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UK Type 45 Air Defense Destroyer Heads for Falklands
One of the Royal Navy’s newest and most powerful warships is to set sail for the Falkland Islands a day before the 30th anniversary of the British task force setting sail for war. HMS Dauntless, the second of the Navy’s hi-tech Type 45 air defence destroyers, will leave its home port of Portsmouth Naval Base [...]
Royal Navy SSBN Back at Sea After Refuel and Upgrade
Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigilant sailed from Plymouth on Tuesday, 27 March, after nearly three-and-a-half years undergoing work to replace her nuclear fuel and to upgrade key areas. HMS Vigilant was taken in hand by Babcock in 2008 and is the third Vanguard Class submarine to undergo a long overhaul period and refuel at Devonport. [...]
HMS Daring Joins Up with US Carrier Strike Groups
On her maiden deployment, HMS Daring has worked with not one but two US Carrier Strike Groups – USS Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln. HMS Daring, the first of six cutting-edge Type 45 destroyers, has been exercising with both 100,000-tonne carriers as she integrates with the UK’s closest allies. That integration has taken the [...]
Two Type 45 Destroyers Resume Sea Trials
Two of Britain’s latest state-of-the-art destroyers have taken to the sea to further test their capabilities before initial deployments. Dragon left a trail of smoke and fire off Portland as she tested her decoy flares for the first time during her intensive trials and training package. Meanwhile Defender left the BAE Systems yard on the [...]
Warrior Armoured Vehicle Safety Concerns
A £1 billion upgrade of the Warrior armoured vehicles was announced at the end of last year after concerns were raised about their safety. Under the improvement scheme, hundreds of the vehicles were to be fitted with a new armour mounting system to allow them to be fitted with different types of armour, the Ministry [...]
Navy’s Next Helicopter Completes Trials on HMS Iron Duke
The Royal Navy’s next generation helicopter, Wildcat, has completed 20 days of demanding trials aboard HMS Iron Duke, laying the groundwork for future operations. Wildcat landed nearly 400 times on the frigate’s flight deck by day and night in various weather conditions as the ship sailed off the coasts of southern England and northern Scotland. [...]
New Sea Ceptor Missiles to Be Developed for Royal Navy
The MOD has confirmed the development of a new Royal Navy missile defense system which will be able to intercept and destroy enemy missiles traveling at supersonic speeds. The £483m contract to develop this cutting-edge air defense system – known as Sea Ceptor – is being awarded to UK industry. The system uses a new [...]
Royal Navy Upgrades Trafalgar-class submarines
Two of the Royal Navy’s Trafalgar Class submarines are reaping the benefits of major upgrades to their combat systems following their latest maintenance periods. The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Submarine Combat Systems Group have joined contractors Babcock in successfully delivering major packages of work during the Revalidation and Assisted Maintenance Periods (RAMPs) for HMS [...]
Royal Navy Pilots Train for Aircraft Carrier Landings
The deck of the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers may be the size of four football pitches and supported by the best part of 65,000 tonnes of steel but, from three miles (5km) out, when viewed through the BAE Systems simulator at Warton, it’s tiny and the target area for landing looks even smaller. [...]
