British Royal Navy


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
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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: 2792

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: 5378

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
Total Views: 15320

Monday, January 8, 2024
Allied Warships Trickle Into Red Sea Coalition
Navy

Allied Warships Trickle Into Red Sea Coalition

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In the Red Sea, Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) is witnessing a gradual increase in naval strength. Led by the United States, OPG

January 8, 2024
Total Views: 50609

Tuesday, January 2, 2024
UK Royal Navy mines ship
Navy

Turkey Blocks UK Minehunters From Black Sea

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Tuesday, Turkey made the controversial decision to block two British minehunter ships from entering the Black Sea, citing the

January 2, 2024
Total Views: 120511

Sunday, December 24, 2023
HMS Trent sails past a lighthouse
Navy

UK Deploys Warship To Guyana

by Sachin Ravikumar (Reuters) Britain will deploy a naval ship off Guyana later this month, its ministry of defense said on Sunday, as the South American

December 24, 2023
Total Views: 14172

Friday, December 22, 2023
US Navy Sailor drops the Spanish flag
Navy

Spain, Italy, France Decline US Command Of Red Sea Operation Prosperity Guardian

by Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) The United States is assembling a multinational naval coalition to help safeguard commercial traffic from attacks by

December 22, 2023
Total Views: 101549

Tuesday, December 19, 2023
HMS Diamond. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy.
Uncategorized

Royal Navy Destroyer To Join Red Sea Coalition As UK Warns Of Deteriorating Security Situation

By Sarah Young LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Britain warned that the security situation in the Red Sea was deteriorating and ballistic missile and drone

December 19, 2023
Total Views: 4756

Saturday, December 16, 2023
hms-defender-royal-navy-uscg
Navy

EU Shipping And US Naval Leaders Are Estranged Despite NATO Budget Boost

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain Editorial) Amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea, marked by attacks on Israeli and European-owned vessels, and ongoing war

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 4172

USS Carney underway at night in the suez canal
Navy

USS Carney Shoots Down Another 14 Houthi Drones

By Brendan Murray and Charles Capel (Bloomberg) The US Navy said it shot down 14 drones in the Red Sea launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen as

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 4531

Thursday, October 12, 2023
Photo shows a Merlin Helicopter from 845 Naval Air Squadron recovering to the flight deck of RFA ARGUS. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Shipping

Britain Sends Two Auxiliary Ships to Support Israel

Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels RFA Argus and RFA Lyme Bay are being deployed to support Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean LONDON, Oct 12

October 12, 2023
Total Views: 3850

RFA Proteus alongside HMS Belfast in London, October 9, 2023. UK Royal Navy Photo
Defense

RFA Proteus: UK’s New ‘Guardian of Underwater Infrastructure’ Enters Service

Britain’s new underwater surveillance ship, RFA Proteus, was officially commissioned into service where its primary mission will be to protect key

October 12, 2023
Total Views: 4098

Saturday, March 4, 2023
British Navy Says It Seized Smuggled Iranian Weapons In Gulf Of Oman
Navy

British Navy Says It Seized Smuggled Iranian Weapons In Gulf Of Oman

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Navy said on Thursday it had seized Iranian weapons, including anti-tank guided missiles, last month from a

March 4, 2023
Total Views: 3385

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
UK Royal Navy Welcomes New Mine-Hunting ‘Mother Ship’
Defense

UK Royal Navy Welcomes New Mine-Hunting ‘Mother Ship’

The UK Royal Navy is welcoming the arrival in Plymouth of a new mine-hunting ‘mother ship’ that will soon be used to launch drones and protect UK

January 31, 2023
Total Views: 3518

Monday, January 9, 2023
Royal Navy Rescues Five from Sinking Tug in the Caribbean
Shipping

Royal Navy Rescues Five from Sinking Tug in the Caribbean

The crew of a Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel rescued five seafarers from a sinking tugboat in the Caribbean. The rescue took place Friday afternoon when the

January 9, 2023
Total Views: 4881

Friday, November 25, 2022
Naval Strike Missile Test
Navy

Kongsberg To Arm Royal Navy With Long-Range Missiles

UK and Norwegian authorities have today announced that they have agreed to further strengthen existing defense ties. The Royal Navy will receive the Naval

November 25, 2022
Total Views: 2406

Thursday, November 24, 2022
Babcock Yard Shed
Navy

‘Volatile World’ Boosts Warship Demand Says UK Shipbuilder

By Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) London based Babcock International Group said it’s in discussions with five countries on three continents regarding orders

November 24, 2022
Total Views: 422

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Naval Shipbuilding Returning to Belfast’s Harland & Wolff
Shipbuilding

Naval Shipbuilding Returning to Belfast’s Harland & Wolff

1,200 new jobs pledged as Harland & Wolff-led consortium is awarded a $1.9 billion Royal Navy contract LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Britain

November 16, 2022
Total Views: 4972

Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Sunak Cancels Boris Johnson’s Yacht To Build Pipeline And Cable Protection Ships
Merchant Marine

Sunak Cancels Boris Johnson’s Yacht To Build Pipeline And Cable Protection Ships

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Monday, the UK announced it canceled Boris Johnson’s National Flagship project. The flagship was an elegant yacht intended to

November 9, 2022
Total Views: 4280