Royal Marines lit up Arctic fjords and valleys as they laid down mortar rounds in the dark during winter training in Norway. Illumination shells bathed the striking mountainscape around the small town of Bardufoss – roughly half way between Tromsø and Narvik – in an eerie light as the men of 40 Commando’s Mortar Troop conducted their fire missions. The live firing is the … [Read more...] about Royal Marines’ mortars light up Arctic night sky on exercise in Norway
Navy News
Duke of Sussex visits sailors and marines in the Arctic Circle during visit to Commando Helicopter Force
The Duke of Sussex spent part of Valentine’s Day visiting Naval Service personnel hundreds of miles inside the Arctic Circle. In his first overseas visit in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, His Royal Highness was involved in celebrations marking 50 years of UK helicopter exercises in the extreme cold. The Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) – the wings of the … [Read more...] about Duke of Sussex visits sailors and marines in the Arctic Circle during visit to Commando Helicopter Force
Royal Marines begin training for Arctic defence
Royal Marines have arrived in the high north for their first test on the UK’s new mission to defend the Arctic. The elite commandos are training hundreds of miles inside the Arctic Circle for the next two months, honing their survival and combat skills in temperatures as low as -30°C alongside NATO allies. The Royal Marines – the Naval Service’s amphibious light infantry … [Read more...] about Royal Marines begin training for Arctic defence
Real-life Iron Man returns to Royal Marines training base to beat assault course using jet suit
Iron Man faced up to the Royal Marines as a former colleague turned jet suit inventor demonstrated his kit for commandos. Ex-Royal Marines Reservist Richard Browning – nicknamed the ‘real-life Iron Man’ – flew a 1000bhp jet suit around the Royal Marines’ infamous bottom field assault course at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon. Scores of fellow commandos … [Read more...] about Real-life Iron Man returns to Royal Marines training base to beat assault course using jet suit
Royal Navy and Royal Marines named one of the UK’s top LGBT-friendly employers
“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
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
