For most of the twentieth century, the United States was the worlds preeminent maritime power, having surpassed Great Britains Royal Navy during World War II. In the aftermath of that war, ships sailing under the American flag dominated commercial shipping transportation. In

Summary and Key Points: The UK's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) are collaborating closely with their jointly operated Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs. These stealth fighters are critical to the UK Lightning Force, which includes RAF's 617 Squadron "The Dambusters" and 809 Naval Air Squadron "The Immortals."

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy's Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines have been the cornerstone of the UK's nuclear deterrent since the early 1990s. Comprising four vesselsHMS Vanguard, HMS Victorious, HMS Vigilant, and HMS Vengeancethe class was introduced as part of the Trident nuclear program to replace the older Resolution-class submarines.

Summary and What You Need to Know: The UK's Royal Navy is exploring nuclear propulsion for its surface warships, as seen in a recent Request for Information (RFI) from the Ministry of Defence.

Summary and Key Points: The Astute-class submarines, designed after the Cold War to replace the Royal Navy's Trafalgar-class, represent a cutting-edge technological leap.-Originally envisioned as the SSN2...

Britain's defense ministry says a member of the Royal Navy was killed when a helicopter ditched in the English Channel during a nighttime training exercise

A team of UK divers has hailed the discovery of a wreck off Scotland believed to be a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I but still "virtually intact".

The SS Arcadian was chartered by the Royal Navy in 1915 and sunk in 1917 with the loss of 279 lives. Now her wreck has been found over a century later near the Cycladic island of Sifnos.