First F-35 capable assault ship, USS Wasp, arrives in Japan

Wasp, which has undergone significant upgrades to be able to land and launch the F-35B, will replace USS Bonhomme Richard in the region.

RFA Fort Victoria commences refit in Birkenhead

One of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s largest vessels, the combined fleet stores ship, RFA Fort Victoria has begun its latest refit in Merseyside.  

HMS Cattistock sails to undertake NATO duties in the Baltic Sea

HMS Cattistock has sailed to join the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) as part of a three month deployment to the Baltic Sea.

RFA Mounts Bay back in Tortola to support continuing recovery efforts

RFA Mounts Bay has returned to the British Virgin Islands four months on from Hurricanes Irma and Maria to support continuing recovery operations.

French Rafale fighters to embark on US supercarrier

French Rafale M fighters will make an unusual addition to the flight deck of the USS George H. W. Bush as France looks to boost military cooperation with the United States. 

HMS Queen Elizabeth to get first F-35 jets this year

Merlin helicopters were the first aircraft to begin flying from HMS Queen Elizabeth and they will soon be followed by F-35 jets in Autumn this year.

British warship HMS Sutherland conducts sovereignty patrol off Gibraltar

Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland conducted a 'Sovereignty Patrol' as part of her entry into Gibraltar.

Royal Marines ‘raid’ Scotland

Royal Marines engineers hit the shores of western Scotland to test deployment capabilities.

MoD official defends naval part cannibalisation on warships

The most senior civil servant at the MoD has told the Public Accounts Committee that it is "perfectly reasonable" to cannibalise parts from vessels...

HMS Sutherland sets sail for Pacific to ‘strengthen relations with allies’ amid North Korea...

HMS Sutherland has sailed on a deployment to Australia, the Far East and the Gulf region.

STAY CONNECTED

121,735FansLike
441FollowersFollow
63,255FollowersFollow
15,105SubscribersSubscribe

Other News

British carrier leads multinational task force in Pacific

The UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Prince of Wales, has taken part in Exercise Bersama Lima 2025 off the Malaysian coast as part of Operation Highmast.