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Britain's internet cables and gas pipelines could be in the crosshairs of a shadowy Russian underwater unit, the head of the Royal Navy has warned. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said Moscow is once again ...

05:10, Fri, Dec 19, 2025 Updated: 05:11, Fri, Dec 19, 2025 The latest worrying development in the UK's defence vulnerability began when Britain spent £72m of taxpayers' money refurbishing a Royal Navy ...

But no more. In a stunning admission of reality, Britain’s First Sea Lord, the head of the Royal Navy and Royal Marine General Sir Gwynn Jenkins asserted that if his nation does not “step up” defense ...

The Russian submarine was tracked by a Royal Navy tanker The Royal Navy says it has tracked a Russian submarine through the English Channel to "safeguard" UK waters. A tanker shadowed the Russian Kilo ...

The head of the Royal Navy has warned the government to "step up" and fund defence or risk losing the UK's superiority in the Atlantic to Russia. Should that happen, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said it ...

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The SG-1 Fathom monitors the water, using its sensors to gather information In the dark waters off the west coast of Scotland, a slender submarine glider, like a torpedo with wings, slips under the ...

In the dark waters off the west coast of Scotland, a slender submarine glider, like a torpedo with wings, slips under the surface and quickly disappears off into the murk. The SG-1 Fathom is on the ...

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