UK Sells Two Sandowns to Romania
Two retired Royal Navy minehunters will contribute to NATO’s mission supporting security in the Black Sea with the Romanian Navy. Sandown-class Mine Counter Measure Vessels, HMS Blyth and HMS Pembroke,…
HMS Chiddingfold and Bangor Train with Qatari Navy
Minehunters HMS Chiddingfold and HMS Bangor practiced close maneuvers and force protection in a series of exercises with the Qatari Emiri Naval Force. The Royal Navy mine counter-measure vessels, based…
Royal Navy Leads Multinational Drone Exercise off Saudi Coast
Royal Navy sailors and ships harnessed the tech of robot drones in a multi-national insight into potential future naval operations in the Gulf. Flotillas of sail drones could serve as…
Royal Navy Begins World Cup Security Mission in Gulf
Royal Navy warships have begun their World Cup security mission, spending the next two months safeguarding the waters around host nation Qatar. Three minehunters, plus their mothership, have been tasked…