The defence secretary has announced emergency cuts to the UK military, including the Royal Navy’s two amphibious assault ships, a frigate and 31 helicopters. John Healey has blamed the disputed £22bn ...

The Government is in talks to sell UK amphibious assault ships to Brazil. The sale of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have not been in use since 2023 and 2017 respectively, was agreed during the ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is in talks with the Brazilian navy over the sale of two former Royal Navy amphibious warships. The MoD confirmed it was in "discussions" with the Brazilian armed forces ...

HMS Bulwark, a landing platform dock, is designed to put ashore Royal Marine commandos in assaults by sea, by boats launched from the dock compartment, and from two helicopters from the deck. It has a ...

A new insertion naval craft is being developed for the Royal Marines following the retirement of two landing ships.

Several potential customers have shown interest in buying two decommissioned assault ships although no final decision has been made, according to a defence minister. MPs heard a ...

A British Royal Navy flagship rescued nearly 400 migrants, including 50 small children, from a crowded wooden boat north of Libya on Thursday, according to the British Ministry of Defense. The HMS ...

Almost 3,600 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats sailing from Africa to Europe over the past 48 hours, Italy said on Thursday, with sea conditions seen as perfect for attempting the ...

THE Ministry of Defence’s decision to scrap its two amphibious assault ships threatened the very role of the Royal Marine, critics claimed – forcing Gavin Williamson into a sharp U-turn over the penny ...

A&P Birkenhead Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has been awarded the contract for the ‘pre-acceptance’ drydocking of BAE Systems’ newbuild HMS Bulwark (L15) prior to its delivery to the UK Ministry of ...

Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark is heading towards four boats carrying migrants off the coast of Libya, the Ministry of Defence says. A Merlin helicopter, flying from the ship, spotted a group of boats ...