BREAKING: Indo Pacific 2025 proves the sceptics wrong. Not only is a fleet of Aussie submarines, including nuclear powered ones, possible. It is already in the water. Or...on the table.

As I always say at this time of year, wear a poppy, dont wear a poppy, but hold a moment to remember, and if you can, throw a few quid in the tin

From red stars to blue roundels - the evolution of US aircraft insignia/roundel. Which one is your favourite?

#MeetTheAuthor 👋 Say hello to author Anthony Cumming showing off his brand new release: 📖 Unsung Hero of the Falklands War – The Life and Career of Commodore Michael Clapp CB 🔗 buff.ly/X4nuqgh

Austal Australia has displayed a new concept for optionally crewed surface drones at Indo Pacific 2025. Perhaps more importantly, the company also demonstrates the AROS command and control solution. Give it a read, at Naval News. navalnews.com/event-news/ind…

Latest insight article: Sunk costs – MoD accounts reveal cancelled Royal Navy projects navylookout.com/sunk-costs-mod…

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Infographic on display HMS Prince of Wales - the 7 phases of Operation HIGHMAST #CSG25 completed so far and the foreign naval units participating.

this is what they took from you

THIS is what the Coalition took from you

Still find it somewhat spectacular that in the last 15 years the UK has decommissioned 9 of its 17 frigates and commissioned precisely 0 new frigates. It also remains entirely possible, if not likely, that a 10th is decommissioned before the next new frigate.

Exclusive: School and college leavers will be paid to serve overseas on Royal Navy ships as part of a military gap year scheme to be brought in amid a shortage of sailors thetimes.com/uk/defence/art…

Pictures:- HMS Queen Elizabeth hangar with Chinook helicopters. Without blade fold, Chinooks take up a significant amount of space

Both Type 26 and Type 31 can be made available for export or local build to the USN via AUKUS Pillar 2. Neither sounds to sonar as if a toolbox has been dropped into a gearbox, and it would mean the USN aren't reliant on RN/RCN in the Atlantic nor RAN/JMSDF in the Pacific for

Let people be people! I had allergies come on strong when I first saw, the last tribal class destroyer, HMCS Haida! Life isn't a competion to out victorian the worst traits of the victorians, its to be enjoyed! So instead of worrying about how others do so, go find your own!

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Remembering the 15,000 Merchant Navy sailors who died in WW1 and the 29,000 during WW2. A huge and significant effort to keep Britain supplied and fed as well as also conducting many RN tasks.

It’s Taranto Night this evening everyone - the anniversary of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm’s (not RAF) devastating and decisive strike on the Italian fleet 11/12 November 1940 with 21 Fairey Swordfish. Toast: ‘The Men of Taranto’.

It is indeed rather interesting that the British Government began the process of setting up, and writing the OFFICIAL HISTORIES of the Second World War, in 1942. Although the truth is more shocking than you even suspect, the preliminary discussions began on 28th August... 1940.