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U.S. Leading NATO Maritime Group Amid Renewed Focus on Northern Europe

July 10, 2019 4:00 PM

Standing NATO Maritime Group One flagship USS Gravely (DDG 107) leads 11 naval ships from nine nations in close formation during a Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 exercise on June 16, 2019. US Navy photo.

ABOARD USS GRAVELY, IN THE BALTIC SEA — The U.S. Navy is leading a decades-old NATO maritime group, serving as a first-responder force in northern European waters and building interoperability among NATO allies while also re-learning lessons for the U.S. Navy about operating in that region. Read More →

Photos: U.K. 75th Anniversary of D-Day Celebration

By: Ralph Edwards

June 7, 2019 4:18 PM

PORTSMOUTH, U.K. — On June 5, 1944, an armada of over 1213 warships set out to escort 4126 landing craft and 864 merchant ships across the storm-tossed waters of the English Channel in the largest ever amphibious landing in history. Read More →

USNI News Video: Britain’s Caribbean Naval Mission

By: Megan Eckstein

April 23, 2019 10:57 AM

A Mexifloat from RFA Mounts Bay on its way to Grand Tuck with Heavy Plant for use in the rebuild after the hurricane in 2017. UK Royal Navy Photo

ABOARD ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY SHIP MOUNTS BAY — One of three British Bay-class landing ships has spent nearly two years in the Western Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, both looking after British interests as well as finding ways to partner with the U.S. Navy. Read More →

VIDEO: Navy Brings Mine Countermeasures Triad Together for Experiment Aboard British Ship

By: Megan Eckstein

April 1, 2019 4:05 PM

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 man a combat rubber raiding craft while underway with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship dock Mounts Bay during a mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment. US Navy Photo

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, ABOARD RFA MOUNTS BAY – The Navy’s mine countermeasures community brought all three legs of its triad together for a single experiment – aboard an allied ship – to see how well they could combine their gear and people to tackle a common threat. Read More →

U.K. Selects Next Admiral to Lead Royal Navy

By: Jon Rosamond

December 4, 2018 4:15 PM

Vice Adm. Tony Radakin. Royal Navy Photo

LONDON — A Royal Navy officer who lead U.S./U.K. efforts to rebuild the Iraqi navy following the 2003 invasion is to be appointed to the top job in Britain’s ‘senior service.’ Read More →

Official: NATO Heart of U.K. Defense Strategy Post European Union Exit

By: John Grady

November 6, 2018 6:48 PM

Two F-35B Lightning II fighter successfully landed onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on Sept. 25, 2018. Lockheed Martin Photo

The U.K. will remain committed to NATO and to being a high-end defense partner even after it withdraws from the European Union in March, the British defense acquisition chief predicted on Tuesday. Read More →

Panel: Chinese Warships Acting More Aggressively Towards Foreign Navies in the South China Sea

By: John Grady

October 16, 2018 7:23 AM

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Decatur, left, and Chinese warship PRC 170, right, during what the US Navy called an unsafe and unprofessional incident in the South China Sea on Sept. 30, 2018. US Navy photo, obtained by gCaptain.

The question following the recent close encounters between guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG-73), the U.K. Royal Navy’s amphibious ship HMS Albion and Chinese naval ships in the South China Sea is if Beijing is changing their posture toward foreign navies in the region,a Pacific maritime expert said Monday. Read More →

U.K. Next-Generation Type 31e Frigate Program Runs Aground

By: Jon Rosamond

July 25, 2018 10:23 AM

Arrowhead frigate design for Royal Navy Type 31E competition. Babcock Photo

LONDON — Plans to build five Type 31e frigates for the Royal Navy have been thrown into disarray after Britain’s defense chiefs decided to pause the procurement competition. Read More →

Expert: Syria Deployment Pushing the Limits of Russian Military Capability

By: John Grady

May 17, 2018 10:30 AM

Russian solider in Syria in 2016. Kremlin Photo

While the Kremlin’s newly professionalized military is armed with top-of-the-line ship-launched cruise missiles, flying more capable strike aircraft and firing precision munitions Russia, “does not have the ability to sustain forces far from the border,” a military expert said on Wednesday. Read More →

Queen Decommissions Royal Navy Amphib HMS Ocean Ahead of Sale to Brazil

By: Ben Werner

March 27, 2018 4:17 PM

Her Majesty The Queen on Tuesday in a decommissioning ceremeony HMS Ocean (L12). Royal Navy Photo

Queen Elizabeth II decommissioned one of the largest British warships, the former Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean (L12), during a ceremony Tuesday aboard the amphibious ship at the RN’s Devonport Naval Base.

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Tag Archives: Royal Navy

U.S. Leading NATO Maritime Group Amid Renewed Focus on Northern Europe

Photos: U.K. 75th Anniversary of D-Day Celebration

USNI News Video: Britain’s Caribbean Naval Mission

VIDEO: Navy Brings Mine Countermeasures Triad Together for Experiment Aboard British Ship

U.K. Selects Next Admiral to Lead Royal Navy

Official: NATO Heart of U.K. Defense Strategy Post European Union Exit

Panel: Chinese Warships Acting More Aggressively Towards Foreign Navies in the South China Sea

U.K. Next-Generation Type 31e Frigate Program Runs Aground

Expert: Syria Deployment Pushing the Limits of Russian Military Capability

Queen Decommissions Royal Navy Amphib HMS Ocean Ahead of Sale to Brazil

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