HMS Daring, a Type 45 destroyer, has been providing protection to merchant vessels and other Royal Navy ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The Portsmouth-based warship is equipped to tackle possible air and surface threats with her combination of surveillance radars and Sea Viper missiles. As part of its duties, HMS ...
The Royal Navy was pressed into action as it fired flares at a Spanish research vessel entering Gibraltar’s waters. The research vessel, Angeles Alvarino, failed to respond to attempts by the HMS Sabre to contact it by radio. It was in the area investigating geological risks to the seabed and left ...
Uncertainty surrounding the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) plans to replace its 13 ageing vessels is putting Britain’s defences at risk according to a Commons Select Committee report. The Defence Committee Report entitled ‘Restoring the Fleet’, raised its concerns as the Royal Navy’s fleet of frigates was at a “historic low” and ...
The US Navy has commissioned the nation’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Detroit, on the Detroit River, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team into active service. USS Detroit, the fourth Freedom variant in the LCS Class, completed acceptance trials in July and was ...
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