Royal Navy flagship HMS Albion to visit Indonesia to promote peace and security
HMS Albion ship will conduct bilateral talks with the Indonesian Navy, UK defence industry and visit a local orphanage in Jakarta, say the Royal Navy.
Despite government claims, the Royal Navy isn’t growing
Ministers, until recently, often said in Parliament that they “are investing in a growing Royal Navy" but official figures appear to disagree.
HMS Queen Elizabeth – preparing to operate fast jets
After returning from rotary wing flying trials at the end of February, where a thousand deck ladings were carried out, HMS Queen Elizabeth is currently in Portsmouth undergoing work as part of her Capability Insertion Period (CIP) in readiness for the next phase of her introduction into service, say the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.
Union warns UK shipbuilding jobs at risk if support ship contract goes overseas
The Ministry of Defence is to put the order for Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ship fleet out to international tender at the end of this month, diminishing hopes that they will be built in the UK.
HMS Cattistock returns home after NATO tasking
Minehunter HMS Cattistock has returned home to Portsmouth following four months in the Baltic sea with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1).
CAMM completes qualification trials from Lockheed Martin launcher
MBDA and Lockheed Martin have jointly completed qualification of the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) from Lockheed Martin’s Extensible Launching System (ExLS) 3-Cell Stand Alone Launcher following a series of trials.
Royal Navy ‘keen’ to keep batch one River class ships
Rear Admiral Chris Gardner, assistant chief of naval staff, said that the Royal Navy is "keen" to keep the ships.
US Carrier Strike Group conducts live fire missile exercise en route to Middle East
Arleigh Burke class destroyers USS Farragut and USS Forrest Sherman, part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, have conducted a live-fire missile exercise.
British warship HMS Sutherland arrives in Japan
Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland has visited Japan.
HMS Magpie now ready for first sea trials
Cork based shipyard Safehaven Marine have finished building the vessel the largest of a fleet of up to 38 new workboats ranging in size from 11 to 18 metres, for the Ministry of Defence.
