Big mission for Navy’s smallest ships
The smallest ships in the Royal Navy head off on their longest deployment in their 35-year history – deeper into the Arctic than ever before. Four coastal forces craft leave Portsmouth at the beginning of February for a four-month
HRH Prince of Wales salutes the next generation of naval officers
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales today welcomed more than 160 men and women to the international family of naval officers at an impressive ceremony in Dartmouth, Devon. Prince William took the Royal Salute at what is probably
Defence Minister Visits Sultan & Collingwood Accommodation
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has welcomed the Defence Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge MP, to her constituency to visit the accommodation blocks at HMS Sultan and HMS Collingwood. Caroline first raised the issue of
THOUSANDS GREET BRITAIN’S BIGGEST WARSHIP AS HMS PRINCE OF WALES
More than 2,000 friends and family today gave the biggest welcome to Britain’s biggest warship as HMS Prince of Wales returned to Portsmouth. The aircraft carrier enjoyed the largest homecoming the Hampshire Naval Base has seen in several years
HMS Dauntless returns after foiling drugs smugglers
HMS Dauntless returned to Portsmouth today after seizing more than £200m of drugs during a hurricane season deployment to the Caribbean. The Type 45 destroyer intercepted smugglers on four occasions, helping seize more than 2,000kg of cocaine during a
Second F-35 Lightning Stealth Fighter Squadron Join the Front Line
A second frontline F-35 Lightning stealth fighter squadron has been stood up at RAF Marham. 809 Naval Air Squadron, known as the Immortals, has a long and distinguished history and has been recommissioned as the nation’s second front-line fighter
Navy’s global clean-up removes 2½ tonnes of trash
Sailors and marines have cleaned up 20 beaches and waterways in the UK and beyond – smashing the target set them by the head of the Navy. First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key asked personnel to spare time to
HRH The Princess Royal opens new school of music
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth, the home of the Royal Navy, today to meet with members of the Royal Marines Band Service and the Royal Corps of Army Music, and officially open
Royal Navy patrol ships trade places in Falklands
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway has completed a nine-month stint in the Falklands and is returning to warmer waters. The River-class vessel is returning to her normal stomping ground of the Caribbean having handed over to her sister
Defence celebrates Diwali in Portsmouth
Military personnel, including the Royal Navy Race Diversity Network and the Defence Hindu Network. Alongside partners from the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Chat over Chai and Believe in Me CIC. Came together this week to host a
