An action-packed commando raid on the west coast of Denmark brought the first stage of the UK’s Baltic deployment to a close. British Royal Marines and their Dutch counterparts waged a battle around the towns of Esbjerg and Varde in western Denmark, taking on Danish troops. The focus of the first phase of the deployment – Danex, or Danish Exercise – was meshing the … [Read more...] about UK-led maritime force completes first phase of Baltic deployment
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Commando ’chuting stars as Royal Marines leap into Denmark
Royal Marines performed a stunning sunset parachute drop over Denmark as the UK’s key military deployment of the spring moves up a gear. Leaping from just 800 feet, the men of the elite Pre-Landing Force, 30 Commando, landed outside the small town of Varde in western Jutland. After a 90-minute flight in a C130 Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, the Plymouth-based commandos … [Read more...] about Commando ’chuting stars as Royal Marines leap into Denmark
Royal Navy warship HMS Defender demonstrates her power with missile firing
In a burst of fire and smoke, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has tested her world-beating missile system off the coast of Scotland. Blasting from the Type 45 destroyer’s silo, the missile flew four times the speed of sound before obliterating an incoming drone target designed to simulate a projectile attack on the ship. It marks the first time HMS Defender has taken on … [Read more...] about Royal Navy warship HMS Defender demonstrates her power with missile firing
Royal Navy shadows Russian warship through English Channel
Royal Navy warship HMS Northumberland has escorted a Russian destroyer through the English Channel. The Devonport-based Type 23 frigate was activated to meet the Severomorsk, a Udaloy-class guided missile destroyer. The Russian ship passed through the English Channel on the way back to her home port after operations in the Mediterranean. HMS Northumberland is one of … [Read more...] about Royal Navy shadows Russian warship through English Channel
Destroyer HMS Duncan joins forces with French carrier strike group on counter-Daesh operations
Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan joined forces with a French carrier strike group to support the international fight against Daesh. The Type 45 destroyer has been providing air defence and escort duties to the FS Charles de Gaulle and her accompanying ships in the eastern Mediterranean over the past few weeks. French jets have been flying missions in support of Operation … [Read more...] about Destroyer HMS Duncan joins forces with French carrier strike group on counter-Daesh operations
Exercise Joint Warrior, biggest UK war game of 2019 reaches its high point
The biggest military exercise in the UK this year moves up a gear after a hugely successful opening first week ‘waging war’ in northwest Scotland. More than 8,000 military personnel from 13 nations, nearly 40 ships and submarines – including two NATO task groups – and 60 aircraft, including the debut by the Navy’s new F-35 Lightning stealth fighter, and helicopters are … [Read more...] about Exercise Joint Warrior, biggest UK war game of 2019 reaches its high point
Royal Marines receive coveted peace prize for unprecedented fourth time
A month-long Caribbean mercy mission by Royal Marines earned them the military’s highest humanitarian award – for an unprecedented fourth time. The men and women of 40 Commando today received the Firmin Sword of Peace – recognition for providing life-saving aid, assistance and security to communities across the Caribbean when a succession of ferocious storms battered the … [Read more...] about Royal Marines receive coveted peace prize for unprecedented fourth time
Royal Marines finish Arctic training with fierce test in Sweden
Months of intensive training for Britain’s winter warfare specialists reached its climax as Royal Marines went into battle with their Scandinavian counterparts in the Arctic snow. Some 350 Royal Marines from 40 Commando in Taunton joined Norwegian troops and US Marines in a week-long mock battle trying to invade Swedish territory – with the hosts and Finnish troops blocking … [Read more...] about Royal Marines finish Arctic training with fierce test in Sweden
HMS Argyll returns from nine-month Pacific mission
Around 900 family and friends today cheered HMS Argyll home after her nine-month mission to the Pacific. Just days after rescuing all the crew of a blazing container ship off the French coast, the frigate and her 210 sailors and Royal Marines arrived back in Plymouth. The warship covered the equivalent of one and a half times around the globe as she sailed to Tokyo and … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll returns from nine-month Pacific mission
Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll rescues all 27 crew from blazing ship in Bay of Biscay
Royal Navy sailors saved the 27 crew of a container ship which turned into a raging inferno off the French coast this morning. The crew of HMS Argyll spent eight hours saving every soul aboard the Grande America in the Bay of Biscay after the ship’s cargo of containers and cars caught fire. The frigate – on her way home to Plymouth after nine months away in the … [Read more...] about Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll rescues all 27 crew from blazing ship in Bay of Biscay
