UK denies Russian ships fired warning shots at British ship

Russia has said it fired warning shots at a British warship after it reportedly entered the country’s waters in the Black Sea but the Ministry of Defence has denied the claims.

UPDATED: Russian warning shots at British warship denied

A Russian ship reportedly fired warning shots at HMS Defender off Crimea, this however isn't true.

Apache gunships complete training on aircraft carrier

Apache crews have completed two weeks intensive training on HMS Prince of Wales.

Babcock to enhance Ukrainian naval capabilities

Babcock will build two warships for Ukraine in the UK in addition to upgrading the nations frigates and other platforms.

First combat missions flown from HMS Queen Elizabeth

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her F-35 jets have joined the fight against Islamic State, with the jets carrying out the very first combat missions ever flown from HMS Queen Elizabeth.

UK giving two Sandown class mine hunters to Ukraine

The transfer of the two warships is part of a new memorandum between Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Aircraft carrier under ‘air attack’ off Cornwall coast

Aggressor aircraft have launched a simulated air attack against HMS Prince of Wales as part of an exercise.

Carrier jets flying ‘lion’s share’ of sorties against Daesh

Jets flying from aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth are currently carrying out "the lion’s share" of operations over Iraq to wipe out the remnants of Islamic State.

‘National Flagship’ to come out of Ministry of Defence budget

Announcing the decision, Downing Street clarified that "this is a trade ship, it is not a military vessel".

Third ‘minehunting drone’ delivered to Clyde naval base

The third and final autonomous minehunting boat has been delivered to HMNB Clyde near Glasgow.

STAY CONNECTED

121,735FansLike
441FollowersFollow
63,255FollowersFollow
15,105SubscribersSubscribe

Other News

What Formula 1 can teach defence about wartime pace

Drawing on experience from Formula 1 and his work at PurpleSector, Mark Mathieson MBE argues that defence can learn practical lessons from high performance engineering as it seeks to operate at wartime pace in peacetime.