‘Most powerful naval fleet in Europe’ currently off Scottish coast
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group are currently exercising in the North Sea as part of NATO's largest annual exercise.
Large ‘NATO naval force to be reckoned with’ now assembled in North Sea
"HMS Queen Elizabeth is able to strike from the sea at a time and place of our choosing; and with our NATO allies at our side, we will be ready to fight and win in the most demanding circumstances."
British flagship delivers maritime safety equipment to Tunisia
HMS Albion delivered items including life jackets, VHF radios and hand held flares.
UK forms ‘most powerful European naval task force in 20 years’
The new HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group has assembled for the first time with the aircraft carrier leading a flotilla of destroyers and frigates from the UK, US and the Netherlands supported by two Royal Fleet Auxiliary support vessels.
British Carrier Strike Group assembles
HMS Queen Elizabeth is sailing with 8 ships, 26 aircraft and around 3000 personnel.
British warship enters Black Sea despite Russian warnings
HMS Dragon, a Type 45 Destroyer, has entered the Black Sea despite Russian warnings that it is 'tracking the movements of the British warship'.
6,000 troops and over 100 ships and aircraft now in Scotland
British forces join 6,000 personnel from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the US.
HMS Hermes to be dismantled
The ex-Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (the former HMS Hermes) will now undergo dismantling.
F-35 jets launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth bomb Scottish island
F-35 Lightning jets launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth have bombed a Scottish island, luckily however the island is part of a bombing range and the bombing was entirely intentional.
Lockheed awarded Trident contracts by US and Britain
Lockheed will provide Strategic Weapon System Trident fleet support, Trident Shipboard Integration Increment 8 and 16 and also Columbia class and Dreadnought class navigation subsystem development efforts.
