As the Royal Navy prepares to help the NHS and other government departments deal with the response to the coronavirus outbreak, nine British ships have been shadowing seven Russian vessels in waters around the UK. The Navy has completed a concentrated operation to shadow the Russian warships after unusually high levels of activity in the English Channel and North … [Read more...]
Underwater warfare top of Royal Navy agenda, First Sea Lord tells conference
THE Royal Navy has awarded a contract for a large autonomous underwater vehicle, First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin revealed at the Underwater Defence and Security Conference. Plymouth-based MSubs Ltd are to provide the senior service with a 30-metre underwater vehicle, which has a range of up to 3,000 nautical miles. “I am really excited by the possibilities that this … [Read more...]
Royal Marines parachute deep behind enemy lines with American forces
Royal Marines have parachuted ‘deep behind enemy lines’ during demanding winter exercises in Sweden with forces from the United States Airforce. The elite Surveillance Reconnaissance Squadron of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group were training alongside the Americans in capturing positions from the air from an adversary, giving allied forces a foothold in enemy … [Read more...]
HMS Richmond ready for sea following technology led lifex package
Babcock International, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has completed the Power Generation and Machinery Controls Update (PGMU) embodiment for the Type 23 Class frigate, HMS Richmond at Babcock’s Devonport Royal Dockyard. HMS Richmond, is the first Type 23 frigate to receive such a work package. The PGMU replaced the main generators and conversion equipment and was … [Read more...]
Royal Navy scores second major drugs bust of month in Gulf
Sailors and Royal Marines bagged more than a tonne of cannabis when they intercepted drug smugglers on the infamous Hashish Highway. The team from HMS Montrose recovered bales of hash from the waters of the Gulf of Oman – then found a secret narcotics cache hidden aboard a dhow during a two-day operation which resulted in a haul worth more than £6m on the streets of the UK … [Read more...]
Royal Navy warship HMS Defender makes second Gulf drugs bust
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender has dealt another blow to the funding of terrorism after seizing 2,500kg of hashish worth £1 million in the Indian Ocean. This is the warship’s second significant drugs bust in as many months, after she seized and destroyed a record haul of crystal meth in December. Portsmouth-based HMS Defender has been operating in support of Combined … [Read more...]
HMS Forth offers Falklands’ defenders new dimensions
Soldiers protecting the Falklands have been given their first taste of what the Royal Navy’s new patrol ship can do. More than 40 Grenadier Guards joined HMS Forth for their first exercise – demonstrating the improvements she brings to the islands’ defences over her predecessor. HMS Clyde retired at the end of last year after a dozen years of patrolling Britain’s South … [Read more...]
Royal Navy pilot evacuates people trapped by Australian bush fires
A Royal Navy helicopter pilot has helped evacuate people trapped by the bush fires in Australia. Lieutenant Commander Nick Grimmer, on exchange with the Royal Australian Navy, has been flying rescue missions for the last two months. Lt Cdr Grimmer, 35 from Great Yarmouth, is currently flying troop-carrying MRH90 helicopters with Australian Navy’s 808 Squadron, which … [Read more...]
End of era for Gosport’s iconic submarine escape tower
For the last time the team who teach submariners how to escape from a stricken boat gather at a Gosport landmark before the iconic structure closes. Tens of thousands of submariners have passed through the Submarine Escape Training Tank (SETT) since July 13 1954 when the first man ascended the 100ft column of water to simulate emerging from a sunken submarine. With the … [Read more...]
Royal Navy sets up Brains Trust to shape the future
The Royal Navy is inviting the finest military, security and intelligence academics and think-tank analysts to help shape the Fleet of tomorrow. It opened the new Strategic Studies Centre in Portsmouth Naval Base – a hub for the very latest thinking and ideas surrounding the Navy’s contribution to defence and security in the 21st-Century. Research carried out under its … [Read more...]
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