HMS Spey docks in Singapore after major exercise with Five-Powers allies
HMS Spey joined more than 2,000 service personnel from five nations to take part in Exercise Bersama Lima 24.
HMS Spey joined more than 2,000 service personnel from five nations to take part in Exercise Bersama Lima 24.
One expert, Professor Andrew Lambert, said it is attempting to 'maintain control of a vital sea area'.
Crowds gathered to wave HMS Queen Elizabeth off as she set sail from her home base in Hampshire.
The multi-purpose vessel will be equipped for a wide range of missions, from drone operations to submarine rescues.
The Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel raced 650 miles to reach HMNZS Manawanui after she ran aground off Samoa on 5 October.
The strike group travelled through the Strait of Dover on its way to a deployment in the North Sea.
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard cut the first steel of the Type 31 frigate at Rosyth Dockyard.
The Daring-class warship left Portsmouth Harbour on a blustery day on the south coast.
Warships and aircraft from the UK and US are on standby in the Mediterranean to begin evacuations, if necessary.
The Queen Elizabeth-class carrier will lead the UK Carrier Strike Group taking part in Exercise Strike Warrior.
809 Naval Air Squadron, which operates F-35s, is set to embark on the 65,000-tonne carrier for the first time ahead of Ex Strike Warrior.
Defence Secretary John Healey commits for more UK-delivered nuclear reactor training to be delivered by specialist Royal Navy engineers.
The UK is hosting the Aukus Defence Ministers meeting for the first time, with representatives coming from the United States and Australia.
The third vessel to carry the name USS New Jersey is the first submarine to have been designed for male and female crew members.
NI Secretary Hilary Benn confirmed the contract will go ahead despite Harland and Wolff's holding company going into administration.
HMS Iron docked in Jersey and is welcoming members of the public throughout the weekend, as well as the Sea Cadet.