Understanding Prostate cancer
While this item is not related to the normal business and interests of the Club, it is of interest and concern to all us aging sailors and is added in […]
Author: Geoffrey Cole
Born 1945, joined RANC 1961, graduated 1964. Trained as a Supply Officer and retired in 2000.
OPINION | IS AUKUS PILLAR I UNWORKABLE?
An Opinion piece from “Shipping News”. To engender discussion on probably the most significant Defence issue of the day. – February 1, 2024. Photo: US Navy/Michael C. Barton) The AUKUS […]
RN Logistic headaches
Courtesy of Maritime News 26 Jan 24 Fort Victoria will not participate in STDE24 as had previously been hoped and she is officially now “in refit until Autumn 2024” […]
‘Disbelief’ as under-manned Royal Navy seeks to re-deploy officers to diversity and inclusion team
Courtesy of Maritime News Former First Sea Lord calls for the roles to be scrapped as the service faces personnel shortfalls and missed targets The Royal Navy is redeploying marines […]
Examining the state of the UK Carrier Strike capability
Courtesy of Maritime News 26 Jan 24 In 2020 we wrote a piece asking if the UK was getting “a pale imitation of Carrier Strike?” Three years on, we look […]
Replacement of Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Confirmed
MOSCOW — Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov has confirmed media reports that he has taken over as commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after a series of setbacks. V Adm Viktor […]
A new US small carrier capability
A new naval combat concept demonstrated by the US shows that amphibious ships can be turned into small aircraft carriers, adding power and flexibility to the nation’s navy, say analysts, […]
HII Set to Install First Hypersonic Missiles on USS Zumwalt, USS Michael Monsoor during Repair Period
HII Set to Install First Hypersonic Missiles on USS Zumwalt, USS Michael Monsoor during Repair Period Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., on Aug. 4, 2022 […]
Royal Navy ship trains with Australian patrol vessels
Photo: Royal Navy HMS Spey, a River class offshore patrol vessel, has departed to Australia, taking on supplies and fuel for the next leg of her Pacific patrol. The Royal […]
HMS Lancaster sails for three years forward-deployed in the Gulf
HMS Lancaster sails for three years forward-deployed in the Gulf HMS Lancaster has left Portsmouth Naval Base for a three-year deployment to the Gulf. Photo: HMS Lancaster/Twitter HMS Lancaster sailed […]