Wildcat fires flares in self defence exercise

A Wildcat helicopter from HMS Queen Elizabeth has fired flares in an exercise, marking the first time flares fired from a helicopter flying from a Queen Elizabeth class carrier.

Scottish, Northern Irish shipyards win work for London firm

Harland and Wolff's recent contract award from Cory Group signals a notable uptick in work for Scottish and Northern Irish shipyards.

Merlin helicopter hunts down ‘enemy’ submarine

Merlin Mk2 ASW from 820 Naval Air Squadron onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth hunted Norwegian Submarine HNoMS Utstein during an exercise. In a Combined Anti-Submarine Exercise...

British warship ‘opens fire’ in North Sea

HMS Kent, a Type 23 Frigate, has undertaken gunnery exercises whilst in the North Sea as part of HMS Queen Elizabeth's Carrier Strike Group.

British carrier undertakes patrol of North Sea oil fields

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group are currently reinforcing the security of 'Critical National Infrastructure' as part of Exercise Neptune Strike.

RAF help rescue stricken yacht

An RAF Atlas A400M and a Poseidon MRA1 have successfully contributed to the rescue of a sailor in the Atlantic Ocean, following critical damage to his yacht during storm Ciarán.

Terma to supply radar sets for second batch of Type 26 Frigates

Danish manufacturer Terma is set to supply ten SCANTER 6000 radars to equip the second batch of Type 26 Frigates

HMS Cardiff build progress captured by drone

The ship is undergoing structural work before being floated and transported to BAE Systems' Scotstoun facility in 2024 for outfitting.

Norwegian submarine tries to ‘sink’ British aircraft carrier

Helicopters from 820 Naval Air Squadron have been defending HMS Queen Elizabeth against Norwegian submarine HNoMS Utstein in an exercise.

Exclusive drone shots show Glasgow frigate factory progress

Drone imagery shows the progress of a massive new 'frigate factory' in Glasgow.

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