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British fighter jet makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram • June 14, 2025, 9:55 PM ET (The Indian Express)
HMS Bristol: Last Falklands warship given send-off by veterans • June 12, 2025, 7:32 AM ET (BBC)
The Danes have given up on their best warships: Lessons for the Royal Navy • June 8, 2025, 8:01 AM ET (The Telegraph)
Gosport MP fears for future of Royal Navy training bases • June 3, 2025, 12:34 AM ET (BBC)
Freedom of seas important: UK admiral • June 2, 2025, 9:47 AM ET (Taipei Times)

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Also Known As RN
Areas Of Involvement naval warfare • defense
Related People Charles III • Sir John Franklin • Prince Andrew, duke of York • Rupert Brooke • Joseph Mallalieu • Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson

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Royal Navy, The
Anglo-Dutch Wars
HMS Inflexible; battleship
HMS Orion; dreadnought
Falkland Islands War
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