When a British military base in Cyprus was struck by a drone early in the Iran conflict in March, the UK’s response time drew attention.

'They’re toys': Has Iran war exposed Britain’s weakened armed forces & shrinking Royal Navy?

HMS Anson, a 97-meter Astute-class nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy, has been repositioned in the Arabian Sea within striking range of Iran, equipped with Tomahawk missiles and advanced sonar detection systems.

HMS Anson in Arabian Sea: Royal Navy submarine within striking distance of Iran

The idea that aircraft could take off from and land on ships was initially dismissed as impractical. Yet, within a few years, several nations began experimenting by converting existing vessels, from coal carriers to cruisers, into floating airfields.

From coal carriers to combat giants: Which were the world’s first 6 aircraft carriers and how were they built?

Modern supercarriers like the USS Gerald R. Ford, INS Vikrant, and HMS Queen Elizabeth represent the pinnacle of maritime engineering, self-sustaining hubs that can operate for months in hostile waters without support.

5,000 people, nuclear reactors and jet runways: How modern aircraft carriers power the world’s mightiest navies

The superior F-35s form a critical part of the air wing on the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, but according to a report by the National Audit Office, the F-35 jet fleet remains immobile and heavily understaffed.

High price, low flight: UK's 11 billion F-35 jets are mostly sitting ducks

Before aircraft carriers rose to dominance, battleships ruled the seas, and their scale and capability pushed the limits of naval engineering.

What were the top 7 most powerful battleships in naval history? Take a look.

The UK Royal Navy has introduced a groundbreaking change to its dress code, allowing cultural attire in formal uniforms for the first time. This historic shift aims to promote inclusivity and respect for diverse backgrounds.

Royal Navy embraces diversity with landmark dress code change for inclusivity

The video of an Indian Naval band performing at Central London, UK, is doing rounds on the internet. The Navy contingent is part of the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar, a stealth frigate, which was on a four-day official visit to the UK from Aug 7-11.

Watch | Indian Navy rocks UK streets! Naval band of INS Tabar performs in London

UK's Royal Navy's latest astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has officially named Agamemnon after the ancient Greek king. It is the sixth of seven astute-class SSN being built for the Royal Navy.

Everything you need to know about the UK's astute class submarine

In the sign of the West's increasing reliance on India - the country's shipyards are becoming sort of a maintainance hub for foreign Navy assets in the Indo-Pacific region.

India play big role in West's Indo-Pacific equation, two UK Navy ships dock at Chennai

The planned departure of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, which was set to lead the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, has been abruptly cancelled after an issue with a propeller shaft was detected during final checks.

Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth pulls out of NATO exercise after propeller shaft snag

Royal Navy, in an unprecedented move, has resorted to advertising a high-ranking position on social media. The £150,000-a-year rear-admiral role was posted on LinkedIn in December.

UK: Royal Navy turns to social media for top job recruitment, submariner says 'utterly shameful'

Around 140 crew inside the nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy had a near-death experience after the vessel’s gauge malfunctioned and began sinking towards an unsafe depth, according to British media reports.

Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine averts greatest tragedy, 140 crew on board escape death: Report

The deployment of the British navy’s top aircraft career, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, grabbed the headlines in leading British news outlet as it was deployed in the Northern Atlantic with only eight fighter jets, triggering concerns over UK's massive shortages of combat planes.

UK defence committee raises alarm over shortage of combat planes

Malaysia has detained a Chinese vessel accused of looting two British World War 2 era shipwrecks. Malaysian authorities were tipped off by fishermen and divers last month about the presence of a foreign vessel off the Malaysian coast in the South China Sea.

Malaysia seizes Chinese vessel suspected of looting metal from British WW2 warship grave

Official documents for one of the Royal Navy's £1.3 billion 'hunter killer' submarines were apparently found in the toilet of a Wetherspoons pub. The incident prompted the Royal Navy to launch an investigation into the matter.

UK: ‘Sensitive’ files of one of Royal Navy’s ‘hunter killer’ submarines found in pub toilet

The Britain's royal Navy has said that it has seized Iranian weapons including anti-tank guarded missiles last month. The seizure came in the international waters in the Gulf of Oman and Britain claims that the vessel was in fact detected traveling south from Iran at pretty high speed during the hours of darkness.

British Navy seizes 'smuggled Iranian weapons'

An urgent investigation was ordered by the Royal Navy amid claims that broken bolts in the reactor chamber of the Trident nuclear-armed submarine were fixed using glue by workers.

Glue used to repair nuclear submarine? Royal Navy orders investigation after reports surface

A third British warship is heading to the Gulf, the Royal Navy announced Saturday, amid heightened tensions in the region. Britain has already sent the HMS Kent to cover for frigate HMS Montrose while it undergoes maintenance in nearby Bahrain, and is now redirecting the Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender from its mission to the Pacific.

Britain sends another warship to Gulf

Britain has started sending a warship to escort all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for the shipping of oil. It's a reversal in policy by the British government, which announced the change on Thursday (July 25). Previously it said it did not have sufficient resources to do so. HMS Montrose, a British frigate now in the area, carried out the first mission under the new policy on Wednesday evening, escorting two merchant vessels, the Stena Important and the Sea Ploeg. The new use of a Royal Navy vessel comes after the seizure of a British-flagged tanker on July 19 by Iranian commandos. That followed the capture of an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar by British forces two weeks ago. It was accused of violating sanctions on Syria by the UK.

Britain begins escorting all UK vessels through Hormuz Strait

The British Royal Navy has been ordered to protect all British flag vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, But does it actually have the strength to do so?

Is British Royal Navy big enough to esscort all ships?

The defence ministry said there had been a recent upsurge in Russian units transiting UK waters

Russian warship passes near UK waters, British Navy escorts it out

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