Navy News Service Home Page http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/RN/Navy.htm en-GB Ministry of Defence, UK, © 2010 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:49:01 GMT Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:56:06 GMT Ministry of Defence 60 http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Images/site-logo.gif http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Home The Royal Navy warship HMS Chatham has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to take part in NATO's counter-piracy mission, Operation OCEAN SHIELD, off the Horn of Africa and in the Somali Basin. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/HmsChathamBeginsCounterpiracyOperation.htm Top Stories Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:32:51 GMT {22C6E171-501C-44E6-AD7B-A839FAB2ED74} Crowds of families and friends waved off the crew of Portsmouth-based warship HMS St Albans this week as she set sail for the Gulf where she will be deployed for the next six months. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/HmsStAlbansDepartsForGulf.htm Top Stories Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT {148E294B-1176-456F-AB2E-20B5CB4F9E63} The Royal Navy flagship HMS Illustrious arrived in Scotland this week for a £40m maintenance and upgrade programme which will be carried out at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/HmsIllustriousArrivesInScotlandForMaintenanceWork.htm Top Stories Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT {0B99A3AD-B750-4819-850C-C933FE773696} The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ship Largs Bay is currently finalising the loading of equipment and supplies for earthquake-ravaged Haiti before setting sail for the Caribbean island tomorrow morning. Report by Tristan Kelly. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/RfaLargsBayReadyForHaitiReliefMission.htm Top Stories Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:19:29 GMT {04CCE763-BD48-4A46-9761-3AC40549A766} Having recently returned from operations in Afghanistan, the pilot and crew of a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter were again in action over the weekend, although this time in the more tranquil setting of Musbury, Dorset. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/NavySeaKingCrewRescuesInjuredDriver.htm Top Stories Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT {5A2DE600-146A-4738-A887-D8B210DD9D2D} An injured fisherman was airlifted from his vessel 200 nautical miles (370km) west of the Scilly Isles last week by a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter which, given the extreme operating range, was given top cover by an RAF Nimrod. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/NavySeaKingAndRafNimrodRescueInjuredFisherman.htm More News Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:45 GMT {65F60FC7-9332-4074-BDF5-6AD5A2124BDB} British Army and Royal Navy skiers planned, organised and ran the opening event of the 2010 World Cup Telemark series in Austria this month, marking the first time that Britain has run an International Ski Federation world cup ski event. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/TrainingAndAdventure/BritishArmyAndRoyalNavySkiersRunWorldCupEvent.htm More News Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT {55B4881F-93C5-4FB9-B36F-D03D07A4ED18} The UK will send a Royal Fleet Auxiliary supply ship loaded with aid to help with the relief operation in Haiti, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander has announced today, Wednesday 20 January 2010. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/RfaShipToDeployToHaitiLoadedWithAid.htm More News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:23:32 GMT {ADAB5C59-9992-415A-B79F-B8725B60CE3E} A foggy grey Cornish afternoon was the setting for the first landings of an amphibious exercise taking place this week off the south west coast of Britain involving Royal Navy ships and Royal Marines and soldiers. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/TrainingAndAdventure/RoyalNavyBeginAmphibiousExerciseInSouthWest.htm More News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:11:17 GMT {5928A66E-B0BB-45FE-AD75-187AF84C0B28} 40 Commando Royal Marines proudly opened their new £3.5m medical centre this week, with a design and construction incorporating many low-carbon environmental measures. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EstateAndEnvironment/MarinesGetgreenMedicalCentre.htm More News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT {31DF953E-E6AB-4804-8866-1EE22A2F139C} An ex-Royal Navy serviceman is on a one-man-and-two-dog mission to walk around the entire coastline of mainland Britain to raise money for blind and visually impaired ex-servicemen and women. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/ExroyalNavyManAndTwoDogsInEpicCharityWalk.htm More News Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT {27F86422-7CD7-4601-92CD-AAD41C02A705} The Royal Navy's Mobile Air Support Unit (MASU) Repair Section was recently awarded a Royal Aeronautical Society medal for its work restoring vital operational capability in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/RoyalNavysMobileAirSupportUnitHonoured.htm More News Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT {74C3783B-606C-4E97-90FB-FDAC4CE4C92D} Contracts worth £333m have been awarded by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) to companies across the United Kingdom to help build the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/EquipmentContractsForNavysNewAircraftCarriers.htm More News Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:25:35 GMT {AA1EC083-D428-4BB4-A1C1-9F5CA3340ADD} Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary crews have been honoured by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for their work to repress piracy off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/RoyalNavyHonouredForCounterpiracyOperations.htm More News Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:12:10 GMT {9DA460DB-90CF-45CD-ACD0-D2BEB00EB55A}