Ship-busting missiles can now be fitted to Royal Navy maritime attack helicopters, it has been announced. The anti-ship Sea Venom missile can be deployed with Wildcat helicopters on frontline duties, ...

The munition is designed to sink, damage, or destroy average-sized surface combatants, such as corvettes and patrol vessels. The Royal Navy’s anti-ship helicopter fleet reached an important milestone ...

The UK has declared its Sea Venom helicopter-launched anti-ship missile operational, closing a capability gap left open for eight years. The MBDA-developed Sea Venom is now the primary weapon of the ...

A cutting-edge missile branded "one of most advanced in our arsenal" was fired from a warship for the first time. The new ship-busting weapon was launched from HMS Somerset during a major exercise ...

A Wildcat helicopter seen carrying the Sea Venom on the outer hardpoint of its weapons wing, with Martlets on the inner hardpoint. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The UK Royal Navy has declared initial ...

In the past two years there has been a 30 per cent surge in Russian ships approaching British waters - sparking a strong response from officials keen to face down Vladimir Putin ...

The Lunna House Agreement, signed by UK Defence Secretary John Healey and his Norwegian counterpart Tore O Sandvik on 4 ...

THE Navy has steamed into the Christmas ads battle with a £1 million missile launch and a tear-jerking tale of families torn apart by war. The ad tells the story of HMS Diamond, a Type 45 ...