Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring has protected merchant vessels and Royal Navy ships sailing through the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The Portsmouth-based warship has provided reassurance in the region, being equipped to tackle possible air and surface threats with her combination of surveillance radars and Sea Viper missiles. The advanced air destroyer also escorted the Navy’s… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY PROTECTS SHIPPING IN MIDDLE EAST
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BUILDING BEGINS ON NEW ROYAL NAVY’S NUCLEAR SUBMARINES
Construction started in Barrow, Cumbria on the Royal Navy’s largest ever submarine. The nuclear sub will be over 150 metres long, weigh 17,500 tonnes, armed with Trident missiles and have accommodation for 130 male and female crew. The Successor project has now moved into the next stage, known as ‘Delivery Phase 1’, with manufacturing work… Continue reading BUILDING BEGINS ON NEW ROYAL NAVY’S NUCLEAR SUBMARINES
A TYPE 26 FRIGATE COULD BE BASED IN GIBRALTAR
Sourced : GBC The Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, has said he will certainly consider basing one of the UK’s new general purpose frigates in Gibraltar, once these vessels have been built. The suggestion was made by Conservative MP Bob Stewart, who said the facilities in Gibraltar are superb, and the Type 26 frigates would be… Continue reading A TYPE 26 FRIGATE COULD BE BASED IN GIBRALTAR
HMS MONMOUTH WEIGHS IN TO MAJOR SUBMARINE HUNT OFF CANADA
The crew of HMS Monmouth face two weeks of submarine hunting in some of the most challenging waters on the Seven Seas. The Devonport-based frigate is Britain’s input to the largest exercise the Royal Canadian Navy in more than two decades around Halifax and Nova Scotia, waters often plagued by mist and fog. Some 3,000… Continue reading HMS MONMOUTH WEIGHS IN TO MAJOR SUBMARINE HUNT OFF CANADA
ROYAL NAVY’S HMS FORTH NEW OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL LOWERED INTO THE WATER (Video)
The first of the Royal Navy’s new style of River-class offshore patrol vessels has entered the water for the first time. Forth completed her 1¾-mile journey from BAE Systems shipyard at Govan on the Clyde to the company’s Scotstoun site. The first plate of steel was delivered to Govan in October 2014, with the ship… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S HMS FORTH NEW OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL LOWERED INTO THE WATER (Video)
NAVY’S SMALLEST SHIP PAVES WAY FOR MAIDEN VOYAGE OF ITS LARGEST
The smallest vessel in the Royal Navy is playing a key role in the maiden voyage by Britain’s largest warship. Tiny launch HMS Gleaner – previously used to scan the wreck of the Mary Rose in the Solent – has spent weeks surveying every inch of the Forth estuary to ensure carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth… Continue reading NAVY’S SMALLEST SHIP PAVES WAY FOR MAIDEN VOYAGE OF ITS LARGEST
HMS DARING TO JOIN CAMPAIGN AGAINST DAESH
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced HMS Daring will deploy to the Gulf as the UK’s latest contribution to the campaign against Daesh. The Type 45 destroyer and her 190-strong crew will sail from Portsmouth on Friday with a mission to use her sophisticated radar and missile systems to protect US aircraft carriers as they… Continue reading HMS DARING TO JOIN CAMPAIGN AGAINST DAESH
MOD SIGNS £184 MILLION CONTRACT TO SECURE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES FOR THE F-35B
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract worth around £184 million to ensure the Royal Navy’s new supersonic stealth combat aircraft will continue to be equipped with the latest air-to-air missile. Designed and manufactured in the UK, ASRAAM is an advanced heat-seeking weapon which will give Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy F-35B… Continue reading MOD SIGNS £184 MILLION CONTRACT TO SECURE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES FOR THE F-35B
F-35B LIGHTNING II LANDS IN THE UK
The first of Britain’s new supersonic ‘stealth’ strike fighters has touched down in the UK for the first time. The F-35B Lightning II jet was flown by RAF pilot Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols on its first transatlantic crossing, accompanied by two United States Marine Corps F-35B aircraft from their training base at Beaufort, South Carolina.… Continue reading F-35B LIGHTNING II LANDS IN THE UK
HMS OCEAN SAILS FOR NATO EXERCISE IN THE BALTIC SEA
The Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship HMS Ocean makes her way out of Devonport to take part in a huge multinational NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea. Exercise Baltops is an annual workout which tests the 16 allied and partner maritime nations taking part. The helicopter carrier will be taking part in one of the largest… Continue reading HMS OCEAN SAILS FOR NATO EXERCISE IN THE BALTIC SEA