Funds allocated for US to base P-8 Poseidon aircraft in Scotland alongside British aircraft

Some have suggested that this is due to the relatively low numbers of P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft to be operated by the UK.

Britain must ‘show greater ambition’ in Arctic security says report

The report 'On Thin Ice: UK Defence in the Arctic' says "new efforts" need to be made to "regenerate" expertise in working in the region.

The unique way F-35 jets will land on HMS Queen Elizabeth

Uniquely for a vessel of this type, it will be common to see the jump-jet F-35 appear to land conventionally on-board HMS Queen Elizabeth.

HMS Sutherland arrives home after seven month deployment

Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland has returned to her home port of Devonport following a seven-month deployment to the other side of the world.  

Clyde Naval Base hosts US Navy visit

HM Naval Base Clyde hosted United States Navy Admiral James G. Foggo on Wednesday, say the Ministry of Defence.

HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail to the United States for F-35 trials

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to sail to the United States any day now for a series of trials with F-35 jets.

British frigate fleet to lack anti-ship missiles until ‘around 2030’

Royal Navy ships will lose anti-ship missile capability in 2018 when the Harpoon missile is withdrawn with a replacement not due until 'around 2030'.

Nuclear submarine HMS Agincourt affiliated with Torbay

The seventh and final Astute class hunter-killer submarine HMS Agincourt will be affiliated with Torbay, say the Royal Navy.

HMS Diamond shadows two Russian warships through the English Channel.

The Type 45 Destroyer sailed from Dover to monitor the Russian destroyer Severomorsk and cruiser Marshal Ustinov as they passed through the UK's area of interest.

New tanker RFA Tiderace joins the fleet

In a half-hour ceremony, the head of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Commodore Duncan Lamb welcomed RFA Tiderace to the naval service.

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