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NATO Exercise in Latvia

British Soldiers taking part in a NATO training exercise being held at the Ä€dažu training area in Latvia – 4th October 2014
Photos: Gatis Dieziņš, RJC

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British Army soldiers on training in Latvia

 

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RAF Typhoons on their way to Asia

 

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Europe's largest defence contractor BAE Systems is wasting no time, assembling Europe's largest 2nd supercarrier HMS Prince of Wales

 

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3,000 UK troops into Sierra Leone to set up military blockades to restrict movement

Chief of the General Staff General Sir Nick Carter heads review of UK response to disease
One suggestion is to use Royal Navy ships to patrol its coastal waters
Oxfam said lack of Western military personnel in West Africa puts lives at risk
Charity wants troops to deliver vital supplies and build treatment centres

3,000 UK troops in germ warfare-style ebola blockade plan in Sierra Leone | Daily Mail Online​

 

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Third Astute submarine HMS Artful makes successful maiden dive in Barrow

The Royal Navy's latest hunter-killer submarine has successfully completed her maiden dive prior to sea trials in 2015.

HMS Artful, the third Astute class submarine being built by BAE Systems, underwent the so-called trim and incline test over two days to prove the boat's safety and stability in the water.

The dive was undertaken in the dock on BAE Systems' site in Barrow-in-Furness and involved a team of 80 personnel, including naval architects, engineers and Royal Navy crew members.

Read more: HMS Artful completes successful maiden dive | News | The Engineer

 

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HMS Tyne, a River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy, patrols the Clyde coast off Gourock during Exercise Joint Warrior.

HMS Enterprise, one of two Echo-class hydrographic/oceanographic survey vessels of the Royal Navy, heads out at the start of Exercise Joint Warrior.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2014) – The British Royal Navy type 23 Duke Class Frigate, HMS Argyll (F231), sails alongside the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a group sail exercise. Theodore Roosevelt is currently underway conducting training for future deployments.

 

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ROYAL NAVY personnel of 42 Commando Royal Marines Logistics Company took to Dartmoor recently to learn what it means to be a Royal Marines Commando.During a wet and windy three day exercise, Royal Marines taught their Royal Navy colleagues the basics of fieldcraft and tactical movement in order to strengthen their close working relationship.Shelter construction, section-level tactics and camouflage were all introduced to the students to improve their knowledge of the Royal Marines they work beside and to give them the essential skills required to survive in an operational environment.

Leading Writer Fiona Easton, who works in the Unit finance office, said: "It will be much easier to work alongside the Royal Marines in the field now that I have a better understanding of what they do."She added: "We were shown how to move while carrying weapons and how to set trip wires. That was my favourite part."42 Commando Royal Marines are one of three elite battalion-sized units which make up the global punch of 3 Commando Brigade.

The highly trained unit is currently employed worldwide in a range of ship protection duties for the Royal Navy, delivering specialist training teams as required around the globe and standing by to support UK operations.

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Warrior recovery vehicles and Challenger 2 main battle tanks sit side by side waiting to depart Germany for Exercise Black Eagle.

 

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United Kingdom Oversea Military Base, Gibraltar

 

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United Kingdom Oversea Military Base, Gibraltar

What is that on the Subs back?

 

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What is that on the Subs back?

It's a mini-sub or pod which can be launched under water to carry special forces and royal marine commandos to their destinations covertly.

 

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Warrior recovery vehicles and Challenger 2 main battle tanks sit side by side waiting to depart Germany for Exercise Black Eagle.

RAF Atlas A400M

32 UK-funded pickup trucks to assist efforts to defeat Ebola in Sierra Leone have been loaded aboard RFA Argus during a planned stop in Gibraltar.

 

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HMS Montrose upgrade programme begins

Babcock has started upgrading the Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose at its Devonport dockyard.

The work to be undertaken on the whole fleet, is a 15 month programme that will see a large number of updates and upgrades. Among the planned improvements is the replacement of the Type 996 RADAR with Artisan 3D Medium Range RADAR 997, an update to the Seawolf missile system, installation of a chloropac system that reduces marine growth in the pipe system and installation of Automatic Small Calibre Guns.

HMS Montrose upgrade programme begins - UK Defence Journal




The effect of the first British air strike on ISIS in Iraq.

On Sept. 30, RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft from RAF Akrotiri airbase, Cyprus, attacked ISIS positions in northwestern Iraq.


The two planes, were flying an armed reconnaissance mission when they were tasked to support Kurdish troops who were under attack from ISIS terrorists.During the second strike, the British "Tonkas" destroyed a "technical" (armed pick-up truck) with a Brimstone missile.

Brimstone is an extensive redevelopment of the AGM-114 Hellfire and can be used on fast jets, helicopters and UAVs.

The Aviationist » Video shows Brimstone anti-armour missile fired by RAF Tornado destroy ISIS armed pick-up in Iraq​

 

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UK forces and US Marines end Afghanistan combat operations

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/80d160a2-5cf4-11e4-9753-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3HGn7it44

This diagram shows the current progress of 2nd 72,000 tons Queen Elizabeth class carrier "HMS Prince of Wales"