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UK: Navy, Royal Marines to Receive More Accurate Pistols
Sailors and Royal Marines will receive lighter, more accurate pistols with bigger magazines as of January 11. Some 25,000 new Glock 17 pistols are being issued to all three Services as part of a £9m deal to replace the trusty Browning, which is being retired after 40 years’ service. Over the coming
UK Maritime Component Command Hosts VIP Visit
Defence Ministers Andrew Robathan and Philip Dunne, plus one of the UK’s most senior military commanders, saw the RN’s Gulf mission first-hand on a visit to Bahrain. Armed Forces Minister Mr Robathan and Mr Dunne, who’s responsible for defence equipment, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Comma
RFA Fort Victoria Takes Over Support Mission in the Middle East
The largest ship in the Royal Naval Service has taken on the vital – and unsung – task of keeping international task forces running east of Suez. Fresh from a refit in Dubai, one-stop support ship RFA Fort Victoria has taken over from tanker Wave Ruler with a US-led support force which provides doze
UK: RN Senior Officer Commended for His Role in Training Warships Crews
Warrant Officer 1 Wayne Burbury, from Halifax, has been awarded a Commendation from Rear Admiral Clive Johnstone CBE for his outstanding work at Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) training crews to manage logistics while on operations worldwide. He works for the Flag Officer Sea Training organisation
UK: Royal Navy Sails into London Boat Show
As an island nation, the UK’s prosperity and security is dependent on its ability to access the sea. That is why the Royal Navy is globally deployed and has a range of versatile ships, submarines and aircraft operated by professional sailors, aviators and Royal Marine Commandos. The Navy will be at
UK: Royal Marines Train to Tackle Pirates
Royal Marines based on the deployed warship HMS Monmouth have been practising their ship-boarding skills to combat pirates and smugglers. Among the ship’s company of HMS Monmouth is a detachment of Royal Marines, vital for HMS Monmouth’s tasking at sea. One of the major roles of the Marines is condu
Servicemen from 815 Naval Air Squadron to Get Medals for Their Part in NATO-Led Libya Operation
The 4 servicemen from 815 Naval Air Squadron are among 1,500 Royal Navy personnel to receive medals for their part in the NATO-led Libya operation. The aircrew and engineers, based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, were presented with NATO Operation Unified Protector medals for their participati
French Frigate Surcouf, NATO Warship USS Halyburton Apprehend Twelve Suspect Pirates
In the evening of 5th January, a merchant vessel sailing 260 miles off the Somali Coast, made a distress call, reporting that she was coming under attack by six men in a fast moving boat, armed with rocket propelled grenades. Thankfully, having employed avoidance tactics, the merchant vessel was abl
UAE Navy Takes Delivery of Two Vessels
The delivery ceremony of two vessels for the United Arab Emirates Navy was held on Tuesday, January 8 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). These were an “Abu Dhabi Class” corvette, launched in February 2011, and the “Ghantut” patrol vessel, launched at the same yard in January 2012.
HMS Edinburgh Returns to Sea following Maintenance Period in South Africa
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Edinburgh has returned to sea following a two week mid-deployment period of maintenance in Simon’s Town, South Africa. The Portsmouth-based ship will now continue with her Atlantic patrol and her third crossing of the South Atlantic so far in this deployment. After two month
Spanish Combat Replenishment Ship Cantabria Deploys to Australia
On January the 3rd the Combat Replenishment Ship Cantabria left La Graña Naval Port in Spain for a one year deployment to Australia. Admiral Jaime Muñoz-Delgado (Spanish Navy Chief of Staff) and Admiral Santiago Bolivar (Admiral of the Fleet) attended the farewell ceremony. During his speech, Admira
UK: Southport Captain Home from 44 Years at Sea
A captain in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) will make an emotional return to Merseyside on Monday (Jan 7) after a three-month deployment to the Middle East and Indian Ocean… for it marks his final voyage after an incredible 44 years at sea. Captain Dale Worthington OBE, 61, from Southport, is the c
BSF Landing Ships Pass Turkish Straits
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) landing ships Nikolai Filchenkov and Azov passed the Turkish Straits on Dec 27 and soon will… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, January 2, 2013; Image: Flot
Force Commander of EUNAVFOR Meets Djiboutian Chief Of Navy and Chief Of Coast Guard
During the morning of the 26 of December, after more than two weeks at sea on board his flagship, Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta, Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes, had a meeting with both the Djiboutian Chief of the Navy and the Chief of the Coast