2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (386+ words) Major General Andrew Whitehead, who led 45 Commando on an incredible 80-mile yomp to victory in the Falklands, has died. His family said he passed away peacefully on 2 September aged 86. Maj Gen Whitehead was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (464+ words) Two vintage Fleet Air Arm aircraft have conducted a flypast over one of the UK's aircraft carriers as she continues on her three-month deployment around the country and northern Europe. A Swordfish and a Seafire from Navy Wings, a naval…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (300+ words) Many former crew members will likely shed a tear at the sight of ex-HMS Northumberland being ignominiously towed out of Portsmouth Harbour by a tug. But this is the fate that awaits almost every Royal Navy warship in the end,…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (340+ words) The full dismantling of HMS Swiftsure is still on track to be completed by the end of this year, Defence Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed. The decommissioned nuclear submarine is to become the first UK vessel to be…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (597+ words) Two Royal Navy warships have celebrated five years of deployment during their landmark mission to the Indo-Pacific. One thousand eight hundred and twenty-six days have passed since sister patrol ships HMS Spey and HMS Tamar left Portsmouth. The ships, crewed…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (494+ words) The Army is officially not undermanned, according to the Ministry of Defence. Confirmation of its manning status came as statistics revealed that although thousands of personnel had left the service last year, the overall size of the organisation remained largely…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (408+ words) If you happened to be passing through the cobbled streets of Old Portsmouth over the weekend, you may have caught a glimpse, through the narrow buildings, of the gargantuan sight of HMS Queen Elizabeth. Head further towards the harbour, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (530+ words) Although it usually operates hundreds of metres down in the depths of the ocean, the Nato Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) – nicknamed Nemo – was tested on a brand-new frontier: the cargo holds of two separate RAF transport aircraft. Fully deployable, the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (545+ words) One of the Royal Navy's smallest vessels has carried out a survey of the Thames Estuary to help support the safety and security on the river. HMS Magpie has gathered vast amounts of data, in particular around London Gateway – the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) "The most remarkable transformation in the history of the Royal Navy" is how the Defence Secretary has described the decade ahead for the Senior Service. Wes Streeting was speaking to BFBS Forces News about the future of the Royal Navy…...