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BREAKING: A search is underway off the NW Irish Coast for a sailor missing from an RFA vessel (probably RFA Tidesurge) last seen around 2230 last night. Irish Coast Guard, RN and RNLI are involved in the search operation. (library photo)
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SD Northern River on Loch Long today after embarking the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) in Glasgow. See also
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Latest news article: Fleet Solid Support ship clears final design hurdle
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Latest technical briefing article: SubSea Craft – British innovation for maritime special forces
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.@IMarEST Engine as a Weapon conference is back with Keynote presentations from Rr Adml Jeremy Bailey, RN and Cdr Paul Flos, Ministerie van Defensie, explore disruptive naval technologies and the future of warfighting advantage
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📅Wednesday 26-27 November 2025 📍Village Hotel, Portsmouth
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Latest article: Royal Navy remembrance. In focus: HMS Turbulent lost in 1943
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#Remembrance
#Wewillrememberthem
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Latest news article: Royal Marines test rapid-response tactics from RFA Lyme Bay in the Baltic Sea
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8 days ago
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Latest news article: 24 British F-35 jets now embarked on HMS Prince of Wales
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9 days ago
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Latest insight article: Sunk costs – MoD accounts reveal cancelled Royal Navy projects
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9 days ago
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Latest news article: HMS Trent arrives to support Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
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10 days ago
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Latest news article: Royal Navy and Norwegian Navy deepen ties during global deployment
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11 days ago
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Latest analysis article: The Royal Navy’s frigate gap – how deep and how long will it last?
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12 days ago
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Latest news article: Royal Navy tests remote-controlled USV swarm in milestone trial
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15 days ago
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Latest news article: RFA Tidespring concludes deployment with carrier strike group after conducting 79 replenishments at sea
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#CSG25
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Latst analysis article: Royal Navy aircraft carriers: more than strike platforms
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19 days ago
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Latest news article: RFA Tiderace to rejoin the fleet after being laid up due to lack of sailors
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23 days ago
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HMS Stirling Castle finally left Birkenhead and headed down the Mersey today. First time at sea since commissioning as an RN vessel.
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Via: Frisia Bonn
24 days ago
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Latest news article: HMS Duncan shadows Russian warship while under direct NATO command
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24 days ago
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Latest news article: Full Operating Capability declared for Royal Navy Martlet Missile
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Full Operating Capability declared for Royal Navy Martlet Missile - Navy Lookout
The RN’s Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM), known in service as Martlet, is now fully operational following an intensive series of live-fire trials proving its effectiveness against aerial and…
https://www.navylookout.com/full-operating-capability-declared-for-royal-navy-martlet-missile/
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Latest news commentary: First Sea Lord orders 100-day plan to fix Royal Navy submarine availability crisis
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First Sea Lord orders 100-day plan to fix Royal Navy submarine availability crisis - Navy Lookout
Defence Eye reports that General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has launched an urgent 100-day drive to tackle systemic submarine maintenance delays. He has ordered the creation of a new Submarine Maintenance…
https://www.navylookout.com/first-sea-lord-orders-100-day-plan-to-fix-royal-navy-submarine-availability-crisis/
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World-first project to train AI to read and act on maritime data. @UKHO and Marine AI will developing LLM to understand Admiralty Sailing Directions and Radio Navigation Warnings, currently written in natural language, for control of marine autonomous systems.
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about 1 month ago
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Latest news article: UK carrier aircraft face off with Indian Airforce in exercise over the Arabian Sea
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about 1 month ago
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Latest news article: Royal Navy’s Russian watcher tracks Kilo-class submarine in joint NATO operation
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about 1 month ago
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Latest technical briefing article: The evolution of towed array sonar and its growing role in anti-submarine warfare
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about 1 month ago
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Latest news article: HMS Lancaster Gulf patrol - sniper shot from Wildcat halts drug boat
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about 1 month ago
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Latest news article: Ireland drops Multi-Role Vessel plan in favour of a combat ship – Type 31 frigate an option?
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about 1 month ago
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Latest news commentary: Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group leaves the Pacific and begins exercise with the Indian Navy
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#CSG25
about 1 month ago
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Latest news article: HMS Scott’s life extension refit nears completion in Falmouth
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about 1 month ago
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Commander UK Carrier Strike Group, Cdre James Blackmore, hosted aboard Indian aircraft carrier 🇮🇳INS Vikrant by RAdm Vivek Dahiya at the start of exercise Konkan 2025 in the Western Indian Ocean.
