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Photo: UK’s F-35B visits new homes in Rosyth, Norfolk
Photo: Royal Navy After making the historic transatlantic passage and arriving to Britain on June 29, the F-35B Lightning II, flew over its prospective homes: HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Prince of Wales...
View ArticleLockheed explains how the British F-35B ski jump take off works
American global aerospace and defense company Lockeed Martin, which is in charge of manufacturing the next-generation F-35B stealth fighter jet, recently explained how the new aircraft will be taking...
View ArticleRoyal Navy sailors prepare for Queen Elizabeth carrier flight operations...
The Royal Navy sent six sailors, from Navy command headquarters in Portsmouth, England, to integrate into Wasp’s flight deck operations to prepare them for their upcoming Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft...
View ArticleRoyal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group has new commander
Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group battle staff,formed eighteen months ago and led by Commodore Jerry Kyd has now welcomed a new commander. Commodore Andy Betton took command of the group on September...
View ArticleBAE Systems bags Royal Navy combat system integration contract
BAE Systems announced Monday that it has signed a ten-and-a-half-year contract extension to provide combat systems integration services for Royal Navy’s in-service and future platforms. The contract...
View ArticleUK’s carrier based air squadron embarks HMS Ocean ahead of carrier arrival
UK’s 820 Naval Air Squadron conducted ‘remarinisation’ training when all of the squadron’s personnel was reunited at the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose for the first time in two years. Part of the...
View ArticleSea Kings embark HMS Ocean in preparation for aircraft carrier arrival
Royal Navy’s Sea King Mk7 airborne surveillance and control helicopters have joined HMS Ocean in the Gulf to practise in preparation for Merlin helicopters that will succeed the Sea Kings as the...
View ArticleRoyal Navy ships prepare for carrier strike group operations
Royal Navy warships have been preparing for carrier strike group operations that will begin once the UK’s first Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier arrives this year. The Commander UK Carrier Strike...
View ArticleUK’s carrier strike capability could be delayed, watchdog warns
Technical issues and manpower shortage could cause delays in the Royal Navy’s plans for the deployment of its carrier strike group, a UK spending watchdog has warned. The UK ministry of defense plans...
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Princess Royal names new jetty for Queen Elizabeth-class carriers
Princess Anne named the new jetty which will house the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers in a ceremony on Monday in Portsmouth. The berth was officially named as The Princess Royal...
View ArticleBAE Systems introduces F35B simulator for Royal Navy carriers
A new flight simulator for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft is now ready to help prepare pilots to take the real aircraft on flight trials on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth...
View ArticleUK MoD awards MBDA £539M in missile contracts
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded missile manufacturer MBDA a total of £539 million worth of contracts for delivery of new and service of existing missiles in the UK armed forces. More...
View ArticleNew Royal Navy aircraft handlers prepare for carriers
Royal Navy’s newest sailors from the aircraft handling branch at RNAS Culdrose spent the last six months preparing for their roles on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers. The motto that they will...
View ArticleNew British aircraft carriers unwelcome in South China Sea
Responding to the possibility of new UK aircraft carriers operating in the South China Sea, China’s foreign ministry said the deployment would only “stir up trouble”. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman...
View ArticleVideo shows everything dredging works for new UK carriers unearthed
In addition to quantity, dredging works that helped prepare Portsmouth Harbour for the arrival of new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers have revealed lots of interesting items. More than 20,000...
View ArticleRolls-Royce gets £3.8m for Queen Elizabeth-class gas turbine spares
The UK defense ministry has awarded Rolls-Royce a £3.8 million contract for the provision of spare parts for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. The two 65,000-tonne carriers are...
View ArticleHMS Queen Elizabeth gets underway for second round of sea trials
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth left her home port for the first time on Monday, starting the second round of sea trials. Leaving her jetty at Her Majesty’s Naval base Portsmouth on...
View ArticleUK defense ministry announces new £18m Long Range Radar contract
A new £18 million contract for work on the Royal Navy’s Long Range Radar (LRR) was announced by UK defense minister Harriett Baldwin as she visited BAE Systems’ Great Baddow site on November 23. The...
View ArticleRoyal Navy’s second aircraft carrier receives fuel for first time
The future Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has taken fuel on board for the first time to test its systems. 500 tons of marine diesel – which represents 15 per cent of HMS Prince of...
View ArticleQinetiq extends naval combat systems support to Queen Elizabeth-class carriers
UK defense contractor QinetiQ confirmed that it has added Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers to the naval combat systems integration support service (NCSISS) it provides in partnership for the...
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