Over 2,000 British personnel from Joint Helicopter Command have travelled to Norway to take part in major Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response. A task force made of HMS Sutherland, HMS Albion, RFA Lyme Bay, and HMS Echo set sail for Norway for Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response 2020. They will join ...
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt has spoken about European Security whilst visiting personnel deployed in the Baltic. Penny Mordaunt travelled to NATO HQ in Brussels for the first time to discuss European Security and Operation Baltic protector. This was followed by a visit to Lithuania to visit those deployed on Baltic Protector, ...
A UK-led maritime force has completed the first phase of Baltic deployment as part of Danex. British Royal Marines and their Dutch counterparts waged a battle around the towns of Esbjerg and Varde in western Denmark, taking on Danish troops during the first phase of Baltic deployment. The focus of the ...
The Defence Minister Gavin Williamson has made two major announcements for the future of British warships, as he named a new frigate HMS Birmingham and revealed he is protecting HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion. Mr Williamson confirmed that one of Britain’s new cutting-edge Type 26 frigates will be called HMS Birmingham, ...