Royal Marines Reservists tackle intensive combat training
Royal Marines Reservists have completed two weeks of demanding exercises in Dorset and Wales to refine their combat readiness and align their skills with regular forces.
Royal Navy patrol boats wrap up Baltic deployment
Four Royal Navy patrol boats have completed a two-month deployment to the Baltic, working alongside NATO’s newest members in a series of coastal warfare and harbour defence exercises.
Royal Navy completes rollout plan for new landing aid
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the planned installation schedule for the Glamox Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System (HVLAS) across the Royal Navy’s Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel fleet.
Carrier loses two aircraft in South China Sea within an hour
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the USS Nimitz crashed in separate incidents within an hour in the South China Sea.
British warship visits Iceland armed with new missiles
Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has arrived in Akureyri, Iceland, receiving what the crew described as a “warm reception in a beautiful cold Akureyri,” according to an update from the ship’s official account.
Inside the mechanics of allied naval power
Aboard the Dutch assault ship HNLMS Johan de Witt in London, journalists were given a closer look at how NATO’s multinational task groups function in practice.
UK developing AI-enabled sonar systems to monitor Atlantic
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed progress on artificial intelligence-driven acoustic detection systems for the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Bastion programme, part of the UK’s effort to secure the North Atlantic against submarine threats.
Galley milestone marks progress at Ferguson Marine
Ferguson Marine has announced another milestone in the construction of MV Glen Rosa, confirming that installation of the vessel’s galley has been completed, the company stated.
NATO officer says Alliance is ‘stronger than any other’
Commander Craig Raeburn, Chief of Staff for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), told the UK Defence Journal that NATO’s ability to coordinate across nations and systems makes it more capable than any single state.
Royal Navy vessel escorts Spanish vessel from Gibraltar
The Royal Navy’s HMS Dagger has shadowed a Spanish Navy vessel, SPS Isla de León, as it departed British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
