Tag: Royal Navy

  • Navy chief fears cuts will leave forces stretched

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    Strategic Defence and Security Review due to be published. Navy chief fears cuts will leave forces stretched THE former head of the Royal Navy says five years of government-led cutbacks […]

  • HMS Defender heads to Gulf

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    Ship to undertake a number of roles including anti-piracy. HMS Defender sent back to Middle East by UK HMS Defender set sail from Portsmouth Monday bound for the Middle East, […]

  • Royal Navy’s OPV under construction

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    HMS Trent due to join feet in 2017. Royal Navy begins work on third offshore patrol vessel The U.K. Royal Navy announced Wednesday construction has begun on its third and […]

  • Saab and BAE in mines countermeasures deal

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    New mines disposal system under development. Saab signs maritime mine countermeasures contract with BAE Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with BAE Systems for the design and […]

  • UK Progress, Pacific Tensions

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    Modernisation of Royal Navy continues. UK Progress, Pacific Tensions Key Naval Conference By Christopher P. Cavas LONDON — Britain’s First Sea Lord touted the importance of the Royal Navy’s modernization programs […]

  • Gibraltar and Innocent Passage

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    The legal whys and wherefores. Gibraltar: Legal Advice on Innocent Passage ALEX CALVO While tensions over the South China Sea often prompt headlines, attracting a great deal of attention by […]

  • Navy ship yet to make a rescue in Med

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    SAR not ship’s primary mission, says MoD. British ship sent on Mediterranean migrant mission has not rescued a single person The Royal Navy ship sent to join a Europe-wide mission […]

  • Spainish ships violate Gibraltar waters

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    Repeated entries into UK waters. Spanish ships accused of ‘violating’ Gibraltar’s territory Spanish vessels and helicopters were in “clear violation of international law” after entering UK waters in Gibraltar, the […]

  • HMS Defender ready for deployment

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    HMS Defender is the fifth in class of the navy’s type 45 destroyers. UK Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender ready for deployment The UK Royal Navy’s Type 45 […]

  • Navy takes cyber threat seriously

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    The new Type-26 Global Combat Ship has been designed to protect its weapons, engines and systems from cyber warfare. Cyber attacks ‘as big a threat to new warships as missiles […]

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