Category Archives: Royal Navy and British Military

14th May 2025 at 10:21am The Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless, part of CSG25, has docked in Souda Bay in Crete, alongside the rest of the fleet, in the first run ashore of the deployment. In a post on X, the ship’s crew said: “There will be meetings to discuss Medstrike and lessons learned,” adding that personnelContinue reading “CSG25 on well-deserved break with stopover in Crete after first big test of deployment”

Tom Sables – 14th May 2025 at 3:45pm RFA Tidespring has broken away from Carrier Strike Group 25 while the ships transit the Suez Canal and Red Sea. Instead, the tanker will head south around the Cape of Good Hope before rejoining them in the Indian Ocean. Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have raisedContinue reading “Tidespring turns: RFA vessel breaks away from CSG25 as it heads towards Suez and Red Sea”

Admiral Ben Key was due to retire from his position this summer, after serving as the head of the Royal Navy since 2021.Share May 10, 2025 11:29 am CET By Jacopo Barigazzi The head of the U.K. Royal Navy Admiral Ben Key has been removed from his duties while under investigation over allegations of misconduct, according toContinue reading “Head of UK navy suspended amid misconduct probe”

5th May 2025 at 4:40pm A spectacular flypast has taken place as part of the 80th anniversary commemorations for Victory in Europe Day, marking the end of the war in Europe in 1945. More than 1,300 personnel from the Armed Forces, uniformed services and youth organisations marched through central London, retracing a historic route fromContinue reading “Wings of history, wings of victory: Which aircraft were seen on the VE Day 80 flypast”