Featured in Type 45BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareThe British Army’s Got Its Hands On Its New Sky Sabre Air Defense SystemsUsing the same missiles as Royal Navy warships, the Sky Sabre is a much-needed replacement for the veteran Rapier missile. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 22, 2021ShareWatch A Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter Fire Its First Operational Martlet MissileWildcat helicopters tasked with protecting Royal Navy ships can carry 10 of the lightweight air-to-surface missiles now, and potentially 20 soon. BYThomas NewdickOct 22, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareRussia Claims Bombs Dropped To Warn Off British Warship, Royal Navy Says It Never Happened (Updated)Reports state that more than 20 Russian aircraft buzzed the Royal Navy destroyer while Border Guard vessels approached to within 100 meters. BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBritain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been RetiredAfter 47 years of Royal Navy service, the flag has finally been lowered aboard the destroyer HMS Bristol. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020ShareBehold HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Carrier Strike GroupThe aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth takes center stage as the task force is put through its paces in Exercise Joint Warrior. BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2019ShareDivisions With U.S. Emerge As U.K. Proposes European Force To Protect Tankers From IranThe two long-standing allies are increasingly at odds, and publicly so, over how to respond to Iranian provocations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareRoyal Navy Will Retrofit Type 45 Destroyers To Keep Them From Breaking DownThe UK Defense Ministry hopes contractors will be able to upgrade the gas turbines and generators on all six ships in the next five to seven years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAlmost All of the UK’s Surface Combatants Are in Port While Germany Has No Working SubsThese already worrying developments reflect poor readiness overall and other larger issues within both of these NATO navies. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareThe British Army’s Got Its Hands On Its New Sky Sabre Air Defense SystemsUsing the same missiles as Royal Navy warships, the Sky Sabre is a much-needed replacement for the veteran Rapier missile. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 22, 2021ShareWatch A Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter Fire Its First Operational Martlet MissileWildcat helicopters tasked with protecting Royal Navy ships can carry 10 of the lightweight air-to-surface missiles now, and potentially 20 soon. BYThomas NewdickOct 22, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareRussia Claims Bombs Dropped To Warn Off British Warship, Royal Navy Says It Never Happened (Updated)Reports state that more than 20 Russian aircraft buzzed the Royal Navy destroyer while Border Guard vessels approached to within 100 meters. BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBritain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been RetiredAfter 47 years of Royal Navy service, the flag has finally been lowered aboard the destroyer HMS Bristol. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020ShareBehold HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Carrier Strike GroupThe aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth takes center stage as the task force is put through its paces in Exercise Joint Warrior. BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2019ShareDivisions With U.S. Emerge As U.K. Proposes European Force To Protect Tankers From IranThe two long-standing allies are increasingly at odds, and publicly so, over how to respond to Iranian provocations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareRoyal Navy Will Retrofit Type 45 Destroyers To Keep Them From Breaking DownThe UK Defense Ministry hopes contractors will be able to upgrade the gas turbines and generators on all six ships in the next five to seven years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAlmost All of the UK’s Surface Combatants Are in Port While Germany Has No Working SubsThese already worrying developments reflect poor readiness overall and other larger issues within both of these NATO navies. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share