturer in Rosyth for the first time.

Patrol ship HMS Tamar has been working with the NZ Defence Force and Fijian authorities to protect Pacific fishing stocks. 🇬🇧🇫🇯🇳🇿

Illegal fishing is thought to cost island communities over £200m every year - as well as harming the eco-system.🐟

.@HMS_Tamar joined forces with authorities in Fiji and the Royal NZ Navy
to help tackle illegal fishing in the South Pacific.

Best in the business...🍴

#RoyalNavy chef Cat Taylor has been named Armed Forces Caterer of the Year 2024

Congratulations, chef!

Patrol ship HMS Trent seized drugs worth nearly £17m in two busts in the #Caribbean .

The ship, working with her boarding team of Royal Marines and the U.S. Coast Guard, intercepted the speedboats in two separate blows to drug runners in the region.

Our Armed Forces are doing everything they can to ramp up aid supplies to the people of Gaza - by land, air and sea.

That’s why today I can announce a Royal Navy ship is en-route to deliver more life saving aid.

Evacuation, a film which features extensive footage of the evacuation of Kabul in 2021 captured by Petty Officer Ben Shread, has been nominated for a BAFTA Television Award.

It is one of four documentaries fighting for the title: Best Factual Series.

Today NATO celebrates 75 years of unity.

@nato has grown from the 12 founding countries now to 32 members. #1NATO75years

HMS Prince of Wales recently led an international task group in Ex Steadfast Defender, the largest NATO exercise in decades. @DerenceOps. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

Upgraded ride for Arctic operations...

#RoyalMarines will strike faster and further across the Arctic snow thanks to a £10m investment in new snowmobiles for reconnaissance and raiding operations.

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Farewell to two absolute stalwarts of helicopter aviation in the Royal Navy: Dave Smith and Bob Wilton – with more than eight decades’ experience between them.

Their impact on military aviation and its people throughout their careers have been remarkable.

Did you know, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is one of the biggest threats to our oceans? 🐟

⚠️ In Fiji, it's posing a risk to the environment, livelihoods and food security. ⚠️

We're working with Ministry of Fisheries, Fiji, Republic of Fiji Navy and Royal NZ Navy to stop it. 🛑

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You'd be an April Fool for not picking up this month's Navy News and stuffing your face with all the latest naval action.

More than just a coffee table decoration, April's paper contains the latest from the #RoyalNavy 's global operations.

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The canines and the commandos…

Commandos from Commando Logistic Regiment have been looking at how huskies could be used on high-risk supply runs into adversary territory in the Arctic Circle.

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The earliest known surviving example of a Royal Navy submarine Jolly Roger joins the RN Submarine Museum’s newest acquisition.

The flag from HMS Thorough from 1943, the centrepiece of a new display celebrating the links between British boats and the skull and crossbones.

Welcome home from the line of fire, HMS Richmond.

The frigate returned to HMNB Devonport last night after 3 months away in the Red Sea protecting global shipping from missile attacks, firing Sea Ceptor to fend off the threat from Houthi rebels.