Tag: Royal Navy

THIRD ASTUTE SUBMARINE FORMALLY HANDED OVER TO THE ROYAL NAVY

The third of the new Astute Class attack submarines, Artful, has officially been handed over to the Royal Navy. Until now the submarine was owned by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the MOD’s body responsible for procuring and supporting equipment for the armed forces. The boat and her crew will now be added to the… Continue reading THIRD ASTUTE SUBMARINE FORMALLY HANDED OVER TO THE ROYAL NAVY

HMS BULWARK RETURNS TO PLYMOUTH

Royal Navy amphibious assault ship, HMS Bulwark, has returned to Plymouth from operations in the Mediterranean after leading a major Royal Navy deployment. The Plymouth-based ship was leading this year’s exercise Cougar comprising exercises with the French Navy off Corsica and then Exercise Trident Juncture, the largest NATO exercise for a decade involving 30 nations,… Continue reading HMS BULWARK RETURNS TO PLYMOUTH

HMS ST ALBANS DEPLOYS ON SECURITY OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

HMS St Albans will continue the work that her sister ship, HMS Richmond, carried out earlier this year as part of the Royal Navy’s long term presence East of Suez. Her task is to police the seas and promote UK interests in the region by acting as a deterrent to illegal activity, safeguarding allied and… Continue reading HMS ST ALBANS DEPLOYS ON SECURITY OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

HMS RICHMOND’S DRUGS SEIZURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

The crew of a Royal Navy warship have seized around £3m worth of cannabis during a security patrol in the Mediterranean. The Portsmouth based frigate HMS Richmond sent up her Lynx helicopter that spotted what was believed to be a drug smuggling boat and immediately moved in to investigate. With HMS Richmond nearby her Royal… Continue reading HMS RICHMOND’S DRUGS SEIZURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

UNMANNED WARRIOR DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY

The Royal Navy is staging its first ‘robot wars’ next autumn to give companies the chance to demonstrate their latest technology in a realistic work-out during Exercise Joint Warrior 16/2 off Scotland. Unmanned Warrior will provide an international showcase for industry as firms demonstrate what their autonomous systems can do for naval warfare. The delegates,… Continue reading UNMANNED WARRIOR DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY

£1.3bn CONTRACT FOR HMS ANSON ASTUTE-CLASS SUBMARINE

HMS Astute returned home on Thursday, March 1 after a 142 day deployment to America. It was also a voyage of discovery. HMS Astute was tried and tested as never before ñ and she came through with flying colours. She spent 77 days at sea, 65 alongside, and was inspected by 18 stars worth of American and British naval authority including the First Sea Lord and Americaís naval equivalent, the Chief of Naval Operations. She 'battled' against USS New Mexico, America's newest and best Virginia class hunter attack submarine. She deep dived, fired her Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and navigated through a course of 16,400 miles.

Press Release: BAE Systems The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded us a contract for the delivery of the fifth Astute-class submarine, taking the total value for work on the vessel to £1.3 billion. The full contract covers the design and remaining build, test and commissioning activities on Anson, the fifth of seven technologically-advanced submarines… Continue reading £1.3bn CONTRACT FOR HMS ANSON ASTUTE-CLASS SUBMARINE

FRERES D’ARMES – BROTHERS IN ARMS

Over the course of several hours, the Portsmouth based warship took part in complex air defence training with six Mirage 2000 fighter jets. The training demonstrated the strong partnership that exists between the allied nations and culminated in an impressive visual show of unity as the six aircraft formed up to fly past the British… Continue reading FRERES D’ARMES – BROTHERS IN ARMS

ROYAL MARINES RESERVES HONE FIRING AND BATTLEFIELD SKILLS

Around 100 Reservists honed their skills on Exercise Commando Phoenix at Sennelager Training Area in Germany, with the exercise aiming to improve upon tactical training held in the UK over the past year. Over the fortnight, the marines used 13 rifle and live firing ranges starting from individual close-quarters battle and working up to large-scale… Continue reading ROYAL MARINES RESERVES HONE FIRING AND BATTLEFIELD SKILLS

TRIDENT JUNCTURE SUCCESS FOR ROYAL NAVY

Played out like a battlefield re-enactment, NATO representatives witnessed Royal Marines, from 45 Commando, simulate the storming of a beach in Troia, Portugal. Working alongside US marines the men from Zulu Company, 45 Cdo, came ashore in landing craft from HMS Bulwark before retaking a peninsula from hostile enemies; while that was happening Portuguese marines… Continue reading TRIDENT JUNCTURE SUCCESS FOR ROYAL NAVY

THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRITAIN’S NEW MILITARY BASE IN BAHRAIN HAS BEGUN

Last Sunday Britain started constructing its first permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971. The new Royal Navy base will be in located in the Port of Mina Salman in Bahrain. The ceremony marking the start of construction was attended by British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond and Bahraini Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khalid Al-Khalifa.… Continue reading THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRITAIN’S NEW MILITARY BASE IN BAHRAIN HAS BEGUN