New French carrier could include F-35B ‘landing spot’
"Concerning the Royal Navy and the navies equipped with F35B fighters, studies are underway to analyse the implications of a dedicated landing spot."
Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow looks shipshape on the Clyde
HMS GLASGOW, the first Type 26 Frigate in build for the Royal Navy on the Clyde, is starting to look shipshape.
Commandos ‘fight through a multi-storey building in pitch blackness’
Royal Marines have completed two weeks of rigorous training in the skills needed to protect the UK’s nuclear weapons.
Rolls-Royce signs agreement with MoD to strengthen support
Rolls-Royce has signed a collaborative agreement with the Ministry of Defence to strengthen ways of working across key Royal Navy programmes.
C-17 airdrops cargo to nuclear submarine
A C-17 Globemaster III delivered a payload to an Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands.
What is the Special Boat Service?
The Special Boat Service is the Royal Navy’s answer to the SAS.
NATO exercise schedule – What’s coming up?
NATO advise that due to COVID-19 it is possible that exercises could be changed, reduced or cancelled.
Special Boat Service put an end to oil tanker hijacking
Seven suspects have been detained on board the oil tanker Nave Andromeda off the Isle of Wight after an operation involving a number of helicopters and the Special Boat Service.
Stowaways hijack oil tanker off Isle of Wight
The MV Nave Andromeda has been seized by stowaways off the Isle of Wight.
Explosion onboard a Russian oil tanker, vessel sinking
A Russian oil tanker has been rocked by an explosion in the Sea of Azov and is now sinking, according to Russian media.