2nd July 2025 at 12:56pm Four mine countermeasures vessels donated to Ukraine have reached Nato standards, as Ukrainian sailors take part in Exercise Sea Breeze near Weymouth. The ships include two former Royal Navy Sandown-class vessels, HMS Shoreham and HMS Grimsby, now renamed Cherkasy and Chernihiv. They are joined by Mariupol and Melitopol, Alkmaar-class vesselsContinue reading “Ukrainian minehunters prepare for end of the war when skills can be used for real”
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Royal Navy Field Gun Competition: It’s tough, unforgiving – and spectacular
Tim Cooper – 2nd July 2025 at 8:35am Teams from across all three services and even abroad recently came together to compete in one of the Royal Navy’s proudest and most enduring traditions – the Field Gun Competition. There’s honour at stake and it’s taken extremely seriously. But have you ever wondered what it’s all about, howContinue reading “Royal Navy Field Gun Competition: It’s tough, unforgiving – and spectacular”
The Royal Navy’s Pacific Test
HMS Prince of Wales Pacific is underway in a last series of test to prove the operational capability of the Royal Navy’s carrier strike group. HMS Prince of Wales (R09)off the coast of India whilst on Op Highmast. Royal Navy Photo Dzirhan Mahadzir June 27, 2025 7:00 PM ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS PRINCE OF WALESContinue reading “The Royal Navy’s Pacific Test”
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 30, 2025
U.S. Naval Institute Staff June 30, 2025 3:21 PM – Updated: June 30, 2025 10:15 PM These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 30, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARGContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 30, 2025”
Arkansas (SSN 800) Launched at Newport News
By SeaWaves Magazine – Jul 2, 2025 HII photo HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and moved byContinue reading “Arkansas (SSN 800) Launched at Newport News”
