Posts Tagged ‘royal-navy’

VIDEO: Flypast for Diamond Jubilee

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force take part in an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, including a flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft.

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Armed forces in Jubilee parade

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force are taking part in a parade and flypast for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

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‘Top Gun’ training for UK pilots

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

The Royal Navy pilots learning to fly state-of-the-art US fighter jets

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U-turn over fighter plane choice

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

The government has changed its mind over the type of fighter planes it is ordering for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers.

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Tide reveals V2 rocket in harbour

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Royal Navy bomb disposal teams work to ensure a World War II German rocket found in the mud flats at Harwich Harbour is made safe.

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Submarine deal ‘saves 2,000 jobs’

Monday, March 26th, 2012

A £350m contract to refit and refuel a Royal Navy nuclear missile submarine could safeguard 2,000 jobs, the defence secretary is to announce.

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Submarine death officer honoured

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

A posthumous George Medal is awarded to a Royal Navy officer who was shot dead on board a nuclear submarine as it was docked in Southampton.

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Navy man jailed for rape attempt

Friday, January 20th, 2012

A Royal Navy engineer who tried to rape a woman in her own home after she had earlier rejected his advances in a pub is jailed for seven years.

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Royal Navy takes Somali pirates

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

The Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates after boarding a dhow in the Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence says, as part of a Nato-led operation.

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Royal Navy takes Somali pirates

VIDEO: Net sensation ship returns home

Friday, December 9th, 2011

The crew of a Royal Navy ship – who became internet sensations after they recorded a Christmas video while at sea – have arrived back in port.

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Libya shell casing lands in No 10

Friday, December 9th, 2011

The prime minister is to use a shell casing, fired by the Royal Navy in Libya , as his umbrella stand.

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Women to serve on UK submarines

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Women are to be allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed.

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Women to serve on UK submarines

Navy making first 1,000 job cuts

Friday, September 30th, 2011

More than 1,000 Royal Navy personnel are to learn they are losing their jobs, as the defence secretary says military chiefs have to share the blame for cuts.

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Libya sailors among navy job cuts

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Sailors who took part in the Libya campaign will be among hundreds of Royal Navy personnel to learn they are being made redundant later this week.

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Man jailed for submarine murder

Monday, September 19th, 2011

A Royal Navy serviceman who shot dead a senior officer on board a nuclear submarine is jailed for life and told he must serve at least 25 years in prison.

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