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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Royal Navy Type 23 Duke class frigate HMS Northumberland is pictured during a port visit into Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, December 28, 2012. UK Ministry of Defence Photo
Defense

UK Defence Secretary Announces Major Naval Decommissions in Sweeping Defence Overhaul

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has announced the decommissioning of several naval vessels as part of a broader defence reform strategy. The decision,

November 20, 2024
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Sunday, October 27, 2024
HMS Diamond. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy.
Navy

Britain Plans to Challenge China’s Pacific Dominance – And Why It Matters

By Ellen Milligan (Bloomberg) The UK plans to step up its naval activity in the Pacific, including more joint fishing patrols, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer

October 27, 2024
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Friday, October 4, 2024
The Royal Navy took part in uncrewed and autonomous exercises in Portugal alongside U.S. and Australian Allies. Photo: LPhot Daniel Blade/UK Royal Navy
Defense

AUKUS Navies Demonstrate Unmanned Vessels Across 10,000 Miles in NATO Exercise

The Royal Navy and its AUKUS partners successfully controlled uncrewed vessels in Australia from a command center in Portugal, spanning a distance of over

October 4, 2024
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 111 and British Royal Navy team embarked aboard HMS Trent (P244) interdicts a semi-submersible drug smuggling vessel in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $54 Million Worth of Cocaine in Caribbean Sea

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence offloaded more than 4,125 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades on Monday. The drugs, valued at approximately $54 million,

September 11, 2024
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
RFA Tidespring underway
Defense

Union Announces Historic Strike Action for UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers

Nautilus International, the union representing officers in the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), has confirmed that members will be engaging in a day of

August 14, 2024
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Friday, May 31, 2024
RFA Tidespring underway
Shipping

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers to Begin Industrial Action Over Pay Dispute

Officers at the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are initiating planned industrial action on Saturday, June 1, following a dispute on compensation. The

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 1321

Friday, May 17, 2024
RFA Tidespring underway
Defense

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers to Begin Industrial Action Amid Ongoing Pay Dispute

Officers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) represented by Nautilus International, have announced plans for industrial action starting 1 June 2024, the union

May 17, 2024
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Sunday, May 12, 2024
DVIDS photo of the Gaza pier being built by the DoD
Navy

UK To Send Contractors Not Soldiers To Gaza Pier

By Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg) The UK will probably use contractors in the US-led operation to deliver humanitarian aid on the beaches of Gaza rather than

May 12, 2024
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
HMS Diamond shoots down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen – the first time a Royal Navy warship has intercepted a missile in combat since 1991.
Defense

Royal Navy Shoots Down Houthi Ballistic Missile Over Gulf of Aden

The Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond successfully shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile targeting a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, marking the first

April 25, 2024
Total Views: 3163

Friday, April 12, 2024
The Ukrainian minehunters Cherkasy and Chernihiv docked in Portsmouth. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Defense

Ukrainian Minehunters, Unable to Return Home, Face Indefinite Stay in the UK

The UK has become the indefinite base for two Ukrainian Navy ships due to Turkey’s blocking of access to the Black Sea amid Russia’s ongoing war in

April 12, 2024
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The DragonFire is the UK MOD's first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets. Photo courtesy UK Ministry of Defence
Defense

UK Military to Deploy Laser Weapons on Warships in 2027

The UK Ministry of Defence announced on Friday that the DragonFire laser weapons system will be operational on Royal Navy warships from 2027, five years

April 12, 2024
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Monday, March 25, 2024
UK PM Sunak at nuclear press conference
Navy

UK Commits Over £550 Million to Nuclear Submarines and Energy Projects

By Kit Rees (Bloomberg) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is committing hundreds of millions of pounds to Britain’s nuclear deterrent and energy infrastructure

March 25, 2024
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
HMS Diamond. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy.
Defense

HMS Diamond Returns to ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ in Red Sea

The United Kingdom is redeploying one of its most technologically advanced warships, HMS Diamond, to the Red Sea. The move comes as part of the UK’s

March 12, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
HMS Richmond is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Defense

HMS Richmond Takes Over for HMS Diamond in Red Sea’s Operation Prosperity Guardian

As tensions in the Red Sea continue to escalate due to Houthi attacks on commercial vessels, the Royal Navy warship HMS Richmond is stepping in to replace HMS

February 7, 2024
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Sunday, January 28, 2024
HMS Diamond in the Red Sea. Handout via REUTERS
Navy

UK Says Warship Repelled Houthi Drone Attack In Red Sea

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A British warship, the HMS Diamond, repelled a drone attack on Saturday from Yemen’s Houthi group in the Red Sea,

January 28, 2024
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Sunday, January 21, 2024
HMS Diamond in the Red Sea
Defense

UK To Upgrade Warship Defence Missile System Used In Red Sea

LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Sunday it would spend 405 million pounds ($514 million) to upgrade a missile

January 21, 2024
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Saturday, January 20, 2024
UK Royal Navy mines ship
Navy

Two Navy Ships Involved In Collision In Bahrain

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Two British Royal Navy mine-hunter vessels were involved in a collision in a port in Bahrain, the

January 20, 2024
Total Views: 4658

Monday, January 15, 2024
UK PM Sunak making a speech
Navy

Sunak Wants To Desculate Red Sea Tensions

By Kitty Donaldson (Bloomberg) The UK wants a reduction of tensions in the Red Sea and that air strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen last week were

January 15, 2024
Total Views: 2767

Saturday, January 13, 2024
Biden Pushed Operation Prosperity Guardian Despite Strong Objections
Navy

Biden Pushed Operation Prosperity Guardian Despite Strong Objections

By Peter Martin (Bloomberg) President Joe Biden was vacationing in St. Croix on the morning of Jan. 1 when he convened a meeting of his national security

January 13, 2024
Total Views: 5345

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Photo of VLS missile launch from a UK Royal Navy destroyer
Navy

Greyhound Day: World War II Combat Tactics Return To The Red Sea

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) When it comes to Army combat, few commands harden a soldier like “fix bayonets”. However, in merchant convoy

January 10, 2024
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