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There will be a general feeling of quiet pride among serving and former Royal Navy personnel today, at the news of the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond shooting down a Houthi ballistic missile above the ...
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the British destroyer had shot down nine Houthi drones whilst defending itself from a wave of attacks. These achievements are marked by the silhouettes of painted ...
HMS Diamond shoots down a missile fired by Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen over the Gulf of Aden using its Sea Viper missile system – the first time a Royal Navy ...
A UK warship on Wednesday destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile likely targeting a commercial ship. It marked the Royal Navy's first such kill since the Gulf War, according to a report. A 1991 ...
The delay with the Type 45 cruiser program is one that the Royal Navy hopes to leave in the past. Russia's Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally returned to the sea this week, beginning ...
A Royal Navy warship has shot down an enemy ballistic missile in combat for the first time, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said. HMS Diamond intercepted the weapon, which was fired by the ...
A passionate chef from Gosport has been named as the best in the Royal Navy for the second time in a row. Petty Officer ...
UK Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond. (Gordon Brodie) The UK Royal Navy (RN) Daring (Type 45)-class destroyer HMS Diamond (D 34) is returning to the Red Sea to replace Duke (Type 23)-class ...