Russia announces joint naval drill with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘soon’ 

Russia announces joint naval drill with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘soon’ Russia to hold joint naval drills with Iran and China in Indian Ocean this month Naval exercise will see the countries ‘rehearse search and rescue operations’ Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan made the announcement  By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 20:07 GMT, … Read more

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence board a Naval battleship as they film Don’t Look Up

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence board a Naval battleship as they film sci-fi movie Don’t Look Up in Boston By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 21:54 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 12 December 2020 Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and a stacked cast of A-list celebrities have been on set in Boston filming … Read more

Russian naval incursions into British waters soar by 26%

Russia has dramatically increased naval and air operations near Britain, raising fears Moscow is exploiting the pandemic to test UK responses. The Royal Navy has been forced to deploy 17 times this year to escort Russian vessels passing through British waters, figures reveal. This is up 26 per cent on last year. Moscow has also increased … Read more

Boris Johnson £16bn defence spend to restore UK as great naval power

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

PM’s £16bn defence splurge will make UK ‘greatest naval power in Europe’ once more 

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’

Boris Johnson today vowed to once again make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’ as he said a £24 billion boost to the budget of the Ministry of Defence will ‘spur a renaissance of British ship building’.  The Prime Minister said the UK must not ‘curl up in our island’ and leave the … Read more

Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer become Honorary Naval Aviators for ‘positive impact’ on the US Navy

Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer become Honorary Naval Aviators for ‘positive impact’ on the US Navy ahead of Top Gun: Maverick Debut By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 15:21 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 15:21 BST, 16 October 2020 He portrayed Lt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in the classic ’80s flick Top Gun. And Tom … Read more

Iran opens a new naval base near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran opens a new naval base near the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with US forces Iran has opened a new naval base in the strategically-important Strait of Hormuz  Commanders said the base would allow Iran to project ‘dominance’ in the region  Comes amid tensions with US forces in the region, and after clashes last … Read more

Fraudster Royal Navy reservist, 55, avoids jail after swindling more than £71,000 from naval coffers

A Royal Navy reservist swindled more than £71,000 from the Navy after he claimed money compensating him for missing out on his income as a solicitor- despite no longer having that job. Lieutenant Mark Vickers, 55, from London, fraudulently took the money by deceiving superiors and falsifying documents over the period of nearly a year, a court … Read more

FBI finds cellphone evidence linking al Qaeda to gunman in deadly shooting at Florida naval base

The FBI has found cellphone evidence linking al Qaeda to Mohammed Alshamrani (pictured), the gunman behind a deadly attack at a Florida naval base last December The FBI has found cellphone evidence linking al Qaeda to the deadly terror attack at a Florida naval base last December.  Investigators uncovered the ties by breaking through the … Read more