The first live firing of CT 40 from Ajax:

The first live firing of Ajax:

I'm gonna go ahead and close this thread as the subject is already being covered in the UKSF thread, here: http://ukdefenceforum.net/viewtopic.php ... =30#p20368

Please resume your discussions there.

Cheers.

MOD Announces Investment Boost for the Home of the UK's New Cutting-Edge Aircraft http://i.imgur.com/MQaqCn3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/AEFRfrU.jpg The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced contracts worth £167 million to upgrade and build new facilities at RAF Marham, the future home of the UK’s F-3...

UK RAF Set for the 'Long-Haul' Against the Islamic State The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is confident that it can maintain its current level of operations over Iraq and Syria "for years" if needs be, a senior service official said on 30 March. Speaking to reporters at the FIDAE Airshow in Sa...

Kuwait has signed for 28 Typhoons:

Some videos on Exercise Shammal Storm:

Ready For Anything - 1 LANCS On Exercise Shamal Storm:
http://forces.tv/54455927

1 LANCS Live Firing The 81mm Mortar:
http://forces.tv/19928660

RAF to Field Retained Tranche 1 Typhoons as Stand-Alone Air Defence Force The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to field as a separate air defence force the Tranche 1 (T1) Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft that are to be retained in service beyond their original retirement date. [...] "The Tranche...

UK Jets and Warship to Bolster Baltic Security Royal Air Force Typhoon jets and the Royal Navy warship HMS Iron Duke will deploy to the Baltic this month as part of the UK’s commitment to eastern European allies. Four Typhoons will take the lead role of the Baltic Air Policing mission which aims to...

A permanent army training base is also in consideration:
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /82467712/

Superb shots, SB! Thanks for sharing.

http://i.imgur.com/VALkbQr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/E9kejsF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/oizYyjD.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fGSDz8i.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TmyoZ1i.jpg Soldiers of The Mercian Regiment have been in Wales putting the British Army’s latest hi-tech body armour through its paces. 2 MERCIAN is one of...

She's now out at sea:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... 35/zoom:10

Save The Royal Navy is reporting that HMS Dauntless has been reduced to a "harbour training ship" due to its propulsion defects, but she will eventually return to the fleet as a fully operational warship once a fix has been found: http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/why-the-royal-navy-has-just...

A topic to discuss defence in Qatar.

UK to Lead Gulf Maritime Force The UK will lead a Gulf joint maritime force to deter piracy, tackle terrorism, and disrupt smuggling, the Defence Secretary has announced. Speaking during a visit to Qatar today, Michael Fallon announced that from April, the UK will lead the Combined Task Force (CTF1...

A nice video from Forces TV on the flypast:

An RAF E-3D refueled over Iraq by USAF:

New Zealand Votes to Keep Flag in Referendum New Zealanders have voted to keep their existing flag after a national referendum, preliminary results show. The referendum asked whether the flag which includes the Union Jack should be replaced by a design called Silver Fern, which won an earlier ballo...

So, this happened at the RN - MN rugby game:

easydiver wrote:Latest blog from David Downs in The Engineer: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/final-prep ... -handover/

There's a nice pic in that link:


And a video of the air radar turning back in July:

USS Virginia and HMS Astute meet again:



Read more about it here: http://ukdefenceforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=19762#p19762

USS Virginia Arrives in Faslane, UK http://i.imgur.com/kZjM1Mw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t3gLtXs.jpg USS Virginia (SSN 774) arrives at Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde for a scheduled port visit while conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national secur...

What's the status of Fire Shadow now? Is it dead and buried?

A video from 2012 of it being tested:

A new article on QEC here from The Evening Standard. The workforce involved in construction is reportedly at its peak: Taking Shape at Last: £6.3 Billion Hi-Tech Giants of the Royal Navy http://i.imgur.com/SJAuhYU.jpg Each day and night some 5,000 men and women pour into the docks at Rosyth to work ...