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Wildcat and Swordfish Lead Air Day's All-Star Flypasts
24/05/2013 12:06:00
Inovation and heritage will come together like never before when the Royal Navy's cutting-edge Wildcat maritime attack helicopter flies alongside the historic Swordfish torpedo bomber at this year's RNAS Yeovilton Air Day on 13 July. The pairing makes up just one of the spectacular and memorable flypasts being staged within...
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Bulwark honours Battle of the Atlantic veterans
23/05/2013 14:55:00
HMS Bulwark arrives in Liverpool today to join a host of other Royal Navy and foreign warships to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Trenchant completes record-breaking mission
23/05/2013 12:54:00
HMS Trenchant returned home to Devonport yesterday – 11 months to the day she sailed on what became the longest patrol ever completed by one of the Royal Navy’s hunter-killer boats. Around 200 family members were waiting for the Trafalgar-class boat to return after 335 days away – 267 of...
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First Navy F35 pilot completes first month’s training
23/05/2013 10:24:00
The Royal Navy’s first pilot of its next-generation jump jet has said it will give the nation’s future carriers an unrivalled striking power. After a month flying the F35B Lightning II – the most advanced stealth fighter in the world – Lieutenant Commander Ian Tidball has given the aircraft a...
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HMS Lancaster due to leave Portsmouth for North Atlantic
22/05/2013 15:30:00
Portsmouth-based Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster leaves Portsmouth on Tuesday 28 May for a six-month deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean.