Protest underway today outside the naval base and The Convent over MoD job cuts: https://twitter.com/YourGibraltarTV/status/796684353111814144 https://twitter.com/YourGibraltarTV/status/796683287217500160 https://twitter.com/GBCNewsroom/status/796686878309224449 https://twitter.com/GBCNewsroom/statu...

Photo and video of the Marine Evacuation System:

NATO Operation Sea Guardian Kicks off in the Mediterranean Today, NATO begins a new standing maritime security operation in the Mediterranean Sea named Operation Sea Guardian. Three NATO ships and two submarines – the Italian frigate ITS Aviere, the Bulgarian frigate BGS Verni, the Turkish frigate ...

Armed Forces Minister Mike Penning Visits Gibraltar The Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Mike Penning, arrived in Gibraltar today to conduct a familiarisation visit of British Forces Gibraltar. This is Mr Penning’s first visit to Gibraltar since taking up his appointment in July this year. A...

The Times is reporting that HMS Daring has been diverted to the Bab el-Mandeb strait to "to protect a crucial shipping lane from the threat of Iranian-backed missile attacks". http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britain-secretly-sends-warship-to-hold-oil-route-rvhhldwlw (most of the article ...

HMS Protector follows in Shackleton’s footsteps in South Georgia http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/protector/161108-protector-south-georgia/new_md160040020.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=9A85B38564298DE86444884306C7664CD6A12A90 http://www.royalnav...

Retiring HMS Ocean 'makes no strategic sense' says former defence chief Retiring the Royal Navy’s flagship makes “no makes no strategic sense at all” and is being done because the military is currently “badly underfunded”, according to a former defence chief. Lord Boyce, an independent crossbencher...

Sabre ready for fresh duties on the Rock http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/sabre/161102-sabre-ready-for-fresh-duties-on-the-rock/image005.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=AB8099298CC52E4711789F80F8728B10C50D743F Being lowered back into Gibraltar har...

Sabre ready for fresh duties on the Rock http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/sabre/161102-sabre-ready-for-fresh-duties-on-the-rock/image005.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=AB8099298CC52E4711789F80F8728B10C50D743F Being lowered back into Gibraltar har...

Thanks for the link, GM. It's remarkable how the SNP can make some good points about closing bases and then throw away credibility with the rest of their speech by angling it at Trident instead of the matter at hand about reducing base numbers. I too find it remarkable, especially Brendan O'Hara's ...

Yesterday's "debate" on the Defence Estate: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/ ... 07a.1285.1

HMS Echo patrolled Gib waters yesterday evening:

HMS Echo patrolled Gib waters yesterday evening:

Gosport MP vows to lobby MoD against planned HMS Sultan sale: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/gosport-mp-vows-to-lobby-mod-against-planned-hms-sultan-sale-1-7667683 Plymouth to become Royal Marine 'superbase': http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-to-become-royal-marine-superbase/story-...

UK chosen as a global F-35 repair hub The Ministry of Defence is pleased to announce that the UK has been chosen by the F-35 Program Office to be a global repair hub providing maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for F-35 avionic and aircraft components. Over the lifetime of the progr...

More on closure of RM Stonehouse Barracks: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/8203-mod-intends-to-keep-royal-marines-based-at-stonehouse-barracks-in-plymouth/story-29869508-detail/story.html News expected today on the future of Plymouth's military facilities - HMNB Devonport, the Royal Citadel, Bicklei...

marktigger wrote:http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/frigate ... -1.3812705

wonder If BaE will be getting a call?

I've seen some other news sources claim that BAE is allegedly favoured by Irving, but the fact it still only exists on paper is an issue.

Diamond completes counter illegal arms patrol Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer HMS Diamond ended her operations in the Central Mediterranean Sea this week, handing over duties countering the illegal arms trade into Libya to RFA Mounts Bay. The Portsmouth based destroyer has been active in the region fo...

HMS Diamond departed Gibraltar on Sunday, returning to the UK after a short deployment to the Med.

Has the Kuznetsov task group passed through the Straits yet? http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/725055/Gibraltar-red-alert-Russian-fleet-dock-Ceuta The task group supposedly passed through the strait early this morning. The tanker Sergey Osipov can be tracked via AIS every now and then, last activ...

jimthelad wrote:For me the Temeraire would be high on the list. The Turner paining is perhaps one of the most evocative pieces of art I have ever seen.

HMS Temeraire already exists: http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organis ... -temeraire

Clive F wrote:How about Churchill, Nelson and Drake?

Nelson & Drake are already taken by Portsmouth and Devonport, respectively.

HMS Daring East of Suez. HMS Dauntless in reserve. HMS Diamond at Gibraltar. HMS Dragon reportedly heading south to rendezvous with Russian corvettes en route from the Med. HMS Defender in refit. HMS Duncan in the Norwegian/North Sea escorting Russians. FYI, significant Russian presence across the s...

HMS Scott has been in Gibraltar since October 13th.

HMS Diamond returned to Gibraltar on Monday.




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