HMS Triumph (S93) sailed into HMNB Devonport flying a decommissioning pennant on the afternoon of Dec. 12, 2024, marking an end to its 33 years of service in the Royal Navy. As the Royal Navy moves to a single class of...
Defence Secretary John Healey announced in Parliament that several ‘outdated’ capabilities will be withdrawn from service to address a defence budget ‘black hole’ The entire British Army Watchkeeper UAV fleet will be axed from service, alongside the Royal Air Force’s Puma...
A Royal Navy Wildcat of 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) has successfully and independently shot down a Banshee target drone using the Martlet missile in the air-to-air role. Taking place at the Manorbier range, in South West Wales, the test saw...
A photo from last year’s test of DragonFire. (Photo: Royal Navy) The weapon will provide highly effective defence against drone and missile threats with just £10 a shot. The UK Ministry of Defence announced that the new, cutting-edge DragonFire laser will...
An F-35B embarked on HMS Prince of Wales under the Aurora Borealis, also known as Northern Lights. (Photo: Crown Copyright) The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is currently taking part in Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024. From Feb. 24 to...
An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet, attached to the “Rampagers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, takes off from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Gulf Nov. 29, 2023. (U.S. Navy...
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Suez Canal, Nov. 26. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo...
The F-35B ZM151 with the modex 809 and the 809 Naval Air Squadron’s emblem on the tail. (Photo: Royal Navy) The Fleet Air Arm unit will be jointly operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, similarly to the other...
The Mojave RPAS takes off from the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier. (Photo: Royal Navy) The Short Take Off and Landing derivative of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle is being used to test new unmanned capabilities that the Royal Navy wants...
A British F-35B escorts an Il-38. (Image credit: UK Carrier Strike Group) The F-35Bs launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth and escorted a Russian Il-38 flying close to the UK Carrier Strike Group. A Russian Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft came within proximity...
