Iran launches missiles and shows off two new warships during navy drills

Iran launches missiles and shows off two new warships during navy drills among heightened tensions over its nuclear program  Iran’s navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday   The two-day missile drill was being held in the gulf’s southeastern waters Trump in 2018 unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Iran’s nuclear … Read more

Royal Navy sends warships into Channel to warn French trawlers to stay away from British fish

Out go the gunboats! Royal Navy sends four warships into English Channel to warn French trawlers to stay away from British fish as Brexit deal comes into force Naval warships left Portsmouth for English Channel hours before New Year’s Eve  Assigned to protect the UK’s new fishing rights agreed in the Brexit trade deal Under … Read more

Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster arrives back at Portsmouth after shadowing Russian warships

A Royal Navy ship was given a hero’s welcome this morning as it returned to port in Portsmouth after shadowing and gatherings intelligence on Russian warships travelling around the UK.  HMS Lancaster returned to the naval base in Hampshire having completed a tour to the High North where it led a freedom of navigation operation, leading a multi-national task group … Read more

Royal Navy shadows nine Russian warships around the UK

Royal Navy shadows NINE Russian warships around the UK in two weeks including destroyer and corvette as Putin increases his navy’s presence in British waters Ships have included surfaced submarine and a patrol ship with supporting tugs  Patrol ship HMS Severn was on duty in the English Channel and Dover Strait  By Nicole Conner For … Read more

Royal Navy warships seize 11 BALES of cocaine destined for UK in the Caribbean 

Royal Navy warships loaded with Marines seize 11 BALES of cocaine worth £81 million destined for UK streets as part of joint task-force with US Coast Guard in the Caribbean Royal Navy ship were in joint task-force with US Coast Guard for hurricane aid But team then responded to reports of suspicious vessel in the … Read more

Royal Navy scrambles to intercept fleet of NINE Russian warships spotted in waters close to UK 

Royal Navy scrambles to intercept fleet of NINE Russian warships spotted in waters close to UK NATO allies involved in the operation to monitor ‘every movement’ of the fleet Corvettes, landing ships and missile-armed patrol boats had been spotted  Commanding officers say Russians ‘operated in safe and professional manner’ By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Russia flexes ‘growing power’ of its Navy with huge parade involving 200 warships in St Petersburg

President Vladimir Putin said the Russian navy will get 40 new ships this year, as he attended a naval parade in St Petersburg on Sunday marking the country’s Navy Day. The parade in the port city and the nearby town of Kronshtadt featured 200 ships and vessels and over 4,000 troops and aimed to ‘demonstrate … Read more

U.S. Navy issues warning to Iranians not to come within 100 meters of its warships or be fired upon

The U.S. Navy issued a stark warning to Iranian vessels on Tuesday not to come within 100 meters of its warships or risk being fired upon.  It announced that vessels in the Mideast that came closer than this to an American ship would be ‘interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures’.  The … Read more

U.S Navy sends four warships to Russia’s Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War

U.S Navy sends four warships to Russia’s Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War to ‘conduct maritime security operations’ The US Navy confirmed Monday that three destroyers and one support ship had been joined by the Royal Navy’s HMS Kent in the mission U.S. Navy surface ships have not operated in the … Read more

Top Iranian commander orders naval forces to target any ‘terrorist’ US warships

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ top commander threatened to target any US ‘terrorist’ vessels or warships following President Trump’s tweet threatening to ‘shoot down’ all gunboats.  Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami made the announcement about the naval directive while speaking with state press.  ‘We announce to the Americans that we are quite serious … Read more