HMS Queen Elizabeth sails for F-35 training
HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from her home port of Portsmouth to conduct training with F-35 Lightning jets of 207 Squadron.
UK has ‘insufficient ships’ to protect fisheries after Brexit
A Former First Sea Lord has argued that the UK has "insufficient ships within our fishery protection squadron to carry out enforcement".
RRS Sir David Attenborough on own power for first time
The RRS Sir David Attenborough achieved an important milestone at Cammell Laird's shipyard this month with the commissioning and testing of its power systems.
Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey successfully completes first flight
The US Navy will use the CMV-22B to replace the C-2A Greyhound for transporting personnel, mail, supplies and high-priority cargo from shore bases to aircraft carriers at sea. The aircraft can also carry major components of the F-35s engine.
MoD confident ‘Crowsnest’ carrier early warning ready 2021
The Ministry of Defence say it remains confident that Merlin Mk2 helicopters fitted with the CROWSNEST early warning system will be available to support the first operational deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2021.
HMS Medway sails for the Caribbean
HMS Medway has set sail to take on the Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) tasking, say the Royal Navy.
Royal Marines deploy to Arctic for exercise
45 Commando are on exercise in the north of Norway undertaking Arctic survival training.
Government intending to ‘grow Destroyer and Frigate force by 2030’
The intention to increase the number of Royal Navy warships has been expressed by a Minister of State for Defence this week.
‘Around 15’ unauthorised incursions recorded at Faslane and Coulport
The Royal Navy have recorded around 15 seperate unauthorised incursions into Faslane and Coulport in the last 10 years.
Indian officials tour aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales
Six Indian parliamentarians toured HMS Prince of Wales as part of the UK-India Chevening Parliamentarian Fellowship Programme.
