Tag: Royal Navy

• Saturday, December 31st 2011 - 03:18 UTC

  Thatcher was warned about risks of Navy cuts a year before the Falklands conflict

  

  Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was warned about the risks in slashing Britain's navy, a year before the 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, secret files released Friday showed.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2011 - 04:57 UTC

  Former First Sea Lord suggests sending a nuclear sub to protect the Falklands

  

  A former British First Sea Lord (2002-2006) and Commander during the South Atlantic conflict stated that Britain should respond to the Mercosur bloc’s decision to close their ports to ships that fly the Falklands/Malvinas flag, by sending a nuclear submarine to protect the Islands, the Telegraph newspaper reported Wednesday.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:17 UTC

  Women to be allowed to server in Royal Navy submarines; first expected end of 2013

  

  Women are to be allowed to serve in submarines for the first time in the Royal Navy’s history the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, announced on Wednesday. The decision comes following an 18-month review conducted by the Royal Navy looking at the legal, operational, health, social, technical, and financial issues of allowing women to serve on submarines.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 00:19 UTC

  UK without a fully operational aircraft carrier until 2030, says spending watchdog

  

  Britain may be without a fully operational aircraft carrier until 2030, according to a report published by the Commons spending watchdog. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says two carriers being built will cost more, offer less military capability and be ready much later than planned.

• Thursday, November 24th 2011 - 14:07 UTC

  HMS Montrose calls in Ascension en route to the Falkland Islands

  

  HMS Montrose has visited Ascension Island as part of her mission to promote British interests in the South Atlantic over the coming months. Ascension supports the airbridge which provides the vital link between the UK and MPA in the Falkland Islands, seat of British forces in the South Atlantic.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 03:49 UTC

  Uruguay denies access to Malvinas-bound Royal Navy vessels to please Argentina

  

  Uruguay had to stand up to a world power and deny dock access to a Royal Navy vessel on its way to the Falklands/Malvinas to retain good relations with Argentina, admitted the Uruguayan President Jose Mujica in Guadalajara where he met with members of the Uruguayan colony in Mexico.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 07:52 UTC

  “HMS Clyde” celebrates four years patrolling the Falkland Islands waters

  

  “HMS Clyde” celebrated her four years patrolling the Falkland Islands and a special guest Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery was on hand as part of a visit to Royal Navy personnel in the South Atlantic Islands.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:00 UTC

  Overstretched Royal Navy resources trigger controversy on UK’s defense

  

  The UK has been without a single warship allocated to defending its shores for a month because of defense cuts and operations in Libya, the Ministry of Defense has confirmed.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 00:50 UTC

  Royal Navy displays abilities in the Solent during four-day high profile exercises

  

  The full gamut of the Royal Navy's abilities was on show in the Solent last week, during a series of high-profile action-packed demonstrations. The Solent separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England and is the access to Southampton.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 13:40 UTC

  HMS Montrose expected to arrive in the Falklands mid November

  

  Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has set sail for a six-and-a-half month deployment to the Falkland Islands and other South Atlantic Islands to maintain a continuous presence protecting British interests.