Sailing off the south coast of England, the Russian trawler known as the Yantar carried its usual array of hi-tech equipment.

Beady eyes from Royal Navy ships have been glaring at a Russian spy ship which has been “loitering” near the south coast.

NATO maneuvers "Arctic Dolphin" have started in the North Atlantic with the participation of ships from Germany, the ...

Nato countries have stepped up patrols to protect critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, which is bordered by ...

A Plymouth Royal Navy warship has been tracking one of Vladimir Putin’s spy ships operating around UK waters. It comes weeks ...

The Russian spy ship, called Yantar, sailed through the English Channel this week, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) ...

HMS Somerset with the Russian spy ship Yantar (Royal Navy/PA) Defence Secretary John Healey gave details of the operations in a Commons statement. In a direct message to Mr Putin he said ...

But it was the ship’s more nefarious purposes that prompted a rare display of British naval power on Jan 20, when the Yantar was confronted by a British warship, HMS Somerset, and patrol vessel ...

NATO manoeuvres "Arctic Dolphin" have commenced in the North Atlantic, with participation from ships of Germany, the ...

Defence Secretary John Healey said Russia "remains the most pressing and immediate threat to Britain", and added that "any ...

A whale was detected approaching and then moving away from one of the country's major naval bases where nuclear submarines ...