HMS Spey arriving at Yokosuka.

(JMSDF Headquarters YOKOSUKA District Gallery) 15th April 2024

She is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy. Named after the River Spey in Scotland.

I think Donald-san will visit Spey

DragonFire: Royal Navy warships to be fitted with laser weapon in 2027 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDOSihhBTio (Forces TV) 12th April 2024 The Royal Navy's fleet is set to come fitted with a powerful new laser weapons system designed to take out drones. DragonFire, which can shoot down drones a...

If France joined, it would cause a real fraukus...

Former Royal Navy minehunters dock at new temporary home in Portsmouth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt9txpenRh8 (Forces TV) 12th April 2024 Two former Royal Navy vessels turned Ukrainian minehunters have docked in Portsmouth for the first time since the beginning of the conflict with Russia. The...

HMS Prince of Wales to be deployed to Japan in MoD security exercises amid "volatile world". https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/royal-navy-portsmouth-ship-hms-prince-of-wales-deployment-japan-4586971 Portsmouth-based HMS Prince of Wales will be sailing to the Indo-Pacific for milita...

(9th April 2024)

Exploring the history of the Portsmouth dockyard railway, a railway that lasted for over 100 years

The King is presented with bank notes featuring his portrait https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aEpLJQyDs8 (Royal Family Channel) 9th April 2024 The King welcomed Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey to Buckingham Palace, who presented him with the first bank notes featuring his portrait as monarch...

CAUKUS ?
AUKUSC ?
AUKCUS ?
ACUKUS ?

BAE/Rheinmetall UK (RBSL) reveal future "Challenger 4" concept. (RBSL)

BAE Systems and Rheinmetall UK are pleased to reveal a conceptual design for the British Army's future MBT, provisionally named as "Challenger 4".

EXCLUSIVE - HMS Queen Elizabeth's ski-jump ramp removed HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_CATOBAR-conversion.png (Royal Navy/MoD) As part of the initial stage of the Royal Navy's envisioned Future Maritime Aviation Force (FMAS) programme, the 12.5 degree ski-ramp of HMS Queen Elizabeth has been successfully remo...

SW: "Chat GPT, halluncinate an 18 minute long script outlining the points of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier design based on left-wing media bias"...

What an absolute cockwomble.

PoW is home.

(Forces News) 26th March 2024

Dr Mark Felton discovers a well hidden secret royal operation.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHNKcsu3MuU (Mark Felton Productions) 24th March 2024 In 1945, a top secret mission was ordered by King George VI, a mission to help some of his German relatives, some of whom had been close to Hitler or ...

QE enters Rosyth... backwards!

(Jim Ramsay) 24th March 2024

Reform UK now has it's first ever MP, ex-Conservative MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68532602

Hopefully the "Project Ark Royal" refit can be accelerated while QE is up in Rosyth. Or at least give her paintwork some attention.

QE leaves Portsmouth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msdqjIBW_q0 ^ Ignore the commentator saying "PoW is bigger than QE", it isn't. Both ships dimensions are identical. 11:00 - QE is being tugged off PRJ. No SD Tempest tug again, is still at Faslane. Replaced by Phenix. 11:30 - QE wound s...

How The Cromwell Reinvented Britains Approach To Tanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxNqEiiaixA (War Stories) 23rd February 2024 After inventing the tank in WW1, Britain failed to capitalize on this emerging technology. Germany did however and the full effects of this were seen in the unstoppabl...

PoW doesn't have Phalanx fitted, all three were removed during her repair stay in Rosyth. https://www.overtdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hms-prince-of-wales-february-12-2024-departure-round-tower-1024x684.jpg ^ 12th February 2024 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHMssKzXkAEtZPi?format=jpg&na...

Eight fixed-wing aircraft on a 65,000+ tonne and 284m long "supercarrier" is still embarrassing, even if it is "just" an exercise. Surely we have more than eight qualified pilots in the services?

Reminder. The American-made Trident missile failed, not the British made submarine that launched it.

Italian aircraft carrier Giusppei Garibaldi is currently berthed at Victory Jetty in Portsmouth.

Italian aircraft carrier Giusppei Garibaldi visits Portsmouth

(ShipSpotting UK) 14th February 2024


(Cobra Emergency) 14th February 2024