A defence minister warned while in opposition that scrapping two ships would be “bad for the Royal Navy”, before going on to axe them in his first months in office. Luke Pollard, Labour’s Armed Forces ...

The future of a former Royal Navy flagship has been cast into doubt as a recent warship deal only claws back a fraction of ...

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 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 ...

Backlash is growing against the Labour government’s announcement that Royal Navy flagships, tankers and helicopters will be decommissioned in cost-saving measures announced by defence secretary John ...

With news that former flagship HMS Albion is to be decommissioned as part of cost-saving measures, we look back at life inside the 'Swiss Army knife' of the Royal Navy. Albion was launched in March ...

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 ...