The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have mounted a coordinated response to heightened Russian naval activity around the UK, shadowing multiple vessels in what has become an unusually busy fortnight for British maritime and air defences. HMS Severn intercepted the Russian corvette RFS Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya as they transited the Dover Strait, maintaining continuous overwatch as the pair moved west through the English Channel. The patrol ship later handed monitoring duties to a NATO partner

HMAS Armidale (II) conducted a commemoration on the wreck site of HMAS Armidale (I) recently. The former Royal Australian Navy corvette was sunk off the coast of what is now Timor-Leste by Japanese aircraft during World War Two. The lives of 100 crew members were lost as a result of the attack, including that of Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean’. Teddy’s family was presented the insignia of the Victoria Cross for Australia today for his brave actions on that day 78 years ago. Videography by

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114K views · 4.4K reactions | HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Florida for her first ever visit to the USA. ⚓ ✈️ Read more: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2018/september/06/180906-hms-queen-elizabeth-in-mayport | Royal Navy | Facebook

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Littoral combat ships (LCS) is a class of six stealth frigates being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy. The ships are based on an enlarged version of the Gowind-class corvette, designed by DCNS of France. All six ships will be built by local shipbuilder Boustead Holdings Berhad for the Royal Malaysian Navy at a ceiling price of RM9 billion (US$2.8 billion). The ships will be 111 meters long with a displacement of 3,100 tonnes and the Naval Strike Missile had been chosen for the SGPV's anti-ship

WATCH 🎥| Royal Australian Navy Ships HMAS Anzac III and HMAS Sirius (I) recently took part in the French-led Exercise La Perouse in the Bay of Bengal. The two Australian ships joined France, India, Japan and the United States for navy-to-navy training exercises from 5 – 7 April. The exercise strengthened collective mariner skills and provided the chance for Sirius to conduct replenishments at sea with French frigate FS Surcouf and the Indian Kamorta-class corvette INS Kiltan. Read the story: ht