A two-year refitting and upgrading programme on the HMS Albion (L14) started this week at Babcock’s Devonport Royal Dockyard. According to Navy Recognition the programme will include a number of key upgrades, with more than 100 alterations and additions to be completed during this two year period. Furthermore the refitting and upgrading programme will include… Continue reading A TWO-YEAR REFITTING AND UPGRADING PROGRAMME FOR THE HMS ALBION (L14)
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HUNDREDS OF SERVICE PERSONNEL MARCH THROUGH YEOVIL
The Freedom of the Borough of Yeovil was exercised on Wednesday 3 June as five hundred sailors, Royal Marines and soldiers paraded through the town centre. Crowds of people watched the servicemen and women from HMS Heron at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton proudly march through the streets of Yeovil. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of… Continue reading HUNDREDS OF SERVICE PERSONNEL MARCH THROUGH YEOVIL
MOD INVESTS £80 MILLION IN NEW SYNTHETIC HELICOPTER TRAINING EQUIPMENT
The Ministry of Defence is investing £80 million in new world-class equipment to help train the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots and rear crews of the future. A £51 million contract with Lockheed Martin UK will support Chinook Mk 6 training, and a £29 million contract has been awarded to AgustaWestland to… Continue reading MOD INVESTS £80 MILLION IN NEW SYNTHETIC HELICOPTER TRAINING EQUIPMENT
ROYAL NAVY IN FAROES AFTER 25 YEAR ABSENCE
HMS Portland has visited the Faroe Islands and become the first Royal Navy warship to visit the small island nation in 25 years. The frigate visited the Faroes – half way between Norway and the Iceland – for 48 hours while taking part in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic. The short… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY IN FAROES AFTER 25 YEAR ABSENCE
HMS BULWARK SAVES MORE THAN 350 LIVES IN RESCUE MISSION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Nearly 370 people – 50 of them children – were saved last week by HMS Bulwark in her third rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean. Jostling for space in their dangerously-overcrowded wooden craft, 369 refugees were rescued by HMS Bulwark – the lifesaving incident was one of five being played out at the same time… Continue reading HMS BULWARK SAVES MORE THAN 350 LIVES IN RESCUE MISSION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN