Op RUMAN Ready for Hurricane Maria
UK Armed Forces in Position for Next Caribbean Hurricane Already deployed on Operation RUMAN following Hurricane Irma, UK aid experts, military assets and relief supplies remain in the region and […]
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The Royal Navy is the UK’s naval warfare capability, known unofficially as the ‘Senior Service’. As of 19 March 2016, there are 77 commissioned ships (including submarines) in the Royal Navy, including an amphibious assault ship, 2 amphibious transport docks, 4 ballistic missile submarines (which maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent), 7 nuclear fleet submarines, 6 guided missile destroyers, 13 frigates, 15 mine-countermeasure vessels and 22 patrol vessels. In addition, the Royal Navy can count upon 9 ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and 5 Merchant Navy ships. The Fleet Air Arm comprises 174 aircraft.
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#OpRUMAN Update: 1,000 UK Troops Now Deployed
The UK’s Armed Forces’ Response to Hurricane Irma in Numbers Facts and figures on the UK government’s relief work (Operation RUMAN) in the Caribbean and the British Overseas Territories in […]
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Royal Navy on #OpRUMAN
HMS Ocean and RFA Mounts Bay Deliver Disaster Relief in the Caribbean On September 7, the Royal Navy announced that its flagship HMS Ocean had been diverted from a planned […]
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Operation RUMAN: British Armed Forces Rush to Aid Hurricane Irma Victims
RAF Flies Engineers and Marines to British Overseas Territories Hit by Hurricane RAF Aircraft carrying British troops and humanitarian aid left RAF Brize Norton yesterday, September 7, to deliver disaster […]
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Royal Navy Tests Sea Ceptor
MOD Announces Successful First Firing of Sea Ceptor Sea Ceptor is the Royal Navy’s new air missile defence system which can intercept and destroy enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds […]
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Operation Southern Surge Combats Drug Trafficking
Royal Navy Leads International Operation to Smash Illegal Drugs Trade Royal Navy sailors have completed a successful five-month deployment with international partners to combat drug smuggling in the Gulf and […]
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#HMSQueenElizabeth Arrives in #Portsmouth
Royal Navy’s Future Flagship Makes Home Port for First Time Britain’s future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time today. Greeted by thousands […]
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