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White House ‘Confident’ In AUKUS Plan for Australian Nuclear-powered Submarine Fleet

27 June 2023

President Joe Biden greets British Prime Minister Rishi Surnak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the AUKUS bilateral meeting in San Diego, Calif, March 13, 2023. DoD Photo

The White House’s senior coordinator for the Indo-Pacific is “confident” that Australia, the United Kingdom and United States can meet the challenge of Canberra fielding its own nuclear-powered submarine force.

Speaking Monday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Kurt Campbell said that after 18...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/26/white-house-confident-in-aukus-plan-for-australian-nuclear-powered-submarine-fleet

U.S., U.K. Navies Capture Anti-Tank Guided Missiles From Iran

2 March 2023

Anti-tank guided missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pierside during inventory at a military facility in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on Feb. 26, 2023. U.S. Army Photo

The Navy helped the United Kingdom Royal Navy confiscate a weapons shipment from Iran, Naval Forces Central Command announced Thursday.

U.S. forces worked with the Royal Navy to provide airborne support, including reconnaissance and surveillance, in the Gulf...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/02/u-s-u-k-navies-capture-anti-tank-guided-missiles-from-iran

U.K. Frigate Joins Norwegian Navy Guarding North Sea Pipelines Following Nord Stream Ruptures

4 October 2022

HMS Somerset (F82)

A United Kingdom Royal Navy frigate is joining Norwegian forces operating in the North Sea protecting gas pipelines following last week’s rupture of two Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic, the U.K. Ministry of Defence announced on Monday.

“A Royal Navy frigate is in the North Sea, working with the Norwegian Navy to reassure those working near the gas pipelines,” reads the Monday statement.

The MoD did not specify the frigate, but The Telegraph reported that it would likely be...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/03/u-k-frigate-joins-norwegian-navy-guarding-north-sea-pipelines-following-nord-stream-ruptures

U.K. Tracking Russian Warships Sailing Near British Isles

7 September 2022

HMS Westminster monitoring cruiser Marshal Ustinov. U.K. Royal Navy

The U.K. Royal Navy shadowed thee Russian warships as they sailed past the British Isles, London announced in a Tuesday press release.

HMS Westminster (F237), HMS Lancaster (F229) and HMS Richmond (F239), all type 23 frigates, monitored Russian ships Slava-class cruiser RTS Marshal Ustinov (055), Udaloy-class destroyer RFS Vice Admiral Kulakov (626) and tanker Vyazma as they passed by the British Isles on their way home from the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/06/u-k-tracking-russian-warships-sailing-near-british-isles

First Sea Lord: U.K. Royal Navy Will Keep Persistent Presence in Pacific

18 February 2022

An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to the ‘Wake Island Avengers’ of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VFMA) 211, launches from the flight deck of U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), while the ship steams alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), and Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184), as the ships transit the Bay of Bengal as part of Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX), Oct. 17, 2021. US Navy Photo

The...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/17/first-sea-lord-u-k-royal-navy-will-keep-persistent-presence-in-pacific

U.K. Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Wraps 7-Month Maiden Deployment

9 December 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth returns from her seven-month global mission on Dec. 9, 2021. UK Royal Navy Photo

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) and escorts of the Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG 21) returned to their home ports in HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth marking the end of its seven-month maiden deployment.

CSG 21 sailed 49,000 nautical miles to the Indo-Pacific and back. CSG 21 ships arriving home today were aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, destroyers HMS Diamond (D34) and HMS Defender (D36),...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/09/u-k-carrier-hms-queen-elizabeth-wraps-7-month-maiden-deployment

U.K. MoD: F-35B from Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Crashes in Mediterranean, British Pilot Recovered

17 November 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R06) has embarked two squadrons of F-35B stealth jets: the UK’s 617 Sqn and U.S. Marine Corps fighter attack squadron 211 on Oct. 22, 2021. US Navy Photo

An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter operating from U.K. carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) crashed in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, the U.K. Ministry of Defense announced.

“A British F35 pilot from HMS Queen Elizabeth ejected during routine flying operations in the Mediterranean this morning,” reads a Tweet from the...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/17/u-k-mod-f-35b-from-aircraft-carrier-hms-queen-elizabeth-crashes-in-mediterranean-british-pilot-recovered

New U.K. Royal Navy First Sea Lord Takes Command, Confers with U.S. CNO Gilday

8 November 2021

Adm. Ben Key became the nation’s most senior sailor aboard flagship HMS Victory. Royal Navy Photo

A new head of the U.K. Royal Navy has taken command, the Ministry of Defence announced on Monday.

First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Ben Key took command of the 30,000-sailor, 90 ship Royal Navy from Adm. Tony Radakin in a ceremony aboard HMS Victory in Portsmouth, U.K.

“During his command, Admiral Key will see the lead ships of two new classes of frigate – submarine hunter HMS Glasgow,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/08/new-u-k-royal-navy-first-sea-lord-takes-command-confers-with-u-s-cno-gilday

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