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UK Government Seizes Control of British Steel

The UK government took control of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant from its Chinese owners, Jingye, after a Saturday parliamentary sitting, averting its closure and thousands of job losses; the Royal Navy's potential involvement in fuel delivery highlights the urgency of the situation.

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UK PM Visits Nuclear Submarine, Underscoring Deterrent Amid Fleet Challenges

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited HMS Vanguard, a nuclear submarine returning from a 204-day patrol, highlighting the UK's continuous at-sea deterrent while also revealing strain on the aging fleet and its submariners.

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Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warship in English Channel

The Royal Navy's HMS Somerset shadowed a Russian corvette, Boikiy, escorting the sanctioned Baltic Leader carrying military technology from Syria through the English Channel from March 1-4, highlighting heightened tensions between Britain and Russia amid the Ukraine conflict.

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UK Renames Submarine, Sparking Political Debate

The Royal Navy renamed its new Astute-class attack submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, prompting accusations of appeasing France and sparking a political debate, with a former Royal Navy commander calling the decision a "craven and contemptible surrender".

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Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warships in North Sea

The Royal Navy deployed HMS Somerset and a helicopter on December 27 to shadow three Russian vessels (RFS Soobrazitelny, MV Sparta II, MV General Skobelev) for 500 miles in the North Sea and English Channel until December 31, demonstrating a response to Russia's assertive naval actions amid the Ukra...

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Navantia Acquires Harland & Wolff, Securing UK Shipbuilding Jobs

Navantia, a Spanish shipbuilding company, will purchase the UK's Harland & Wolff shipyard for approximately £70 million, securing 1,000 jobs and facilitating the completion of a major shipbuilding contract valued at €2 billion.

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UK Develops World-First Autonomous Helicopter for Royal Navy

Leonardo Helicopters UK in Yeovil is building the Proteus, a world-first autonomous helicopter for the Royal Navy, designed to perform independent missions such as dropping sonar buoys, minimizing human risk in dangerous tasks.

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Royal Navy Shadows Third Russian Task Group in Six Weeks

The Royal Navy, using frigates, minehunters, and aircraft, shadowed a Russian task group of four ships—including the destroyer Severomorsk and landing ship Alexander Shabalin—as they transited the English Channel and North Sea on their way from Syria to the Baltic Sea; this was the third such operat...

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Royal Navy Tracks Russian Warship escorting Sanctioned Vessel near British Waters

The Royal Navy tracked the Russian corvette Boikiy escorting the sanctioned merchant vessel Baltic Leader carrying military hardware from Tartus, Syria, through the English Channel and North Sea for three days, involving HMS Somerset, patrol aircraft, and NATO forces.

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UK Submarine Surfaces Near Russian Spy Ship, Warns of Spying on Undersea Cables

The UK revealed that in November 2023, a Royal Navy submarine surfaced near the Russian spy ship Yantar off the UK coast to warn it to stop spying on British undersea cables; Yantar returned to UK waters this week, prompting a stronger response involving multiple Royal Navy vessels.

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Thales Secures Major Contracts, Securing Govan's Legacy

Thales' Glasgow facility, established in 1888 and the sole supplier of periscopes to the Royal Navy since WWI, recently won a £1.8bn contract for naval fleet maintenance and a £169m contract for Dreadnought submarine periscopes and sonar systems, securing its legacy and employing Govan residents.

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"Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse: Royal Navy's Worst WWII Defeat"

"On December 10, 1941, Japanese carrier-based aircraft sank the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse near Malaya, killing over 800 sailors, marking the Royal Navy's worst defeat and highlighting the vulnerability of capital ships to air power during World War II."

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