Wherever the core of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines go, the helicopters of the Fleet Air Arm go with them. The helicopter is an integral part of operations by frigates, destroyers, ice patrol ships, aircraft carriers and assault ships, as well as the work of 3 Commando Brigade. The Navy flies three distinct types of helicopter: Merlins – the world’s No.1 submarine-hunting helicopter. Lynx – agile, fast, powerful. Sea Kings – the veteran workhorses of the Commando Helicopter Force, Search and Rescue and airborne surveillance units.
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Strong performances on the slopes from Navy boarders and skiers21/02/2012
Navy snowboarders put on the strongest performance yet to come within a whisker of taking the Inter-Service title on the slopes of France. Meanwhile Royal Navy skiers were unable to hold on to the title they took 12 months ago at Meribel in the French Alps.
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Wildcat impresses during its first trials aboard a warship17/02/2012
The Navy’s next-generation helicopter has completed 20 days of demanding trials aboard HMS Iron Duke – laying the groundwork for future operations. Wildcat landed nearly 400 times on the frigate’s flight deck by day and night in various weather conditions as the ship sailed off the coasts of southern England and northern Scotland.
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Navy’s surge against piracy scourge ends after making ‘a real impact’15/02/2012
The Navy’s winter clampdown on piracy in the Indian Ocean – which has just ended – has been its most successful crackdown on the scourge to date. But the senior officer who led the four-month operation against the pirates says despite a series of successes by RFA Fort Victoria, and other allied vessels, seafarers cannot relax their guard.
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Naval Officers to Run in a Sea of Sand.14/02/2012
In early April 2012 Lieutenant Commanders James Birchall and André Milne will compete in the grueling Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara Desert, described as ‘the toughest foot-race on Earth.’
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A final spot of wizardry from Navy's trainee Merlin crews14/02/2012
The final batch of Merlin aircrew are completing years of arduous training off the Cornish coast before the Fleet Air Arm gets its hands on the next-generation version of the helicopter.Eighteen trainee pilots, observers and aircrewman from 824 Naval Air Squadron at Culdrose are spending five weeks flying on, off and around aviation training ship RFA Argus - the last crews to do so before the Merlin Mk2 joins the Fleet Air Arm later this year.
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Aircrew Officer Pilot
You must have the commitment and physical and mental stamina to cope with the long and demanding training. You’ll need to be calm, confident and decisive under pressure. But you’ll need to develop more than just flying and tactical skills...
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Aircraft Controller
As an Aircraft Controller, you’ll be the critical link between the aircraft and its base, whether that’s a ship at sea or Royal Naval Air Station on land. You’re involved in the mission at every stage, from getting the aircraft...
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Air Engineering Officer
In this technically demanding job, you’re ultimately responsible for the people who keep the Royal Navy flying. On an operational squadron, you’ll lead a team maintaining, updating, fitting and testing sophisticated propulsion, weapons, navigation, communications and control systems and keeping...
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