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Naval Air Squadron as they conduct critical aviation training exercises aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Argus. From ...
Planned out of service dates for every Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship have been announced by the Ministry of ...
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The UK MoD is moving forward with plans to buy three Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) as part of the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Mine ...
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The Royal Navy has shadowed three Russian ... another operation which saw HMS Somerset and tanker RFA Tidesurge escort Russian landing ship RFN Alexander Otrakovsky and merchant vessel MV Ascalon ...
Each of the FSS ships will have a core RFA crew of 101, with accommodation provided for an additional 80 personnel operating helicopters, boats or performing other roles as required. They will also ...
The Royal Navy has deployed multiple ... watch" through the busy shipping lanes as the ships passed along the UK’s south coast. This operation was followed quickly by another, as HMS Somerset and ...
The Royal Navy will see its two amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, retired alongside the Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland. RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler will leave Royal ...
they have the right to strike but can only do so when RFA ships are in port. Without the RFA’s 13 support vessels, the Royal Navy cannot conduct missions. The RMT balloted its members on a pay ...
A total of forty-three Royal Navy warships, supported by twenty-two Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and sixty-two merchant vessels, were deployed during the 1982 Falklands War. It was the largest ...