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Navy goes forward with new HMS Birmingham as Type 26
WEBApr 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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New ships to support Royal Navy carrier groups
WEBNov 16, 2022 · Wherever HMS Queen Elizabeth or HMS Prince of Wales go, they will be accompanied by one of three ‘solid support ships’ – providing ammunition, spare parts and supplies to sustain the carriers and their task groups thousands of miles from the UK.
HMS Prince of Wales heads to USA to shape future of naval
WEBSep 1, 2023 · HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth for the Eastern Seaboard of the USA to revolutionise the way the Royal Navy operates Carrier Strike Groups. • and increased the range and conditions in which the US Marine Corps’ impressive MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft can operate.
The latest of the Royal Navy's advanced attack submarines sails for …
WEBFeb 20, 2023 · The latest of the Royal Navy's advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines, HMS Anson, has left the shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness where she was built ahead of sea trials.
RN officer’s insight into key NATO ops directing naval ... - Royal …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Royal Navy officer Rory Hill is enjoying a glimpse of the future as well as challenging present-day operations with a NATO task group. He’s serving with a NATO flagship on operations in the waters of northern Europe, dealing with real world issues and challenges from Iceland and the North Atlantic to the Baltic.
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.
Britain’s biggest warship extends the boundaries of UK ... - Royal …
WEBNov 8, 2023 · The ship’s deployment – Westlant 2023 – focused on expanding the capabilities of both of the UK’s aircraft carriers, in particular the ability to launch and land F-35s faster, in worse weather conditions by day and night.
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 …