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WEBSep 26, 2024 · Direct from the front-line, the official newspaper of the Royal Navy, Navy News, brings you the latest news, features and award winning photos every month.
Navy goes forward with new HMS Birmingham as Type 26
WEBApr 4, 2023 · Work today got under way on the latest of the Royal Navy’s next-generation submarine hunters, a £840m warship which will carry the name and motto – Forward – of England’s second city around the globe for a quarter of a century.
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WEBWe bring you the latest news, features and award-winning photographs from the front-line. Navy News has been reporting on all that happens in the Royal Navy and its wider community since 1954.
New ships to support Royal Navy carrier groups
WEBNov 16, 2022 · The Ministry of Defence has selected Team Resolute as the preferred bidder to construct the three vessels for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the Royal Navy’s indispensable supporting flotilla. The consortium – comprising BMT, Harland & Wolff and Navantia UK – will be awarded a £1.6 billion contract (before inflation) to manufacture the ...
Hail the warrior king as submarine HMS Agamemnon is launched
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The most advanced hunter-killer submarine in the Royal Navy is today in the water for the first time. 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 ...
Gunning for Glasgow as Navy’s first 5in gun is installed ... - Royal …
WEBSep 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.
HMS Dragon breathes fire once more as major refit reaches
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon is breathing fire once more and eyeing a return to the fleet in 2024 as work to install new engines reaches a notable milestone. The Type 45 destroyer has been undergoing major upgrades in Portsmouth since March 2022 and, nearly two years on, one of Dragon’s new engines has …
Closer links – and more training - Royal Navy
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Hundreds of Australian submariners and civilians will receive specialist nuclear skills through training from Royal Navy engineers as UK-US-Australian military cooperation moves up a gear.
Navy’s small boats squadron receives prestigious peace ... - Royal …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces Squadron are the new holders of the prestigious Firmin Sword of Peace, awarded by Britain’s longest-standing swordmaking company to the military unit or establishment judged to have made ~ the most valuable contribution to humanitarian activities - at home or overseas”.
Olympian Victoria Pendleton and explorer Dwayne Fields ... - Royal …
WEBJul 24, 2024 · Double Olympic gold medallist cyclist Victoria Pendleton and adventurer/explorer Dwayne Fields will champion the UK’s elite Royal Marines after being unveiled today as official ambassadors. Skip to content