Category: On Watch

HMS OCEAN DECOMMISSIONED FROM THE ROYAL NAVY, SOLD TO BRAZIL

Sourced: UK Defence Journal By George Allison HMS Ocean was the Royal Navy’s Landing Platform Helicopter and Fleet Flagship. A helicopter carrier and amphibious assault ship, Ocean was designed to deliver troops to the centre of the action by helicopter or by landing craft. Aviation capabilities include six helicopter operating spots on her flight deck… Continue reading HMS OCEAN DECOMMISSIONED FROM THE ROYAL NAVY, SOLD TO BRAZIL

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

HMS OCEAN LEADS BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR GREEK EXERCISE

Sourced : Royal Navy The Greeks host Exercise Niriis to test a sizeable international naval force and its ability to respond to a major crisis in the region – not unlike the Turkish exercise HMS Ocean and the NATO group she leads has just completed. The 2017 incarnation of Niriis involved ships/aircraft/personnel from Greece, Italy,… Continue reading HMS OCEAN LEADS BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR GREEK 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

ADMIRAL SIR G. ZAMBELLAS GAVE AN INSPIRATIONAL TALK AT THE OFFICERS CLUB IN ATHENS GREECE

Former First Sea Lord, Admiral  Sir George Zambellas gave an inspirational talk today at the Officers Club (LAED) in Athens Greece. The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence Staff,  the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff and the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff attended the venue amongst other distinguished guests. The… Continue reading ADMIRAL SIR G. ZAMBELLAS GAVE AN INSPIRATIONAL TALK AT THE OFFICERS CLUB IN ATHENS GREECE

WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA

Industry has been given two years to design, build and then test a laser directed energy weapon at sea and on land. The weapon is intended to down – or disrupt – drones or missiles , fast attack boats and even incoming mortar rounds courtesy of a high-power, concentrated laser beam. The US Navy already… Continue reading WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA

ROYAL NAVY’S SUPPORT SHIP COMPLETES MARATHON MEDITERRANEAN MISSION

Home with just seven days to spare before Christmas Day are the sailors and Royal Marines on RFA Mounts Bay which has completed a marathon deployment in the Mediterranean. The amphibious support ship has been away from home for 349 days as one of the first vessels to deploy in 2016… and last to return.… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S SUPPORT SHIP COMPLETES MARATHON MEDITERRANEAN MISSION

ROYAL MARINES UNLEASH FULL METAL JACKAL STORMING BEACHES IN BAHRAIN

Jackal armoured cars kicked up the Bahraini sand as they swarmed ashore during the climax of a three-week amphibious exercise in the Gulf. Despite choppy surf, Royal Marines from Lima Company, 42 Commando, stormed the beaches alongside their Bahraini counterparts under the cover of air power as Exercise Pearl Dagger 16 came to an explosive… Continue reading ROYAL MARINES UNLEASH FULL METAL JACKAL STORMING BEACHES IN BAHRAIN