1st Time Under NATO Command for HMS Queen Elizabeth
The UK’s flagship is under NATO’s command for the first time as a powerful force capable of protecting the alliance’s frontiers assembles. Control of HMS Queen Elizabeth and the UK…
HMS Defender Shadows Russian Task Group’s Passage
Destroyer HMS Defender monitored the three-strong group of warships and maintained contact with the force as it continued its journey past the British Isles. Assisted by her Wildcat helicopter from…
HMS Kent’s Shipshape for Her Ultimate Training Test
Ready for the Royal Navy’s ultimate trainers and assessors are the crew of HMS Kent who’ve begun 2023 getting their frigate shipshape. The Portsmouth-based warship has been in action extensively…
HMS Queen Elizabeth Returns to Portsmouth After F-35B Training
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group have returned home after three weeks of flying operations in the North Sea and Scandinavia. The fleet flagship was at the heart…
HMS Kent Trains for ASW in Norwegian Fjords
Frigate HMS Kent has undergone an ‘MOT’ to ensure she’s ready for the next stage of her autumn operations. The Portsmouth-based ship had a series of deep-dive checks at a…
Exercise Joint Warrior Concludes in English Channel
A ten-day workout for Allied military forces on land, at sea and in the air climaxed with a four-day naval ‘battle’ in the Channel as the UK’s largest exercise of…
HMS Kent Tests Weapon Systems
HMS Kent flexed her muscles after the summer break by firing up most of her weapons systems – including the rare launch of a torpedo. To prepare herself for front-line…