HMS Queen Elizabeth sails to strengthen NATO readiness in UK and European waters
UK security and NATO’s collective defence will be strengthened as Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sails this weekend to continue her planned training for operations around the UK and Northern Europe. Over the next three months, the 65,000-tonne warship and her crew of more than 800 sailors will
Royal Navy pilot leads the way for United States Navy F-35C squadron
A Royal Navy Pilot is working at the cutting edge of fighter jet operations in the United States. Lt Richard Woods is the first British pilot to serve as an instructor pilot on the F-35C variant and is also the first to be embedded within a US Navy F-35C squadron.
Royal Navy steps up monitoring of increased Russian activity in UK waters
Royal Navy warships and helicopters spent 21 days on operations monitoring Russian activity in UK waters and the North Atlantic throughout July – a 25% increase in the last year, new figures released today show. HMS Somerset, HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey, and HMS Severn were all dispatched, alongside Wildcat helicopters
First group of officer cadets complete their initial training at HMS Raleigh
The first officer cohort have completed their 10-week Initial Naval Training course alongside ratings at HMS Raleigh. The updated system, designed to ensure all new entrants develop the skills, values and resilience needed for service in a warfighting-focused fleet, sees all officers and ratings complete a 10‑week Initial Naval Training course
Menace Flight 814 NAS are home
814 Naval Air Squadron’s Menace Flight returned home this week after three months of anti-submarine patrols in the north Atlantic. The aircrew and engineers flew back to RNAS Culdrose on Monday in their Merlin Mk2 helicopter, having operated from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset. Families and friends were waiting