The UK Royal Navy has ended its full spectrum naval capability following the scrapping of two amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, as part of a slew of defence cuts by the new Labour ...

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 (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 ...

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 future of a former Royal Navy flagship has been cast into doubt as a recent warship deal only claws back a fraction of taxpayers’ money. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you ...

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 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 ...

There has been much speculation that one or both of the vessels could be bound for South America. The Royal Navy has announced plans to retire its two Albion-class landing platform docks (LPDs) as a ...

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