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WEBBritish assault ship has spent over seven years in port. Sea September 8, 2024. HMS Bulwark, one of the Royal Navy’s two amphibious assault ships, has spent a significant amount of time out of active service, accumulating over 2,730 days in port.
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WEBAmerican bombers return home after show of force in Europe. March 4, 2024. The B-1 bombers flew as a simulated adversary and received intercepts from various NATO fighter aircraft across the Arctic, North Sea, and the Greenland, Iceland, and UK gap. Read more.
A guide to the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers - UK Defence …
WEBOct 19, 2020 — The project to build HMS Queen Elizabeth and sister ship HMS Prince of Wales cost more than £6 billion. The aircraft carrier weighs 70,600 tonnes and has a top speed of 25 knots (this however has been exceeded comfortably). Its flight deck is 280 metres long and 70 metres wide – enough space for three football pitches.
New Royal Navy surface-to-surface missile ‘by mid-2021’
WEBDec 8, 2020 — Jeremy Quin, Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence, responded: “The Royal Navy has set the requirements for a Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapon (SSGW) to ensure they maintain the ability to deter and defeat enemy warships. A competition is now taking place and on current plans, subject to funding, we expect bids to provide a …
British aircraft carrier tests Phalanx guns - UK Defence Journal
WEBMay 25, 2021 — Phalanx CIWS is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20mm Gatling gun system and is the Royal Navy’s primary defence for ships against the threat of anti-ship missiles. According to a Royal Navy news release: “The Portsmouth-based warship has spent much of her first fortnight back at sea in the relatively sheltered waters of Lyme …
Serve to Lead – Sandhurst and its tradition of leadership
WEBAug 1, 2019 — Serve to Lead served as an anthology of military doctrine, and somewhat of a military Leadership bible to those who attended Sandhurst. Academic staff contributed to this anthology which has been distributed to officer cadets at Sandhurst since its amalgamation with RMA Woolwich. Its contents however, required revision as it …
Two British aircraft carriers now at sea - UK Defence Journal
WEBSep 9, 2023 — Britain’s two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are currently at sea. As HMS Queen Elizabeth showcases military might and NATO unity in the North Seas, HMS Prince of Wales ventures into technological frontiers off the USA’s Eastern Seaboard. HMS Queen Elizabeth: Leading the Carrier Strike Group.
Tempest – Facts on Britain’s new fighter jet programme
WEBJun 14, 2023 — Team Tempest is a collaborative project to build Britain’s new fighter jet. This partnership is constituted by industry giants BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, and MBDA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence. Through this article, we will analyse the insights from the BAE Systems factsheet, focusing on the employment opportunities ...
77th Brigade ‘not being used against UK population’
WEBJan 31, 2021 — Last year, Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter revealed that 77th Brigade was involved in countering misinformation online relating to Coronavirus. It is understood that this effort has now ended, with 77th Brigade keen to point out that their capabilities were not used against British citizens.
New British air defence missile system enters service
WEBDec 6, 2021 — 16 Regiment Royal Artillery has now accepted into service the first tranche of Sky Sabre air defence systems. Sky Sabre has replaced Rapier. According to the Ministry of Defence, “unprecedented in speed, accuracy, performance and target acquisition, Sky Sabre will be able to hit a tennis ball-sized object travelling at the speed of sound”. Sky …