Tag: Royal Navy

Russia says UK navy blew up Nord Stream, London denies involvement

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Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday (29 October) that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to distract from Russian military failures in Ukraine. Russia did Read More …

Ukraine: Underwater minehunter drone training a ‘game changer’ for clearing coastline

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Ukrainian sailors are being trained to use underwater minehunter drones by the Royal Navy that will play a vital role in helping clear its coastline. More than a dozen Ukrainian personnel have already started a three-week course at a facility Read More …

Mine Exploitation: What Happens When the Fleet Has to Clear Modern, Unknown Mines?

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Across from the quarterdeck of the Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), the EOD Memorial bears the names of the 343 military EOD technicians killed in the line of duty since the beginning of the EOD career field. The earliest Read More …

Royal Navy divers from Portsmouth undertake ‘importance’ explosives clearance using state-of-the-art drones in Lithuania

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Delta Diving Unit from the Diving & Threat Exploitation Group (DTXG) based on Horsea Island in Portsmouth, practised identifying – and neutralising – a range of explosive devices in the water and ashore across Lithuania. Alongside their Canadian, Lithuanian, US, Read More …

Look Out! Maritime Early Warning Innovations: Defence and Security Accelerator Competition Document

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This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals for the development of innovative technologies to provide novel methods of Early Warning (EW) for maritime operations. Run on behalf of the Royal Navy, this competition aims to develop alternative Read More …

Royal Navy takes bomb disposal experts to South Georgia to remove Falklands War munitions

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The Royal Navy’s HMS Forth has taken bomb disposal specialists to South Georgia as part of a mission to protect the island’s wildlife. The ten-day environmental mission set out to remove bombs and ordnance left behind during the Falkland Islands Read More …

Royal Navy blow up World War Two mortar bomb found on beach in Cornwall

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A bomb dating back to the Second World War which was found on a Cornish beach has been detonated safely. Members of the Royal Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) attended Hayle beach at around 8.30am today (January 12) to carry Read More …