Monthly Archives: August 2023

Play Video Watch: Meet the RAF’s submarine hunter. The Royal Air Force’s maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft – the Poseidon P-8 – has been busy since the new submarine hunter fleet was completed last year.  Known by the RAF as the Poseidon MRA1, the long-awaited replacement for the venerable Nimrod has a varied role, from anti-submarine warfare operations toContinue reading “Videos – P-8A Poseidon: What is the RAF’s submarine hunter aircraft? James Knuckey 31st July 2023 at 1:57pm”

Play Video Watch: Don’t miss the 2023 International Defence Rugby Competition LIVE. The UK Armed Forces’ best rugby players are looking for revenge at this year’s International Defence Rugby Competition in France. UKAF are looking to go one better than their runners-up position in 2019 and be crowned world champions – you can see ifContinue reading “Video – Can the UK Armed Forces become world champions? How to watch Forces rugby world cup liver”

A Wildcat helicopter on the flight deck prior to a training flying sortie (Picture: Royal Navy). A Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter has become the first British aircraft to land on the world’s largest warship, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford. Currently stationed in the Mediterranean, the helicopter flew from HMS Duncan, a Type 45 destroyer,Continue reading “First British aircraft lands on the world’s largest warship – Xenia Zubova 31st July 2023 at 3:21pm”

HMS Prince of Wales returned to the seas earlier in July after nearly nine months of repairs in Scotland. HMS Prince of Wales’ flight deck is “open for business” as the carrier makes her way back to Portsmouth from Rosyth. The UK’s biggest warship had been in Scotland for nearly nine months undergoing repairs toContinue reading “HMS Prince of Wales’ flight deck ‘open for business’ after repairs – 31st July 2023 at 11:24am”