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UK MCA to use Schiebel’s Campcopter UAS for SAR ops
Provider of vertical flight solutions Bristow has been awarded a 10-year contract by the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to deliver the Second-Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) program which includes the deployment of Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air system (UAS).
British warship on the hunt for mines with NATO ships
Royal Navy’s Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Hurworth has joined NATO ships to support NATO on minehunting operations around Europe.
UK’s warship visits Palau first time in nearly a century
Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar became the first British warship to visit Palau, the fourth smallest country on the planet, in nearly 100 years.
UK’s Type 23 frigate ready for action
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate has been cleared for action and ready for autumn deployment after intensive training in the English Channel.
US Navy’s Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group trains with NATO ships in Mediterranean
Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and the US Navy’s Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) augmented by Italian Navy frigate ITS Alpino (F 594) conducted joint maritime and air defence exercises on July 24 while operating in the Mediterranean Sea.
French Navy’s first POM OPV conducts sea trials
French Navy’s first Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer (POM) offshore patrol vessel (OPV), Auguste Benebig, has been conducting sea trials, the navy revealed.
UK’s Type 23 frigate preparing for front-line duties after overhaul
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Kent has undergone an overhaul and is gearing up for its first deployment since accompanying the navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and the carrier strike group to the Pacific Rim and back.
UK reveals Type 23 frigate seized smuggled Iranian missiles
In early 2022, whilst on routine maritime security operations, the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose seized Iranian weapons from speedboats being operated by smugglers in international waters south of Iran.
Ukraine to receive 18 patrol boats from US as part of $450M military aid package
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has revealed that it will send 18 coastal and riverine patrol boats to Ukrainian military forces to help combat Russia’s invasion.
Royal Navy’s survey ship prepares for new record-breaking mission
Royal Navy’s veteran survey ship HMS Scott is preparing for a record-breaking 14-month mission which will keep the ship at sea until the end of next year.
Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship makes historic visit to Canada
As part of the UK’s commitment to the Arctic region, HMS Protector has arrived in Montreal, Canada, for the ship’s first-ever visit to the country.
UK’s HMS Prince of Wales heads on Atlantic and Mediterranean mission
Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth bound for exercises in the Atlantic and Mediterranean serving as NATO’s command ship.
UK’s Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond heads home after Arctic operations – gallery
Royal Navy ships have started to return to their home ports after participating in NATO exercise Cold Response 2022, including Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond.
Russia’s Black Sea flagship suffers serious damage after being hit by missiles, Ukraine says
Russian Navy’s Slava-class guided-missile cruiser Moskva has been hit by anti-ship missiles, after which it sustained serious damage, Ukrainian Armed Forces said.