HMS Defender and HMS Diamond Leave Portsmouth For Exercise Strike Warrior 21
Once the exercise is completed, both HMS Defender and Diamond will join HMS Queen Elizabeth as part of the Carrier Strike Group.
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Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth Sets Sail For Maiden Deployment
The £3.2bn aircraft carrier will lead the UK Carrier Strike Group on the Royal Navy's largest deployment in more than a decade.
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Aircraft Carrier Strike Group 21: RAF Gets Ready For Deployment As US F-35s Arrive
The Strike Group, which deploys this month, will travel more than 26,000 nautical miles over 28 weeks.
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Sea vessels Carrier Strike Group 21: HMS Queen Elizabeth Prepares To Set Sail On Maiden Deployment
The Carrier Strike Group will visit 40 countries over 28 weeks during the deployment and will sail through the disputed South China Sea.
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Sea vessels HMS Glasgow: First Look At Type 26's Complete Scale
The front and rear blocks have been joined to show off the full size of the ship, for the first time.
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Sea vessels HMS Prince Of Wales: Carrier Returns To Sea After Repairs
The ship has departed Portsmouth Naval Base for sea trials.
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Scotland Police Attempt To Remove Climate Activists Blocking Faslane Nuclear Base
Activists attached and locked themselves to plant pots outside the north gate of HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland.
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Royal Marines New Head Of Royal Marines Takes Up Role
It is the second time Lieutenant General Rob Magowan has held the position, the only person ever to be in the job twice.
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Sea vessels What are dazzle ships?
The 'dazzle' camouflage paint scheme became a popular tactic for vessels to deceive an enemy in the First and Second World Wars.
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Navy Navy Vessels To Stop Selling Tobacco
It is already forbidden to smoke tobacco products on board Royal Navy platforms.
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Navy 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.
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News Historic Plane Crashes Near RNAS Yeovilton
The two pilots were taken to hospital and the cause of the incident is being investigated.
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Navy UK Carrier Strike Group: US Presence Changes 'Decision-Making Process' Of Adversaries
The Carrier Strike Group is set to deploy next month, travelling 26,000 nautical miles over 28 weeks.
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Sea vessels Type 32 Frigates: What do we know so far?
They will be a new class of surface warship, designed to protect territorial waters and provide a persistent presence for the UK overseas
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Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth Welcomes Merlins Ahead Of Carrier Strike Group
The Royal Navy helicopters landed on the aircraft carrier ahead of her landmark maiden deployment.
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Navy Navy's HMS Tamar gets dazzle camouflage makeover
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.