Royal Navy

HMS Somerset flanking Russian ship Yantar near UK waters. Picture: Royal Navy/PA Wire

Vladimir Putin spy ship confronted by Royal Navy in North Sea

Graeme Downie claimed Scotland was at the “forefront of the UK’s defence”

How Scotland would benefit the most from 2.5% defence spending rise

Construction has started to build a new Type 26 frigate HMS Sheffield, with the shipbuilding programme supporting thousands of jobs in Scotland.

Landmark moment as construction begins to build HMS Sheffield

HMS Glasgow, the first of the new Type 26 frigates, sailing on a submergible barge being towed down the Clyde on her way to Geln Mallan on Loch Long. Picture: John Devlin.

Why defence cuts mean Scottish-built frigates are more vital than ever

Two Typhoons and a Tornado jet fly past RAF Lossiemouth. Picture: PA

Scottish RAF fighter jets scrambled to deal with Russian aircraft

Construction work has begun on the third of five Type 31 ships HMS Formidable. Pictured is work continuing on HMS Venturer(top) and HMS Active in the Venturer building ahead of the Steel Cut ceremony for the Royal Navy's third in class Type 31 frigate, HMS Formidable, at Babcock International Group, in Rosyth.

Pivotal Type 31 warship construction update issued

Police are under-resourced, overstretched and forced to operate as social workers, says Sue Webber (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Second man charged after ‘suspect item’ found in tower block

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Iconic business that worked on the Titanic enters administration

HMS Queen Elizabeth returned to Portsmouth on July 30 after spending several months in Rosyth for repairs.

Time-lapse video shows HMS Queen Elizabeth heading back to sea

A 'Highland Rave' sequence is one of the highlights of this year's Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Watch as 'Highland Rave' staged at the Edinburgh Tattoo for the first time

In pictures: HMS Queen Elizabeth passes under Forth Bridge

Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Baird. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Why Navy veteran hoped his journal written as teenage seaman would be lost

At a place where WW2 affected my father profoundly, I had a strange experience Mike Edwards

Work continues on HMS Venturer, a Royal Navy Type 31 frigate pictured in January last year, at Babcock’s Rosyth yard (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Extra UK defence spending means a shipbuilding boom for Scotland

HMS Vigilant at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, which carries the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent. Picture: PA

What is Trident, where is it based in Scotland and who is against it?

Richard Reville during a tour of the Royal Navy's new minehunting "mothership", RFA Stirling Castle. Photo: Steve Welsh/PA Wire

On board the Navy’s new mine-hunting ship - complete with two gyms and a sauna

Exclusive Ferguson Marine ditch warship work after rejection of investment

Poppyscotland's new 100 per cent paper poppy

Remembrance poppies to be plastic free this year in major redesign

Rishi Sunak and Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman attend a policing roundtable summit

UK sends Royal Navy vessels and surveillance planes to support Israel

Mystery as F-35 jet spotted at UK airport - diverting from carrier. (Photo: Joel Bland - @JoelBlandSport on X)

Mystery as F-35 jet spotted at UK airport - diverting from carrier

King Charles III

King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels to mark coronation

King Charles

King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023

Shipbuilding on the Clyde has a long and proud history (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Ferguson Marine shipyard should not be damaged by flak directed at SNP ministers

Hull 802 under construction at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow in April with sister ferry Glen Sannox afloat behind. Picture: John Devlin

Troubled shipyard Ferguson Marine hails apprenticeship applications deluge

A former RNLI lifeboat is lowered into Martyn Steedman's camping site at Mains Farm in Thornhill, Stirlingshire (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

A holiday in a lifeboat that comes with a message for us all – Scotsman comment

HMS Glasgow enters the water for first time. Pic John Devlin

Warship construction paused while ‘sabotage’ at Scottish shipyard investigated

Historic 1963 Rolex Submariner watch set to be auctioned on Friday May 12

Rare Rolex watch from BBC’s Antiques Roadshow could sell for over £45k

The Red Arrows take part in the fly past as they fly over The Mall after the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London.

