Royal Navy

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have an F-35 release a bomb over a moving target? The Royal Air Force has released footage that reveals what happens in such a scenario. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 17 Squadron Royal Air Force (@17sqn_raf) The video was produced by the RAF’s […]

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have an F-35 release a bomb over a moving target? The Royal Air Force has released footage that reveals what happens in such a scenario. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 17 Squadron Royal Air Force (@17sqn_raf) The video was produced by the RAF’s […]

Sailors from The Royal Navy Portsmouth-based HMS Dragon intercepted a suspicious vessel in the gulf waters while on patrol in the area of the Middle East known as the Hash Highway. On board they found 148 bags of hashish weighing 3,048kg. A Royal Navy spokesman said: “Swooping into action, sailors and Royal Marines from HMS Dragon […]

The F-35B has the distinction of being the only existing fifth-generation fighter in the world that’s capable of executing a vertical landing. While technically capable of vertical takeoffs under extremely limited circumstances, the F-35B needs very little space to take off even with a full combat load — making it uniquely suited for operations aboard […]

The F-35B has the distinction of being the only existing fifth-generation fighter in the world that’s capable of executing a vertical landing. While technically capable of vertical takeoffs under extremely limited circumstances, the F-35B needs very little space to take off even with a full combat load — making it uniquely suited for operations aboard […]

The Royal Navy has announced its intentions to double its F-35B fleet. Complying with the Royal Navy’s request, the British government agreed to purchase an additional 17 F-35B aircraft. The additional jets are expected to enter the Royal Navy’s arsenal between 2020 and 2022. The current fleet of the 16 F-35Bs are based in the […]

For the better part of two decades, the United States military has focused its training on counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism warfare with good reason: the troops moving through the training cycle had a specific kind of fight ahead of them, and the force wanted to ensure they were properly equipped for the challenges at hand. Now, […]

An Argentinian submarine that went missing last year has been discovered in the bottom of the South Atlantic Ocean. ARA San Juan (S-42) disappeared on November 15, 2017, with all 44 crew members. Almost to the day a year later, the Argentinian Navy is confident that it has found the wreckage. The missing sub appears […]

The United States isn’t the only nation that’s looking to develop ways to extend the range and combat capabilities of carrier-based fighters. The UK’s Royal Navy may not boast a carrier fleet as massive or widespread as America’s, but its new flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is already working on ways to increase the capabilities […]

Sydney, Australia — Comradeship and defiance, these two traits describe what the Invictus games represent. The games began last week. During a wheelchair tennis match between the British-Dutch team and Team USA, a helicopter flew above the court. The pilot was lower than he should have been. UK team member Paul Guest froze.  The low-flying helicopter […]

The United States isn’t the only nation that’s looking to develop ways to extend the range and combat capabilities of carrier-based fighters. The UK’s Royal Navy may not boast a carrier fleet as massive or widespread as America’s, but its new flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is already working on ways to increase the capabilities […]

London, Great Britain—The British army is considering a change in its facial hair policy. The issue was raised by Captain Dave Somerville, serving in the Royal Engineers, in a letter to Soldier Magazine, an official publication of the army. “We are an organisation that needs to recruit and putting up artificial barriers because of an […]