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Six new amphibious warships are to be built for Royal Marines operations, the Royal Navy revealed.

Ric Cole was 19 years old when, in 1995, he joined the Royal Marines as a young Commando. He’d applied for three services – Royal Marines, Army and RAF – but picked the Marines, he says, partly because they immediately offered him a job. And, he adds wryly, “I think the biggest motivator for me was that a lot of people said I couldn’t do it. I wasn’t particularly sporty, in the traditional sense. I wasn’t big or strong – I’m not a st...

It is one of the most memorable speeches in military history, inspiring British soldiers to redouble their efforts against the Nazis in the Second World War.

Marine and offshore innovator ExoTechnologies is ramping up its activity in the naval and coastal law enforcement sectors with the appointment of Colo...

A list of more than 70 UK military programmes utilising artificial intelligence (AI) has been obtained by researchers.

Persistent Systems will supply 600 MPU5 radios to the USN for installation onto EOD UGVs with deliveries expected to start next year.

UK special forces have carried out secret operations in 19 countries over the past 12 years, according to a report.




The UK Royal Navy’s Second Sea Lord VAdm Martin Connell said it shouldn’t be a surprise that adjustments must be made ahead of a hotly anticipated new Defence Command Paper and praised the progress made by HMS Tamar and Spey in reinforcing the UK’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific.

The UK, Sweden and Germany have signed a new agreement with BAE Systems Hägglunds to procure 436 BvS10 all-terrain amphibious vehicles.

--UK troops will receive 60 amphibious all-terrain armoured vehicles to support operations in the harshest environments, as part of a trilateral agreement. --G