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Nine-minute rescue – analysis of the recent Royal Navy and special forces operation
October 28, 2020

Nine-minute rescue – analysis of the recent Royal Navy and special forces operation

More details are emerging about the operation on 25th October to free the crew of the MV Nave Andromeda in the face of violent stowaways. Here will examine the incident and the role played by the Royal Navy in protecting commercial shipping and the waters of UK.

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Fleet solid support ships for the Royal Navy to be built in Britain
October 22, 2020

Fleet solid support ships for the Royal Navy to be built in Britain

In a carefully-worded statement, the MoD has confirmed the Fleet Solid Support ships will, at least predominantly, be built in the UK and the competition will be re-launched in the Spring of 2021.More

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HMS Queen Elizabeth and carrier strike group participate in exercise Joint Warrior
October 15, 2020

HMS Queen Elizabeth and carrier strike group participate in exercise Joint Warrior

Following the GROUPEX work-up period, the UK Carrier Strike Group participated in Exercise Joint Warrior (4th – 15th October 2020). This photo essay covers their activities during the exercise, along with participating NATO warships.

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Harrier 809 – Book Review
October 13, 2020

Harrier 809 – Book Review

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This month Harrier 809, by respected aviation author Rowland White, is published by Bantam Press. Written in his trademark gripping narrative style, White illuminates some of the lesser-known aspects of the air war during the Falklands conflict.
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Type 31 frigate project on schedule despite challenges of the pandemic
October 9, 2020

Type 31 frigate project on schedule despite challenges of the pandemic

A year on from signing the contract with the MoD, today Babcock provided a media briefing, giving an overview of the industrial aspects of Type 31 frigate programme to date. Despite the impacts of COVID-19, the project is on schedule and the company remains optimistic about delivering the ships on time.

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Can Plymouth give its Royal Navy heritage the place it deserves?
October 7, 2020

Can Plymouth give its Royal Navy heritage the place it deserves?

An ambitious plan has been launched to create a new Cold War and Maritime Heritage Museum in Plymouth featuring the retired nuclear submarine, HMS Courageous, as its centrepiece. Here we look at the hurdles that must be overcome to make this exceptional concept a reality

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HMS Queen Elizabeth joined by supporting warships as the Carrier Strike Group assembles
October 5, 2020

HMS Queen Elizabeth joined by supporting warships as the Carrier Strike Group assembles

This week the Royal Navy’s complete Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time in the North Sea. The multi-national group worked up together in preparation for the more demanding exercise Joint Warrior that begins this week.

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The strike carrier’s eye in the sky – update on the Crowsnest project
September 25, 2020

The strike carrier’s eye in the sky – update on the Crowsnest project

As the clock runs down to the first operational carrier strike group deployment, Lockheed Martin, Thales and Leonardo are working to complete and flight-test the Crowsnest system that will provide airborne early warning capability. Here we take a look at the progress on the project.

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Jets on deck – HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks the largest number of F-35s at sea so far
September 23, 2020

Jets on deck – HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks the largest number of F-35s at sea so far

Yesterday two squadrons of F-35B jets took off from RAF Marham and joined HMS QueenElizabeth in the North Sea at the start of the multi-national Carrier Strike Group exercise.

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