British frigate escorts 650 vessels through ‘Gulf hot spots’
HMS Montrose has completed 100 days on Operation Sentinel, escorting over 650 vessels through the Gulf.
Royal Marines launch drones from amphibious vessel
Remotely operated systems will be used to provide Royal Marines Commandos on the ground with ammunition, fuel, medical supplies or food and water, as well as intelligence of ‘enemy’ movements and activity.
US Navy test MV-22s on amphibious transport dock USS New York
The testing also included the first shipboard landings for the U.S. Navy's new CMV-22B Carrier Onboard Delivery variant of the Osprey.
Government confirm new Fleet Solid Support Ships will be built in UK
"The Fleet Solid Support warships competition will be the genesis of a great UK shipbuilding industry", said Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
UK and Australia sign shipbuilding partnership for Type 26 Frigate
Australia and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on building new frigates, say the Ministry of Defence.
British Carrier Strike Group to deploy to Pacific next year
Next year, HMS Queen Elizabeth will deploy to the Pacific with two frigates, two destroyers, a nuclear submarine and support vessels.
UK in ‘race with adversaries for technological advantage’
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has unveiled a new Science and Technology Strategy for the UK.
Submariner sent home to Faslane from US after being found ‘unfit for duty’
A Royal Navy submariner has been sent back to Faslane after he arrived 'intoxicated' at nuclear submarine HMS Vigilant while it was docked at the US Navy’s Kings Bay base in Georgia.
A guide to the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers
The origins of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers lie in the 1998 Defence Review.
New contract allows ‘UK strike carriers to conduct training on a larger scale’
A £5 million contract between QinetiQ and the Royal Air Force links together a number of UK military ranges – "enabling the UK’s strike carriers to conduct training on a larger, more complex scale".