#CSG25
about 1 month ago
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Latest news commentary: Royal Navy aims for jet-powered carrier-launched drone at sea within two years
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Royal Navy aims for jet-powered carrier-launched drone at sea within two years - Navy Lookout
The RN has launched project VANQUISH, seeking proposals from industry for a Fixed-Wing, Short Take Off and Landing, Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP). This is the first step towards meeting the…
https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-aims-for-jet-powered-carrier-launched-drone-at-sea-within-two-years/
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Latest news article: AUKUS submarine plan survives US government review
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about 1 month ago
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Latest news article: 24 years after the Future Air to Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy) was conceived, Initial Operating Capability has been declared for Royal Navy Sea Venom anti-ship missile
#CSG25
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about 1 month ago
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Latest technical briefing article: BAE Systems’ large uncrewed warship proposal
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about 2 months ago
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BREAKING: HMS Somerset test-fires Naval Strike Missile
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about 2 months ago
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Latest news article: Royal Navy evaluates first USV to deploy a thin-line towed array sonar
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about 2 months ago
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Latest news commentary: Royal Navy considering deploying OPV to Middle East with Peregrine RWUAS flight
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about 2 months ago
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Latest news article: The Royal Navy’s Russian watcher – HMS Iron Duke deployed again
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The Royal Navy’s Russian watcher – HMS Iron Duke deployed again - Navy Lookout
HMS Iron Duke has once again been involved in monitoring the passage of Russian vessels in the North Sea and English Channel. Iron Duke was dispatched from Plymouth alongside a Wildcat helicopter…
https://www.navylookout.com/the-royal-navys-russian-watcher-hms-iron-duke-deployed-again/
about 2 months ago
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Latest news article: His Majesty the King marks significant landmarks in Royal Navy submarine construction
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His Majesty the King marks significant landmarks in Royal Navy submarine construction - Navy Lookout
Today, King Charles read the commissioning warrant for the 6th Astute-class SSN, HMS Agamemnon, at a ceremony in Barrow. On the same day, the first steel was also cut for the final Dreadnought-class…
https://www.navylookout.com/his-majesty-the-king-marks-significant-landmarks-in-royal-navy-submarine-construction/
about 2 months ago
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Latest technical briefing article: BAE Systems’ concepts for Royal Navy’s Future Air Dominance System
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BAE Systems’ concepts for Royal Navy’s Future Air Dominance System - Navy Lookout
Following the outline FADS requirement issued by the RN earlier this year, BAE Systems has begun development of its Air Warfare Command Ship solutions and other supporting elements. At DSEI 2025, the…
https://www.navylookout.com/bae-systems-concepts-for-royal-navys-future-air-dominance-system/
about 2 months ago
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Latest news commentary: Deepening industrial collaboration on next-generation Royal Navy submarine sonar systems
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#DSEI2025
about 2 months ago
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Latest news article: Royal Navy plans to revive sail training for junior officers and ratings
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2 months ago
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New article: Herne XLUUV progressing towards operational readiness
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2 months ago
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New article: In focus: HMS Mersey – Royal Navy patrol ship at high readiness
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2 months ago
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Latest news article: Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond conducts transit of the Taiwan Strait
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2 months ago
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Latest insight article: Harland and Wolff prepares to build the Fleet Solid Support ships
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2 months ago
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Yesterday, the UK Carrier Strike Group joined up with 🇯🇵Japanese carrier JS Kaga, JS Akebono and 🇺🇸USS Higgins. 🇨🇦HMCS Ville de Quebec and 🇦🇺HMAS Brisbane also briefly rejoined the group.
#CSG25
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Latest news article: First Sea Lord sets very ambitious targets for Royal Navy transformation
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#DSEI2025
2 months ago
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New guest article by @pinstripedline Running on empty – how the Royal Navy nearly kept HMS Ark Royal into the 1980s
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2 months ago
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Latest news article: US watchdog warns of growing risks to F-35 programme
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2 months ago
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Latest news commentary: Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate on course for export success in Scandinavia
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2 months ago
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