Tag: HMS
UK Navy Lacks Defence Capabilities Due to ‘Pathetic’ Size of Fleet Amid Gulf Row – Report
London has sent one frigate, HMS Montrose, to protect British commercial ships following the seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker by the Iranian military....
Watch Alleged Video of Second Royal Navy Ship Sailing Toward Gulf as UK-Iran Tanker Tensions Simmer
Middle East16:11 14.07.2019(updated 16:20 14.07.2019) A Royal Navy frigate began escorting British tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman last...
UK Reportedly Sending Second Warship to Gulf as Iranian Tensions Simmer
Europe14:06 12.07.2019(updated 15:32 12.07.2019) The news comes just a day after Iran had allegedly attempted to seize another British tanker in the Persian Gulf...
Royal Navy Ship Reportedly Escorts UK Tanker in Gulf Amid Iran’s Warning After Seizure of Its Vessel
World21:52 10.07.2019(updated 22:00 10.07.2019) The apparent intensification of security measures for British vessels sailing in the Gulf region takes place in the wake of...
UK Boasts of ‘Largest Baltic Naval Deployment in Over 100 Years’ as ‘Message’ to Russia
The last time Royal Navy vessels engaged in operations of a comparable scale in the Baltic Sea was during 'Operation Red Trek' in 1918-1919,...
Advanced Russian Warship Shadowed by Royal Navy Vessel in English Channel – Report
The press service of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet reported earlier this week that the patrol ship Vasily Bykov is for the first time passing...
UK Royal Marines Leading Baltic Drills Probed Over Swastika Video – Report
Europe12:03 23.06.2019Military police have launched an investigation upon becoming aware of a video allegedly showing a Marine sitting on a toilet with a swastika...
Turkey to get Russian S-400 missile system 'in July' amid row over US jets
Turkey's President Erdogan says he hopes a Russian missile system that Washington sees as a...
Three Sailors Test Positive for Cocaine, Get Booted Off Royal Navy Nuclear Sub
Europe15:14 02.06.2019(updated 15:15 02.06.2019) The scandal aboard the HMS Vengeance bears close resemblance to a similar incident that occurred just two months ago, when...
US Navy Ship Enters Baltic Sea For Drills as NATO Beefs Up Activities
The US-led BALTOPS exercises are set to take place in Russia’s backyard. NATO has demonstrably beefed up its presence in the Baltic region despite...
UK Warship Escorts Russian Missile Destroyer Through English Channel
The Russian Udaloy-class warship, Severomorsk, equipped with ship-to-air “Kinzhal” missile systems, is on its way back to its home port in northern Russia after...
SHOCK WARNING: UK Nuclear Sub Repairs ‘Put Population of Gibraltar at Risk’
Europe09:47 11.05.2019The HMS Talent grabbed global headlines in April when it was reported that seven crew members from the nuclear-powered UK submarine were ordered...
Sweden Launches New ‘Top Secret’ Spy Ship in the Baltic Sea
The HMS Artemis, Sweden's new reconnaissance vessel, is meant to replace the HMS Orion, which is scheduled to retire, and carry on with intelligence...
‘No Such Thing as Mental Health’: UK Cdr Accused of Bullying Colleague With PTSD
Europe16:58 24.03.2019Mark Vartan, who reportedly tried to hush up the incident, was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his...
UK Defence Ministry Set to Reopen Five Military Bases Due to Skripal Poisoning
Europe14:13 01.03.2019(updated 14:14 01.03.2019) The UK Ministry of Defence has planned to cancel five military base closures due to a "clear-eyed assessment of the...
US, UK Navies Conduct First Joint Military Drills in Contested South China Sea
The sweeping naval exercises were conducted for the first time since China built strategic outposts in the sea, which is seen as a crucially...