The Royal Navy’s prospective submarine Commanding Officers of the future have met the next generation of sailors during a visit to HMS Raleigh for training. The six Officers are currently undergoing Submarine Command Course, an intense six month training package, known as Perisher, which assesses ea
Rear Admiral Jack Steer, ONZM, Chief Of New Zealand Navy visited the MWS recently as part of a wider visit to the UK. During his time at HMS Collingwood the Admiral visited the Maritime Composite Training System, the Bridge Simulator, the Phalanx Maintainer and the Radar Laboratory. The Admiral then
His Royal Highness Felipe de Borbón, Prince of Asturias, visited on September 12 the Spanish Navy Submarine Base in Cartagena (Murcia) and presided over the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the launching of the ‘Peral’ submarine, which took place on September 8th 1888. After the welcoming ad
Eighteen months ago the Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral David Steel began a consultation exercise to determine how the tricorn for senior female officers might be made more distinctive. The caps of male officers of Commander rank and above are clearly marked with gold braid on the peak. This was not t
Excited family and friends gathered on Friday at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton to welcome back 211 Flight from 815 Naval Air Squadron from their 7 month deployment at Sea embarked on HMS Argyll. The warship HMS Argyll has returned to her base port, Devonport but for 211 Lynx Flight home is RNAS
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon received yesterday the report of the UN team probing the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria and plans to brief the members of the Security Council on the findings in a closed-door session today. A note to correspondents issued by a UN spokesperson
On Tuesday 10 September, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Spanish warship ESPS Meteoro embarked a Skeldar V-200 Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the port of Djibouti. Prior to embarking the UAV on board the ESPS Meteoro, it was tested by the Spanish Navy in Canary Islands waters on board th
The UN Secretary-General, in his capacity as the depositary of the 1992 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, received on September 14 the formal instrument of accession to the Convention by the Syrian Arab Rep
A framework agreement reached between the United States and Russia during talks in Geneva “represents an important, concrete step toward the goal of moving Syria’s chemical weapons under international control so that they may ultimately be destroyed,” U.S. President Barack Obama said on September 14
Taiwan to Buy Warships from US Navy Taiwan Navy is planning to buy two warships from the US Navy, according to the Agence France-Presse. The warships will be Perry-class frigates, which are estimated to be worth up to USD 5.6 billion. The purchase is part of Taiwan Navy’s efforts to modernize their
The Russian Navy is sending three more ships to the Mediterranean Sea, according to Ria Novosti. The three ships, namely, guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the destroyer Smetlivy and the assault landing ship Nikolai Filchenkov, are expected to reinforce the Russian fleet in the region from 7 to 10 ship
Continuing her Atlantic Patrol Tasking, HMS Richmond dropped anchor off Georgetown, Ascension Island for a very busy and productive fourteen hour visit. Whilst the primary purpose of visiting was to top up stores, receive mail and personnel from the UK air bridge, the Commanding Officer, Cdr Rob Ped
