HMS Diamond demonstrates 'wonderful partnership' with Australian navy
A three-day bilateral exercise started on Sunday by testing out electronic warfare skills at a distance.
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A three-day bilateral exercise started on Sunday by testing out electronic warfare skills at a distance.
The former Commandant General Royal Marines, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died at the age of 54.
It is seven years since the former prime minister committed the UK to a second new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
The two patrol vessels left Portsmouth in September to begin their five-year deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
The £3.2bn HMS Prince of Wales will join her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth for duties around the globe after being declared fully operational.
The Type 45 destroyer rejoined the Carrier Strike Group (CSG21) after undergoing repairs in September.
The RAF's aerobatic team stopped off at the RAF base in Cyprus to refuel on their way to the United Arab Emirates.
HMS Richmond's visit comes on the 10th anniversary of the United Kingdom and Vietnam defence co-operation.
The unusual tradition is believed to originated as a way for personnel to honour fallen pilots.
The jet-powered Banshee drone can soar to 25,000ft and flies at speeds up to 400 knots – about 460mph.
The Princess Royal visited the ship’s company across the vessel, from the galley to the engine room, and took a spin in a landing craft.
The UK has enjoyed a close bilateral partnership with the Republic of Cyprus, retaining sovereign bases there for many decades.
A ceremony took place at Britannia Royal Naval College to formally transfer the second most senior Command post in the Royal Navy.
British soldiers assisted people leaving Kabul for two weeks, falling short of the 30-day service criteria for medallic recognition.
The ship paused in the middle of the Barents Sea to remember the men of Operation Dervish – and the thousands who followed them.
The pigeon, now named Rex, was found on the aircraft carrier's flight deck and is being nursed back to health by crew.