HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN WELCOMES HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH INTO THE ROYAL NAVY FLEET

Sourced : Royal Navy Her Majesty The Queen commissioned last Thursday the UK’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth into the Royal Navy. The Queen spoke at a ceremony in Portsmouth Naval Base this morning, attended by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and military chiefs. In her role as the ship’s… Continue reading HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN WELCOMES HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH INTO THE ROYAL NAVY FLEET

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS CHASE OFF SPANISH VESSEL IN GIBRALTAR WATERS

Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Royal Navy ships off the coast of Gibraltar have reportedly chased off Spanish boats illegally fishing in British waters for the third day in a row.Reports also suggest an alarming attitude in response to these events with a spokesperson saying: “This is nothing unusual, these things happen… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY SHIPS CHASE OFF SPANISH VESSEL IN GIBRALTAR WATERS

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROYAL NAVY’S NEW TYPE 26 FRIGATES

Sourced : The Drive By Joseph Trevithick After years of delays and debate, construction of the Royal Navy’s future Type 26 frigates has officially begun at a shipyard in Scotland. The full class of eight ships will provide a number of critically needed capabilities, including acting as additional escorts for the United Kingdom’s up-coming pair… Continue reading EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROYAL NAVY’S NEW TYPE 26 FRIGATES

BAE SYSTEMS GETS GREEN LIGHT ON $4.9 BILLION DEAL FROM UK FOR 3 TYPE 26 FRIGATES

Sourced : Defence News By: Andrew Chuter The British government has given the green light to BAE Systems to build three Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates in a deal worth around £3.7 billion, or U.S. $4.9 billion, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced. The deal is the first batch of a fleet of eight warships due… Continue reading BAE SYSTEMS GETS GREEN LIGHT ON $4.9 BILLION DEAL FROM UK FOR 3 TYPE 26 FRIGATES

FIRST OF THE RFA’S NEW TIDE CLASS SHIPS ENTERS UK FOR THE FIRST TIME

Sourced : Royal Navy The 39,000-tonne tanker will join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the civilian-manned fleet which provides support for warships, helping the Royal Navy maintain operations around the world. RFA Tidespring, which can carry up to 19,000 cubic meters of fuel and 1,300 cubic meters of fresh water, is the first of a fleet… Continue reading FIRST OF THE RFA’S NEW TIDE CLASS SHIPS ENTERS UK FOR THE FIRST TIME

3M22 ZIRCON : RUSSIA’S “UNSTOPPABLE” HYPERSONIC MISSILE

Sourced : International Business Times By James Billington Russia claims to have created a devastating hypersonic missile that travels five times faster than the speed of sound and could rip through navy warship defences because it’s too fast to stop. The Kremlin’s 3M22 Zircon (Brahmos II) missile has been called “unstoppable”, “unbeatable” and “undefendable” with… Continue reading 3M22 ZIRCON : RUSSIA’S “UNSTOPPABLE” HYPERSONIC MISSILE

NATO MARCOM VICE ADMIRAL CLIVE JOHNSTONE TO DELIVER A TALK TO THE GREEK OFFICERS AND MA STUDENTS OF PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY IN ATHENS

b030605g 5th June 2003 North Atlantic Council (NAC) Sea Day in Alicante, Spain. - ships of NATO's Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED).

The Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy (DCSS) in collaboration with the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) are delighted to announce that Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone CB CBE, Royal Navy, Commander, Allied Maritime Command will deliver a talk to the Greek Officers and MA students of Plymouth University on ‘ The role of MARCOM… Continue reading NATO MARCOM VICE ADMIRAL CLIVE JOHNSTONE TO DELIVER A TALK TO THE GREEK OFFICERS AND MA STUDENTS OF PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY IN ATHENS

ROYAL NAVY’S FRIGATE FLEET LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 13 VESSELS

Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is pictured during counter piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.

Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Sir John Parker, author of an independent report on the National Shipbuilding Strategy, has indicated that the fleet will fall below 13 frigates unless the Type 31 Frigate build starts soon. Dr Julian Lewis, Chair of the Defence Committee, asked during a session on the National Shipbuilding… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S FRIGATE FLEET LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 13 VESSELS

F-35s DOMINATE WAR GAMES EXERCISE

Sourced : Royal Navy After eight days at ‘war’ the F-35A conventional aircraft achieved a 15:1 kill ratio against the F-16s. The ‘jump jet’ B version of the fifth-generation strike fighter will fly from HMS Queen Elizabeth and her sister Prince of Wales. Lt Col George Watkins, an F-35 pilot and 34th Fighter Squadron commander,… Continue reading F-35s DOMINATE WAR GAMES EXERCISE

ROYAL NAVY’S SUBMARINES TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY GROWTH

Sourced : Royal Navy The MOD is investing hundreds of millions of pounds in developing HM Naval Base Clyde as the Royal Navy Submarine Centre of Specialisation. This will see all UK attack submarines based in Argyll and Bute by 2020, and the eventual arrival of the Dreadnought class of ballistic submarines. The development is… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S SUBMARINES TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY GROWTH