Monthly Archives: March 2023

An MH-60R helicopter prepares to land on HMAS Choules’ flight deck. Photo: Able Seaman Jasmine Moody/Australian Department of Defence. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is carrying out trials for the Bay-class landing ship HMAS Choules, following the completion of an extended maintenance period which lasted more than 12 months. HMAS Choules underwent flight trials involving aContinue reading “Australia’s HMAS Choules undergoes trials following maintenance HMAS Choules underwent first-of-class flight trials in mid-March 2023.”

HMS Enterprise has returned to the harbour at HMNB Portsmouth for the last time as she ends her 20-year service (Picture: HMS Severn). After 20 years of service, the Royal Navy’s HMS Enterprise has returned to the harbour at Portsmouth for the last time before ending her service. The Devonport-based Echo class multi-role survey vessel arrivedContinue reading “It’s over and out for HMS Enterprise as she completes final voyage after 20 years at sea Alex Candlin 27th March 2023 at 4:28pm”

HMS Albion during training in the Arctic Circle on Exercise Joint Viking (Picture: MOD). HMS Albion, the UK’s amphibious flagship, has returned to Plymouth following the completion of Exercise Joint Viking in Norway. The exercise saw 12,000 personnel from allied nations across the world come together for training to defend Norway’s frontiers and Nato’s northern flank inContinue reading “UK’s amphibious flagship HMS Albion home after displaying military might on Exercise Joint Viking 27th March 2023 at 3:31pm”

Play Video Watch: UK personnel train Ukrainian recruits on AS90 self-propelled artillery guns. The second cohort of Ukrainian recruits to be trained in the UK on AS90 self-propelled artillery guns are returning home, ready for the expected upcoming spring counteroffensive against Russia.  The bespoke training, which has covered all aspects of operating and maintaining the AS90 155mm self-propelled gunContinue reading “Watch: Ukrainian artillery recruits fire British-donated AS90 guns during UK training 27th March 2023 at 3:28pm”

Soldiers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) in an Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle conduct a battle run at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo: CPL Nicole Dorrett LAND & AMPHIBIOUS | 24 MARCH 2023 By: Robert Dougherty Australia and Germany have signed a letter of cooperation to start formal negotiations forContinue reading “Australia and Germany negotiate Boxer export deal”