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Latest in-depth article: #LinkInBio Analysis: Royal Navy deploys seven ships on underwater infrastructure patrols #criticalnationalinfrastructure #underseacables #underseapipeline #BalticSea #NorthSea #NorwegianSea #RoyalNavy #HMSRichmond #Type23Frigate
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MoD says it does not intend to follow the🇫🇷 French Navy's example of removing pennant numbers from warships as it wants to "satisfy criteria set out in UNCLOS article 29". Curiously UNCLOS only states warships must bear external marks distinguishing their nationality. #marinenationale #RoyalNavy #unclos
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The #RoyalNavy has introduced a "refer a friend" scheme - £500 bounty for those who encourage friends to join. In the short-term at least, the problem is not just a lack of applicants but a failure to get them processed and into basic training. #Recruitment #Sailors #Personnel #refereafriend
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Houthi rebels escalating attacks on shipping in the Southern Red Sea. Two unnamed commercial vessels, including a 🇬🇧British ship hit by rocket fire this morning. 🇺🇸USS Carney also attacked again. #RedSea #houthirebels #Yemen #MerchantShipping #maritimechokepoints #USNavy
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#RFATideforce inbound to Devonport this morning - passing #RFATidespring at bouy in a very chilly Plymouth Sound. #RoyalFleetAuxiliary #Tanker #PlymouthSound #PlymouthBreakwater #Sunrise #Devon Via: RFANostalgia
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#HMSDuncan arrives in 🇮🇹Taranto to hand over as flagship of #SNMG2 to the Italian Navy. #standingnatomaritimegroup2 #NATO #Type45Destroyer #RoyalNavy #Italy #Taranto #mediterranean
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Today 700X Naval Air Squadron flew a VAMPIRE (@QinetiQ Banshee) drone from Predannack airfield in Cornwall. After passing through its assigned waypoints out to sea, it returned to Predannack after 30 minutes, deploying a parachute to land back on the airfield. Besides use as an air defence training target, it is envisaged that payloads including radar and cameras will be carried and could be used for Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Electronic Warfare (EW) and decoy purposes. It also has the potential for unconventional ASW ‘find’, for example, carrying a Magnetic Anomaly detector at 400 Knots it could cover a large area to identify submarine targets quickly. #ProjectVAMPIRE #Banshee #Drone #UAV #UAS #UncrewedSystems #700XNAS #RoyalNavy #predannackairfield Via @fleetairarm
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#HMSRichmond sails from Gothenburg 🇸🇪 for operations in the Baltic Sea with @jefnations #jefnations #Type23Frigate #RoyalNavy #50cal #forceprotection #BalticSea #Sweden
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#RFAProteus inbound to Devonport early this morning. Via: RFANostalgia #RoyalFleetAuxiliary #MROS #plymouthbreakwater #PlymouthSound
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#HMSKent arrived in Halifax 🇨🇦Canada this week. Via: Tom Goodyer #Type23Frigate #RoyalNavy #halifax #novascotia #Canada
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Programme to integrate Sting Ray Mod 1 anti-submarine torpedo onto RAF P-8A Poseidon has begun. Will retain operability with US-made Mk54 torpedo. #stingraytorpedo #antisubmarinewarfare #BAESystems #maritimepatrolaircraft #p8aposeidon #RAF
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