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Navy goes forward with new HMS Birmingham as Type 26
Apr 4, 2023 · Birmingham is the first of the second batch of five frigates which will complete the class – Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh, London – to join the original trio of HMS Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast already under construction.
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Gunning for Glasgow as Navy’s first 5in gun is installed ... - Royal …
Sep 6, 2024 · The first next-generation gun has been installed on the first of the Royal Navy’s next-generation warships. Fitted on the forecastle of HMS Glasgow – the lead ship in the class of Type 26 frigates under construction on the Clyde – is a 5in gun which is likely to be the mainstay of the Fleet for half a century or more.
Navy’s new fast jet squadron debuts at sea as 809 NAS ... - Royal …
Oct 1, 2024 · For the first time in nearly 15 years a Royal Navy fast jet squadron is today operating from the flight deck of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier.
Hail the warrior king as submarine HMS Agamemnon is launched
Oct 3, 2024 · HMS Agamemnon, the penultimate Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service, has been formally launched at BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow, following a delicate operation to move the 7,400-tonne boat from the construction hall into the neighbouring basin.
Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group assembles in the North Sea …
Oct 14, 2024 · A powerful Royal Navy task group of stealth jets and warships has assembled in the North Sea to complete critical preparations for a major global deployment in 2025. The UK Carrier Strike Group with HMS Prince of Wales as its focal point is off the coast of Scotland to carry out Exercise Strike Warrior – military drills that will confirm that ...
Formidable beginning: Work starts on Navy’s latest Type ... - Royal …
Oct 9, 2024 · With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work today started on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable.
Royal Marines operate deep in Australia’s outback on ... - Royal Navy
Aug 4, 2024 · Royal Marines deployed more than 400 miles into the outback of Australia’s Northern Territory as they spearheaded allied forces taking part in a major show of strength in the Indo-Pacific.
Commandos guide F-35 fighters on live bombing run - Royal Navy
4 days ago · Commandos have guided F-35 stealth fighters on a live bombing run during a major exercise in the North Sea. Garvie Island – a rocky outcrop off Cape Wrath at the north-west tip of Scotland – was hit by four 500lb Paveway bombs, dropped by pilots from 809 Naval Air Squadron operating from HMS Prince of Wales and RAF 207 Squadron, based at ...