“I am immensely proud to see our continued efforts recognised with such a high position on the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index this year." Last year, the naval service enhanced its support of the LGBT+ community when Royal Marines officially took part in London Pride – their first time appearing at a Pride event. Sailors and marines were cheered on by hundreds of … [Read more...] about Royal Navy and Royal Marines named one of the UK’s top LGBT-friendly employers
Navy News
HMS Dragon seizes £75m of narcotics in double Gulf drugs bust
Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has seized and destroyed ten tonnes of drugs worth more than £75m in one of the most significant drugs busts in the Gulf this year. In a highly fruitful 48-hour window, the Type 45 destroyer – which will remain on operations in the Gulf throughout the Christmas period – intercepted two boats carrying the huge haul of illicit drugs on notorious … [Read more...] about HMS Dragon seizes £75m of narcotics in double Gulf drugs bust
HMS Montrose enjoys warm welcome in Chile
HMS Montrose joined Chile’s party of the year as the South American country celebrated the 200th birthday of its Navy. The frigate was invited to join old friends – former British warships HMS Grafton, Sheffield and Marlborough, now serving under the Chilean flag – and make new friends in the port of Valparaiso where a series of high-profile anniversary events were staged … [Read more...] about HMS Montrose enjoys warm welcome in Chile
Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon seizes tonnes of hashish in major Gulf drugs bust
Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has seized three tonnes of hashish in one of the most significant drugs busts in the Gulf this year, dealing a major blow to the funding of terrorism. The Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer was on patrol in the Middle East when they came across a suspicious dhow – a type of vessel common to the Middle East – in a notorious drug smuggling route … [Read more...] about Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon seizes tonnes of hashish in major Gulf drugs bust
Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans escorts Russian warship through English Channel
Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans is today shadowing a Russian warship through the English Channel. The Portsmouth-based Type 23 frigate is currently tasked with protecting UK waters and has been activated to keep watch on Russian Slava-class cruiser Marshall Ustinov. The Russian unit – accompanied by an auxiliary ship and tug – recently left the Mediterranean … [Read more...] about Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans escorts Russian warship through English Channel
HMS Diamond joins submarine to safeguard skies and seas of the Mediterranean
Two weeks of intensive training with all manner of air power means Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond is at the top of her game on patrol in the eastern Mediterranean. The Portsmouth-based air defence warship and her 200 crew have been tested by fighter jets including Tornados, Typhoons and F16s, plus E3 surveillance aircraft and Voyager transporters in the skies above and … [Read more...] about HMS Diamond joins submarine to safeguard skies and seas of the Mediterranean
HMS Montrose to become first forward-deployed frigate in the Middle East
Warship HMS Montrose has sailed from Plymouth on a deployment that will take her across three of the world’s oceans as part of the UK’s commitment to security at sea. HMS Montrose will cross three oceans and visit four continents as she begins a global deployment (Mon 29 Oct), before ultimately arriving at the newly-opened UK Naval Support Facility in … [Read more...] about HMS Montrose to become first forward-deployed frigate in the Middle East
F-35 pilot makes history with revolutionary method of landing jets on HMS Queen Elizabeth
A revolutionary method of landing an F-35 Lightning fighter jet on a ship has been carried out for the first time on board the UK’s newest aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. British test pilot Peter Wilson made history when he conducted the first ever shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) this weekend – a method which looks like a conventional aircraft … [Read more...] about F-35 pilot makes history with revolutionary method of landing jets on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Britain’s flagship HMS Albion has arrived in Oman
Britain’s flagship HMS Albion has arrived in Oman ready to lead the naval element of the largest combined military exercise for UK forces since 2002. Over the coming weeks more than 4,000 British personnel will be tested in the punishing sands of the desert alongside their Omani comrades in temperatures nudging 40ºC. Assault ship HMS Albion – on the final leg of a … [Read more...] about Britain’s flagship HMS Albion has arrived in Oman
F-35 jets conduct first night-time landings on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has reached another milestone in her flight trials with the first night-time landings of F-35 Lightning jets. Britain’s biggest warship is currently conducting flight testing off the east coast of the United States and part of that is practicing landing in darkness. These tests were carried out with and without the aid of night-vision … [Read more...] about F-35 jets conduct first night-time landings on HMS Queen Elizabeth
