Monthly Archives: January 2021

 14th January 2021 at 4:58pm The Duke of Edinburgh has given his seal of approval to the motto adopted by one of the Royal Navy’s smallest ships. HMS Magpie’s new motto is ‘lux in tenebris lucet’, which translates as ‘shine light into darkness’. SEA VESSELS New Boats A ‘Game Changer’ For Dartmouth’s Naval College 8thContinue reading “Prince Philip Endorses HMS Magpie’s New Rallying Cry The survey ship’s new motto is ‘lux in tenebris lucet’, which translates as ‘shine light into darkness’.”

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 by Gabriel Dominguez The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has formally accepted the first of two Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ships on order for the service from Spanish shipbuilder Navantia. The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra announced on 8 January that the 19,500-tonne vessel, which will be known as HMAS Supply (II) (with pennant number A195) onceContinue reading “08 JANUARY 2021 Royal Australian Navy formally accepts new AOR vessel from shipbuilder Navantia”

.  8th January 2021 at 4:55pm Play Video A Royal Air Force Chinook has been stuck in an Oxfordshire field for days after making a precautionary landing due to a mechanical issue. The helicopter from 28 Squadron, based at RAF Benson, sank into soft ground in the field near Wantage on Tuesday, the station said. AIRCRAFT Celebrating 40Continue reading “Chinook Stuck In Oxfordshire Field After Landing Due To ‘Mechanical Issue’ The mechanical issue has now been fixed but the helicopter is stuck after it sank into “extremely soft ground”.”

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