British flagship ‘fends off air attacks’ from French jets
French Rafale jets launched an assault against Royal Navy flagship HMS Albion as her task group passed the Brittany peninsula. The exercise was designed to allow French pilots to practise their anti-ship tactics and the Royal Navy to practice defending against air attack.
HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail today
HMS Queen Elizabeth will depart Portsmouth today for the upcoming GroupEx and Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2.
BAE Systems discuss work done to HMS Queen Elizabeth ahead of deployment
In advance of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s departure, an interview with the Queen Elizabeth Class Team Leader Ian Jackson was conducted by BAE Systems.
British Littoral Response Group sails for Mediterranean and Black Sea
More than 1,000 sailors and Royal Marines are heading to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea aboard amphibious assault ship HMS Albion, destroyer HMS Dragon and amphibious support ship RFA Lyme Bay as part of a new 'Littoral Response Group'.
HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail with large task force for upcoming exercise
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will soon sail with a task group of nine vessels, including a nuclear submarine.
UK to triple size of naval support base in Oman
The base has a dry dock facility which could support the UK's two new aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
British ships lead multinational task group above Arctic Circle
The Royal Navy has led a multi-national task group of warships and aircraft into the Arctic Circle for the first time in more than 20 years.
Next batch of Type 26 Frigates to be ordered ‘in the early 2020s’
The procurement of the Batch 2 Type 26 Frigates is expected to happen "in the early 2020s" according to the Government.
Israeli firm demonstrate Hermes 900 drone for UK maritime search & rescue
An Elbit Systems owned Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System has successfully completed a series of flight demonstrations for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency off the coast of the UK.
British warship rescues yacht
HMS Dragon helped a yacht when it was snared off a Dorset beauty spot, say the Royal Navy.
