AT THE HEART OF THE FIGHTING
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.
UK-Led Joint Expeditionary Force Training in Baltic Sea Region Thousands of troops from UK-led force begin milestone maritime training deployment as exercises get underway across Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea […]
» Read moreWestminster Abbey Service Marks Anniversary of Britain’s Nuclear Deterrent A special service at Westminster Abbey, Friday, 3rd May, honoured fifty years of the Royal Navy’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD), […]
» Read moreRegal Monicker for Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine The Royal Navy’s fourth Dreadnought-class submarine has been named as HMS King George VI. Ahead of a special service at Westminster Abbey today […]
» Read moreNew Military Photography Magazine Launches The Warfare.Today team launches Combat Camera – the magazine of military photography – featuring the best military photographers and combat camera teams from the British […]
» Read moreInformation on Commemorative Events in Normandy and Portsmouth for June 6 The Ministry of Defence has announced further details of the D-Day 75 commemorative events for June this year, including […]
» Read moreFirst Overseas Deployment for RAF F-35B Lightning II Aircraft Announced F-35B Lightning II aircraft are set to deploy to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, according to an announcement today from the […]
» Read moreTesting NATO’s Core Maritime Capability Joint Warrior 19 is NATO’s two-week, multinational training exercise led by Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff from the United Kingdom and is intended to provide […]
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