Stunning footage emerges of cockpit view of Red Arrows coronation flypast

The coronation flypast could be cancelled due to bad weather

Coronation flypast given green light following weather concerns

Guests and workers observe the progress on ship one being built at the Rosyth dockyards. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Royal Navy frigates being built in Scotland could be 'significantly delayed'

Gary Ferguson Pic: Carlo Paloni

Former Royal Navy diver launches Combat Journal to help build mental resilience

Camilla Queen Consort: Get to know the wife of King Charles III

New Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson. Picture: PA

Lee Anderson appointment shows Rishi Sunak putting unity over party messaging

Rookie detectorist Ryan Junor and his son Shay were part of the group searching for old artefacts.

First-time metal detectorist tells of panic after finding WWI mortar bomb

An unexploded ordnance was discovered on Wednesday morning at Castle Terrace, Invergordon, with streets also closed as a result of the discovery.

Highland school shut and local streets closed after unexploded bomb found

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attending the Invictus Games athletics events in the Athletics Park, at Zuiderpark the Hague, Netherlands. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Harry accused of making Invictus Games a target with Taliban kills details

HMS Unicorn has a 200-year-old history - and now millions of pounds are needed to secure its future as a prime Dundee visitor attraction. PIC: Unicorn Preservation Society.

£20m to save ‘Scotland’s oldest ship’ and create prime visitor attraction

Gordon Cooper, Knightswood Secondary School

Knightswood Secondary pupils find winning formula with Royal Navy link up

An RNLI life boat arrives back in port after taking part in a rescue mission in the English Channel.

Four people dead after small boat incident in English Channel

The scene at Glasgow Airport. Picture, John Devlin

Glasgow Airport reopens 'after suspicious item found'

BAE announced the construction of five more British warships, as he declined to commit to boosting defence spending to 3 per cent

Sunak announces construction of five more warships on the Clyde

The allegations emerged in the Daily Mail

Royal Navy investigation into ‘abhorrent’ submarine crew sex claims
The head of the Royal Navy has ordered an investigation into “abhorrent” allegations of inappropriate behaviour in the submarine service.

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales returns to Portsmouth Naval Base after breaking down off the Isle of Wight

'Big Lizzie' set to replace ailing sister ship after £3 billion aircraft carrier

11 jobs that don’t require a degree and how much you could earn

Ukraine deputy defence minister Volodymyr Havrylov (right) as he visits a Royal Navy Sandown Class mine hunter at sea off the coat of Scotland, to witness first-hand the training being provided to Ukrainian sailors. Picture: Ministry of Defence Crown copyright/PA Wire

Ukrainian sailors training off coast of Scotland

Dame Kelly Holmes has announced that she is gay, saying she "needed to do this now"

Dame Kelly Holmes spent 28 years fearing she would be outed

The rare Royal Navy diver's Rolex watch

Ultra-rare Rolex sells for £155,000 at auction after years in Perthshire drawer

The rare MilSub Rolex, which has sat in its owner's drawers for decades, h is expected to bring between £80,000 and £120,000 at auction on Wednesday at Bonhams, in London
Pic: Nick Brewster

Ultra-rare Rolex could fetch up to £120,000 at auction

Falklands veteran Peter Pascoe was homeless before being put in touch with Scottish Veterans Residences.

Falklands veteran who became homeless prepares to mark conflict anniversary

Jack Snowdon was recognised as a gentleman in the world of aquatics

Obituaries: Jack Snowdon MBE, swimming coach and administrator

One startling image captures a Luftwaffe bombing raid on the Firth of Forth in 1939. Picture: Nigel Clarke

Luftwaffe aerial photos from skies over Scotland head to auction

The Royal Navy’s amphibious flagship will visit Edinburgh for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Royal Navy warship to visit Edinburgh

A Spitfire (front) flying alongside a Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, over RAF Conningsby.
Pic: MoD

Military aircraft will perform a mass flypast to mark the Platinum Jubilee

The HMS Edinburgh pictured at Scapa Flow a year before it was scuttled by the Royal Navy in the Arctic Ocean, on May 2 1942. PIC: Imperial War Museum.

HMS Edinburgh was sunk with £78m of Russian gold on board 80 years ago

James McIntosh started the Lecht Ski Centre with just three portable tows – and a vision

Obituary: James McIntosh, driving force behind development of Lecht Ski Centre

Kate Braun, curator at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, looks at a naval uniform which once belonged to the Duke of Edinburgh

Philip’s naval uniform goes on display on anniversary of his death

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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