The Royal Navy and Royal Marines helped promote Armed Forces Day at various events across the UK over the weekend. Cities and towns across the country pulled out all the stops to show strength of support for the three Services for the national day of celebration on Saturday June 29. The Royal Navy’s
Royal Navy warships HMS Somerset and HMS Brocklesby will be visiting the Isle of Man from Thursday, July 4, in support of the opening of Tynwald. HMS Somerset, a 4900-tonne, Type 23 frigate will anchor in Douglas Bay on Thursday, July 4 for a three-day visit before returning to sea on Saturday. Alth
Last week, whilst operating off the coast of Somalia, EU Naval Force flagship Portuguese Frigate NRP Álvares Cabral and French frigate FS Guépratte both conducted a Replenishment At Sea (RAS) with RFA Fort Victoria. A RAS enables warships to replenish fuel, food and stores at sea without having to r
From 3rd to 6th July, Polish Navy’s hydrographic ship ORP Arctowski will present its equipment and capabilities during 6th International Maritime Defence Show in Saint Petersburg. Polish Navy Commander-in-Chief vice admiral (three star) Tomasz Mathea will visit Russia for the Show. During the four-d
The Spanish AEGIS frigate BLAS DE LEZO (F-103), flag ship of COMSNMG-2 Rear Admiral Eugenio Díaz del Rio, will soon participate in an air defence and ballistic missile defence (BMD) exercise with the US Navy destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-72) in Mediterranean waters. Both ships share the AEGIS combat syst
The stern of the Russian Navy’s first Mistral-class helicopter carrier was floated out on Wednesday, a Russian shipyard said… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, July 1, 2013; Image: s4.uploads
Nearly 100 years after France and Australia fought side by side on the Somme battlefields, HMAS Newcastle and FS Somme are united in their security efforts in the Middle East Area of Operation (MEAO). The two warships conducted coordinated maritime security operations over a five-day period in the S
The iconic aft superstructure of the Royal Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier was on Friday fixed firmly on her flight deck – all but completing the look of HMS Queen Elizabeth. The 753-tonne structure, which serves as the air traffic control centre for the 65,000-tonne warship, was lowered int
Royal Navy of Oman Takes Delivery of First Khareef Class Warship The first warship built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) as part of Project Khareef for the design, build and delivery of three corvettes, has been formally handed over in a ceremony at HM Naval Base Portsmouth today. Fr
The Royal Navy has taken a series of stunning images in support of Armed Forces Day – which is to be celebrated with events across the country on June 29. While deployed on operations spanning the globe, Royal Navy sailors have put together a portfolio of imagery to commemorate AFD which is of great
The Irish Naval Service vessels L.É EITHNE and L.É NIAMH conducted exercises yesterday off the South Coast of Ireland, as part of a week long fleet assessment, the Irish Defence Forces said in a release. Some of the tasks involved included a scenario-based Maritime Interdiction Operation, which prep
The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond will sail up the River Thames and go alongside at West India Dock today for the start of a five-day visit to the capital. HMS Richmond is affiliated to Richmond-upon-Thames – and also to Richmond in North Yorkshire – and the ship’s commanding officer, Comm
On Saturday afternoon (22 June), EU Naval Force Italian warship, ITS Zeffiro and Chinese Navy warship CNS Mianyang, which are both conducting counter piracy operations, met at sea in the choppy waters of the Gulf of Aden. The aim of the meeting was to enable CNS Mianyang to take over escort duties o
NDLO and Navantia signed in Bergen a “Follow on Technical Support” for the maintaining and life support works of the F-310 class frigates built by Navantia, during the next 3 years. The contract was signed on 26th of June by the Head of NDLO Naval Systems, Rear Admiral Morten Jacobesen and the Chair
