£550m Contract Signed For New F-35B Surface-Attack Missiles
The new contract follows the successful implementation of the weapon development phase contract for SPEAR3 placed in 2016.
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Navy HMS Tamar Welcomes Merlin Helicopter On Board For First Time
The Merlin helicopter landed on the River-class ship on New Year’s Day.
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Navy UK Carrier Strike Group Declared Operational
The Carrier Strike Group is expected to reach Full Operating Capability by December 2023.
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Aircraft F-35 ABCs: Learn about Britain's most expensive warplane and its variants
There are three variants of the F-35 fighter jet, with the RAF and Royal Navy being equipped with the F-35B.
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Tri-Service COVID Response Becomes Military's 'Biggest Homeland Operation In Peacetime'
The Ministry of Defence says more than 5,000 personnel are working on 70 different tasks – from testing in schools to vaccine rollout.
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Navy Cutting Edge Sensors Fitted To Navy Helicopters To Support Gulf Operations
The team from 815 Naval Air Squadron installed the latest Identification Friend or Foe system on the Wildcat fleet.
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Reserves New Royal Marine Reservists Receive Royal Congratulations
A message from Prince Michael of Kent was read out to the reservists after they completed the gruelling Commando 30 Miler.
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Sea vessels HMS Prince Of Wales: Repairs To Aircraft Carrier To Cost £3.3m
The Portsmouth-based ship is not expected to return to sea until May next year as it undergoes the repairs.
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Navy Capita Wins £1bn Contract To Provide Navy Training Services
The firm is aiming to modernise the Royal Navy’s shore-based training across 16 sites in the UK.
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Rugby Union Rugby: 2021 Army-Navy Fixture At Twickenham Cancelled
The Army Navy Match Committee has taken the decision to cancel the event for the second consecutive year.
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Navy Royal Navy Police To Get Extra Law Enforcement Powers After Brexit
They will only use the powers if requested to do so by civilian police forces.
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News RFA Argus Returns To UK For Refit After Busting Almost £400m Of Drugs In Caribbean
Alongside counter-narcotics operations, the ship has been providing support during hurricane season and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sea vessels HMS Tamar Commissioned Into Royal Navy Fleet
The Batch 2 River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel is dubbed the 'greenest' ship in the Royal Navy.
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Royals Princess Anne Attends Navy Passing Out Parade At Dartmouth
The Princess Royal took the salute at the ceremony hosted by Britannia Royal Naval College.
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Royal Marines First 'Royal Marine Of The Year' Award Winner Announced
The award was set up to recognise the Royal Marine who has shone and most personifies what it means to be a commando.
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Navy HMS Northumberland Gets Ready For Christmas Patrols
The ship was part of the UK Carrier Strike Group that helped prepare HMS Queen Elizabeth for her first operational deployment next year.