Royal Navy To Increase Naval Units Deployed Globally
Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd said the changes will ensure the Navy is "in the right place at the right time".
Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd said the changes will ensure the Navy is "in the right place at the right time".
The next generation River-class Offshore Patrol Vessel is starting the next phase of tests, trials and training.
After two years, HMS Albion handed the role to aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth last month.
A global crisis has been simulated in Exercise Virtual Warrior to test the ship's crew and task force in response to multiple incidents.
The Devonport-based survey ship has been on operations in the region.
The operational version of the upgraded Spearfish will be introduced to all frontline Royal Navy submarines by 2025.
The aircraft carrier takes over in the role from HMS Albion.
The Queen Elizabeth-class vessels are the Royal Navy's first aircraft carriers to be built since HMS Ark Royal was scrapped in 2010.
The UK announced it was investing £184 million in a programme to develop Autonomous Minehunting Systems in November.
Personnel from the US Marine Corps and Navy, plus equipment, will be involved when HMS Queen Elizabeth leads the group later this year.
HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales are the largest and most powerful ships ever built for the Royal Navy.
The survey ship’s new motto is 'lux in tenebris lucet', which translates as 'shine light into darkness'.
The vessel is set to undergo about a month of Operational Sea Training later this year before being formally commissioned into the fleet.
The Merlin helicopter landed on the River-class ship on New Year’s Day.
The Carrier Strike Group is expected to reach Full Operating Capability by December 2023.
The Portsmouth-based ship is not expected to return to sea until May next year as it undergoes the repairs.