Tag: UK

  • Battle of Jutland centenary

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    250 ships fought in battle. Battle of Jutland centenary marked The centenary of the biggest naval engagement of World War One is to be marked by commemorative events. A service […]

  • UK coastal defence force boost

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    Coastal concerns over migrants. Theresa May orders shake up of maritime border force amid concerns about unprotected British coast By Peter Dominiczak, political editor and Christopher Hope, chief political correspondent […]

  • How Peaceful is the South Atlantic?

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    The bigger geopolitical picture. How Peaceful is the South Atlantic? By Alejandro Sanchez Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira, commander of the Brazilian Navy, gave an interview to the Uruguayan daily […]

  • UK doubles NATO ships

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    The Defence Secretary’s pledge that the UK is ready to respond to “any threat” aims to send a strong message to Britain’s enemies. Britain To Double Naval Commitment To NATO […]

  • Destroyers need huge refit

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    The Royal Navy’s most modern warships are to be fitted with new engines because they keep breaking down. Type 45 destroyers: UK’s £1bn warships face engine refit By Jonathan Beale, […]

  • UK port border concerns

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    Concerns over smuggling and terrorism. Port border controls should be a priority, agrees MP THE fears raised by Dorset’s independent PCC about port border controls have been mirrored by a […]

  • Still no MPA for UK

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    UK still lacks MPA. No date yet for new maritime patrol aircraft fleet to be based at RAF Lossiemouth A defence minister has insisted it would be “quite wrong” to […]

  • Push to free AdvanFort men

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    Men have been held for more than 760 days. Renewed bid to bring home ex-soldiers trapped in India The fiancée of a Scot detained in India due to a dispute […]

  • Terror risk to Channel ferries

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    Government sources admit they are concerned about security at ferry ports over fears that terrorists – thwarted by tightened airport security – will switch attention to shipping. Channel ferries at […]

  • RAF hunt Russian sub

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    The RAF currently has no maritime patrol aircraft of its own. RAF search after ‘Russian submarine spotted off Scotland’ An RAF plane is “conducting activity” off the Scottish coast, the […]

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