
COVID: Navy And RAF Deliver Vaccines To World's Most Remote Overseas Territory
The 10,000-mile journey to deliver the vaccines from the UK to Tristan da Cunha took six days.
The 10,000-mile journey to deliver the vaccines from the UK to Tristan da Cunha took six days.
The two pilots were taken to hospital and the cause of the incident is being investigated.
The Carrier Strike Group is set to deploy next month, travelling 26,000 nautical miles over 28 weeks.
They will be a new class of surface warship, designed to protect territorial waters and provide a persistent presence for the UK overseas
The Royal Navy helicopters landed on the aircraft carrier ahead of her landmark maiden deployment.
The paint scheme was first introduced by the Royal Navy in the First World War and will be applied to the whole Batch 2 River-class fleet.
Next month's 28-week deployment will be the largest concentration of maritime and airpower to leave the UK in a generation.
Commander Charlie Wheen will be taking charge of HMS Argyll into a busy period of training, defence and UK-based operations.
The 10-day trip marked the ship's third visit to the remote British territory in the South Atlantic.
The inquiry will examine the UK's ambition for the Royal Navy's role over the next 20 years.
A new drill shed, gym, messes, classrooms, offices and a wardroom overlooking the harbour are all part of the upgrade.
The Astute-class submarines are the biggest and most powerful submarines ever built for the Royal Navy.
The submarines can circumnavigate the globe submerged and produce their own oxygen and drinking water.
Nine vessels, aircraft from five squadrons and 3,700 personnel will make up the Carrier Strike Group.
The first boat is expected to be delivered later this year, with the second in the first few months of 2022.
HMS Anson emerged from the Devonshire Dock Hall and entered the water for the first time at BAE Systems' site in Cumbria.