A new head of the Royal Marines has been appointed during a ceremony in Devon. Lieutenant General Rob Magowan passed the role to Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, General Gwyn Jenkins, at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone. It brings to an end Lt Gen Magowan’s second stint at the helm after 18 months, handing the keys of Corps over to Gen Jenkins, as the most senior … [Read more...] about New head of the Royal Marines appointed
Navy News
Royal Navy warship seizes £24m of cocaine in Caribbean drugs bust
A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team seized more than 400kg of cocaine worth around £24m on Britain’s streets from a boat in the Caribbean. Caribbean-based patrol ship HMS Medway and her embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment spotted the vessel near the Dominican Republic with help from a patrol aircraft. Following a tense chase, the vessel was … [Read more...] about Royal Navy warship seizes £24m of cocaine in Caribbean drugs bust
Royal Navy leads “game-changing” NATO tech experiments
Royal Navy ships led the way in “game-changing” NATO autonomous exercises off the coast of Portugal. Frigate HMS Lancaster and minehunter HMS Hurworth tested the use of uncrewed tech – from drones to underwater survey vessels, which could be used by NATO on the front line of operations in the future. For the month-long trials, more than 11 warships, 120 autonomous … [Read more...] about Royal Navy leads “game-changing” NATO tech experiments
Royal Navy ready for key role at Queen’s Funeral
More than 1,000 sailors and Royal Marines are undergoing final preparations for their pivotal role in the Queen’s funeral after days of intensive training. Royal Navy sailors have the honour of pulling the State Ceremonial Gun Carriage bearing the Queen’s coffin for two miles through the streets of London – a duty they have performed since the funeral of Queen Victoria in … [Read more...] about Royal Navy ready for key role at Queen’s Funeral
Royal Navy joins mission to protect Pacific fishing stocks for first time
Royal Navy offshore patrol ship HMS Spey joined navies, coast guards and police in the southwest Pacific on a concerted effort to protect local fishing stocks. Over ten days Spey took part in Operation Island Chief, one of four concerted efforts every year focusing on detecting, reporting, apprehending and deterring illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Illegal … [Read more...] about Royal Navy joins mission to protect Pacific fishing stocks for first time
Royal Navy tracks movements of Russian submarines into the North Sea
A Royal Navy warship has tracked the movements of two Russian submarines as they sailed into the North Sea. British submarine hunter HMS Portland was on watch as cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and Akula-class attack submarine Vepr made their underwater journey south along the Norwegian coast from the Arctic. The Type 23 frigate shadowed the submarines as they … [Read more...] about Royal Navy tracks movements of Russian submarines into the North Sea
£60 Million to develop uncrewed helicopter for Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is moving a step closer to operating crewless helicopters. The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £60 million contract to Leonardo to design and develop a cutting-edge uncrewed helicopter. The three-tonne demonstrator – less than a third of the weight of a Merlin helicopter – could provide an innovative alternative to existing aircraft for tracking adversary … [Read more...] about £60 Million to develop uncrewed helicopter for Royal Navy
Royal Navy helps island-hopping adventurer complete epic five-year challenge
The Royal Navy helped traveller, author and adventurer John Chatterton complete a five-year odyssey when he visited Portsmouth. The 74-year-old from Moseley in Birmingham completed his goal of visiting every inhabited island in the UK when he set foot on the 84-acre naval base on Whale Island. And he’s just three short of his ultimate goal: setting foot on the 223 islands … [Read more...] about Royal Navy helps island-hopping adventurer complete epic five-year challenge
Commandos take plunge in daring leap from helicopters off Devon coast
Royal Marines leapt ten feet from Chinook helicopters into the Bristol Channel as they tested some of their most daring Commando skills. The Marines from Taunton-based 40 Commando were picked up by Royal Air Force helicopters on the dunes of Braunton Burrows in North Devon to practise what is known as ‘helicasting’. It’s a technique which gets Commandos into the action … [Read more...] about Commandos take plunge in daring leap from helicopters off Devon coast
Royal and Japanese Navies underline friendship with training off Dorset
Two of the world’s major navies joined forces off the Dorset coast as long-time allies Britain and Japan reaffirmed their friendship. Patrol ship HMS Mersey and survey vessel HMS Enterprise linked up with Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force ships Kashima, which trains officer cadets, and general-purpose destroyer Shimakaze off Portland Bill. The two Japanese ships are on … [Read more...] about Royal and Japanese Navies underline friendship with training off Dorset
