Lightning pilots put in last minute training for HMS Queen Elizabeth flights
Four test pilots are getting in last-minute training ready to take their specially-modified stealth fighters aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth next month, say the Royal Navy.
Source: Royal Navy pilot to be first to land on HMS Queen Elizabeth
A source has confirmed that Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray will be the first to land the F-35B on HMS Queen Elizabeth next month.
New Zealand announces procurement of new naval dive tender
The Royal New Zealand Navy is to restore the diving and hydrographic support capability lost following the decommissioning of HMNZS Resolution and HMNZS Manawanui with the purchase of a Norwegian built offshore support vessel.
Britain purchases MK54 lightweight torpedo kits destined for P-8 Poseidon
A $40 million contract has been awarded for the production of MK54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedo kits for the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Taiwan.
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her first F-35s, what’s happening?
HMS Queen Elizabeth recently departed her home port bound for the United States in trials that will see her land fast jets on deck for the first time.
NATO vessels sail with Japanese Training Squadron
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with a Japan Maritime Self Defense Force training squadron.
Severe weather forces cancellation of joint UK-Japan amphibious landing
The UK and Japan have cancelled a joint beach assault near Mount Fuji as a typhoon approaches the Japanese mainland.
HMS Hurworth escorts Russian frigate
The 4,000-tonne frigate Admiral Makarov was monitored by minehunter HMS Hurworth.
Type 31e Frigate programme restarted
The Type 31e programme, which could see sections of the ships built in Scotland and England, has been restarted.
BAE wins $151m contract to maintain American cruiser USS Gettysburg
BAE Systems ship repair business in Norfolk in the US has won a $151.3M contract to provide maintenance, modernisation and repair services for the USS Gettysburg.
