The #RoyalNavy# tested a network that allowed ships, drones and uncrewed systems to share information directly with each other, rather than relying on a single hub or traditional satellite links during Exercise Trident Sprint.
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Keeping UK waters safe...
#RoyalNavy# warships and helicopters continuously monitored a Russian frigate and its accompanying vessels in UK waters throughout April.
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A torpedo drops from a #RoyalNavy# submarine-hunting Merlin during an exercise in the Atlantic with frigate @HMSSomerset. The mission is to protect the UK’s nuclear deterrent, monitor submarine activity and protect critical undersea cables and pipelines.
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The Dreadnought Class will be the most advanced submarines ever operated by the @RoyalNavy — designed and built in Britain, to protect the UK and our @NATO allies for decades to come.
Here are some key Dreadnought facts. 👇
A Royal Navy warship that vanished 118 years ago is in line to benefit from new Government protections. ⚓
HMS Tiger - whose discovery is announced today by dive group ProjectXplore - is potentially one of thousands of vulnerable military wreck sites.
Under changes proposed by the Armed Forces Bill, sites like these would be automatically safeguarded from the moment they are found. 🌊
This would make it an offence to disturb military wreck sites without permission – protecting the final resting places of thousands of sailors and marines.
The Bill also includes measures to improve military housing and strengthen the UK’s Strategic Reserve. 🏡
📸 Image credits: Dan McMullen, Joe Colls Burnett, Guy Trees, Dr Steffen G Scholz.
The Royal Navy's ‘air ambulance’ was scrambled in the Norwegian Sea as @HMSPWLS tested its ability to rescue and stabilise a seriously injured sailor from @HMSDuncan.
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