RFA Mounts Bay in £40m drugs seizure
£40m pounds of cocaine have been seized by RFA Mounts Bay and a US Coastguard team south of the US Virgin Islands.
No, the Type 31 Frigate is not going to be built in France
The Type 31 Frigates are being built in Scotland, not France. Thales is supplying components for the ships and that is entirely normal.
Romania assumes Command of NATO Standing Naval Group for first time
For the first time, Romanian Naval Forces have assumed the Command of a NATO Standing Naval Group.
Type 31 Frigate in-service date slips by four years
The first Type 31 Frigate will now enter service in 2027, rather than 2023.
HMS Middleton returns to the water
HMS Middleton has returned to the water after six months ashore as part of a £7.5 million maintenance package, say the Royal Navy.
USS Gerald R Ford passes aircraft compatibility testing
American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has completed Aircraft Compatibility Testing following 16 days at sea.
First F-35 nighttime carrier landings in UK waters take place
Four F-35 Lightning jets have completed the first nighttime carrier landings on HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK waters.
Boeing to conduct ski-jump trials for Super Hornet
A senior Boeing executive has revealed that the company is planning ski-jump testing for its F/A-18 Super Hornet.
Israeli surveillance drones in trial to monitor UK waters
Israeli firm Elbit Systems has been selected by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to demonstrate their unmanned aerial surveillance drones over UK waters.
HMS Montrose escorts RMS Queen Mary 2 in the Gulf
The Type 23 Frigate encountered the 150,000-tonne ocean liner while conducting routine operations in the Gulf, say the Royal Navy.
