UK hails boost for Scottish shipbuilding
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said the contract with Norway for Type 26 Firgates represents "a huge vote of confidence in Scotland’s shipbuilding capability."
British aircraft carrier strike group enters Red Sea
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has transited north through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and entered the Red Sea.
Britain ‘no plans’ to dry dock nuke subs in Gibraltar
The government has stated that there are currently no plans to use Gibraltar for the dry docking of Royal Navy nuclear submarines.
NATO task group strengthens ties with Egypt port visit
Operation Noble Shield, under which the task group operates, plays a key role in deterring potential threats and maintaining the safe use of international waters.
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.
