The Royal Navy has released its 2025 Christmas film, inspired by real operations in the Red Sea. It blends authentic footage with firsthand accounts to show the pressure, skill and sacrifice behind the demands placed on sailors and families during deployments.

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A senior figure steering Barrow’s regeneration has warned MPs that the ambition to deliver a new SSN-AUKUS submarine every 18 months faces serious constraints.

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The narrative accompanying the data also warns that crew shortfalls continue to affect the RFA’s ability to hold units at readiness.

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The Ministry of Defence has published a ten year record of Royal Navy deployments to the Middle East, offering a picture of how the UK presence in the region has fluctuated.

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Royal Navy will trial Helsing’s SG-1 Fathom underwater glider in December as part of its emerging Atlantic Bastion undersea network, but has not disclosed any order quantities.

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Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 has returned to Finnish waters for Exercise Freezing Winds 25, reinforcing allied readiness in the northern Baltic Sea.

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A twenty five year old Afghan man has been charged with assisting unlawful immigration following his arrest in Belfast as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into suspected cross border people smuggling.

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Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 has started its second High North deployment of the year, reinforcing allied awareness and presence in the Norwegian Sea.

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BAE Systems has received a $22 million U.S. Navy contract to manufacture missile canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System.

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Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Tidespring completed a 24 hour visit to St Helena while returning to the United Kingdom after months of supporting the Carrier Strike Group.

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