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☆ UK Royal Navy recruits no longer need to know how to swim as enlistment problems mount, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The UK's Royal Navy has relaxed its entry requirements due to recruitment problems. AdvertisementThe UK's Royal Navy has relaxed its entry requirements for new recruits, no longer requiring them to demonstrate swimming proficiency prior to joining, Sky News reported. It exemplifies how the Royal Navy, the most feared world sea power in the 19th and early 20th centuries, is struggling to stay fit for purpose in the 21st century. A Royal Navy spokesperson rebuffed claims of lowered standards, telling Sky News that all recruits would still undergo a swim test during training. Business Insider contacted the Royal Navy for comment.

Persons: —, Danny Kruger, Elizabeth, HMS, Wales, Richard Barrons Organizations: Royal Navy, Service, Sky News, Elizabeth British Royal Navy, Royal, NATO, Financial Times Locations: British, Isle of Wight

☆ The UK's $3.7B flagship aircraft carrier caught fire in another embarrassing incident for the Royal Navy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A fire broke out on the Royal Navy's flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, a report said. Last month, HMS Queen Elizabeth pulled out of a NATO exercise following a mechanical issue. AdvertisementThe UK's $3.7 billion flagship aircraft carrier caught fire in yet another embarrassment for the Royal Navy. HMS Queen Elizabeth is now en route to Rosyth, Scotland, for repairs, specifically targeting the starboard propeller shaft coupling. The high-profile failures of the UK's flagship aircraft carrier have shown how Britain is struggling to keep up with first-rate navies around the world, experts have said.

Persons: HMS, Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, —, HMS Prince, Wales, Rishi Sunak, Anne, Marie Trevelyan, Tom Tugendhat, Lord Houghton, Richard Barrons Organizations: Royal, Service, Royal Navy, UK Defence, Business Insider, Ministry of Defence, Foreign, Houthis, Financial Times Locations: NATO, Glen, Loch Long, Scotland, Rosyth, Wales, Russia, China, Red, Britain

☆ Britain suffered an embarrassing aircraft carrier malfunction just as China started showing off its new carrier
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China touted the capabilities of its latest aircraft carrier just as a British vessel suffered an embarrassing malfunction that caused it to pull out of NATO exercises. Chinese state broadcasters recently devoted considerable airtime to discussing the Fujian, the aircraft carrier it launched in 2022, Newsweek reported. It came as the Royal Navy announced that its flagship aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, had issues with a propeller shaft, meaning it had to withdraw from NATO's upcoming exercises. It is also stretching its naval capabilities by providing protection to vessels in the Red Sea targeted by Houthi rebels . And, quite simply, the Royal Navy doesn't have enough ships, particularly destroyers and frigates, he said.

Persons: HMS, Elizabeth, —, Wu Qian, Cao Weidong, Gerald R, Ford, Lord West, Prince Organizations: NATO, Newsweek, Royal Navy, Liberation Army, Popular Mechanics, Elizabeth British Royal Navy, US Naval Institute, Business, UK's Royal Locations: China, British, Fujian, East Asia, —, Taiwan, Elizabeth British Royal Navy China, Wales

☆ The high-profile failure of a $3.7B aircraft carrier shows how Britain is struggling to keep up with first-rate militaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Years of underfunding have left the UK's navy in a threadbare state, according to a report. AdvertisementThe high-profile failure of the UK's flagship aircraft carrier over the weekend has shown how Britain is struggling to keep up with first-rate navies around the world. AdvertisementThe Prince of Wales and the HMS Queen Elizabeth have only been in service for around three years. Having two aircraft carriers means that HMS Prince of Wales can quickly prepare to deploy in place of HMS Queen Elizabeth," said a spokeswoman. Advertisement"HMS Prince of Wales will deploy soon on NATO exercise Steadfast Defender, carrying out her duties to keep the nation and our allies safe."

Persons: underfunding, —, Elizabeth, Wales, Tom Sharpe, Lord Houghton, of Wales, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Prince, Sir Richard Barrons Organizations: NATO, Service, Britain's Royal Navy, US Navy, Navy, The Times, Britain's, Ministry of Defence, Armed Forces, Financial Locations: Britain, East Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Red, Bahrain, Wales

☆ The UK's flagship aircraft carrier suffers new misfortune and won't lead major NATO exercise
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The UK Royal Navy's fleet flagship had to withdraw from a major NATO exercise at the last minute. HMS Queen Elizabeth had issues with its starboard propeller shaft. In 2019, HMS Queen Elizabeth was left without propulsion for days and flooded. The ship had to anchor off Britannia Royal Naval College for 24 hours to undergo repairs, per The News. The House of Commons Defence Committee called the UK military "consistently overstretched" and under "unrelenting pressure," the Independent reports.

Persons: Queen Elizabeth, HMS Queen Elizabeth, —, Elizabeth, HMS, Wales, HMS Prince, Kalnins, Sir Richard Barrons Organizations: Royal, Service, NATO, Royal Navy, Business, Royal Navy's, Britannia Royal Naval College, Warfare Development Command, UK Defense, British, REUTERS, Bangor, Financial Times, Navy, Recruits, of Commons Defence Locations: NATO, Portsmouth, Europe, Scandinavia, Northern Europe, Westminster, Riga, Latvia, Bahrain, Bangor

☆ Britain's Royal Navy says it did what only the US has until now: flown a large drone off the deck of an aircraft carrier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Britain's Royal Navy announced it hit a milestone that only the US has managed to achieve so far. It flew a large drone from the deck of the HMS Prince of Wales, the UK's newest aircraft carrier. AdvertisementA large, specially modified drone successfully flew from Britain's newest aircraft carrier, the Royal Navy announced, in a major milestone that only the US had until now managed to achieve. A US Marine Corps test pilot lands an F-35B aboard HMS Prince of Wales in the Western Atlantic on October 11, 2023. The HMS Prince of Wales was commissioned in 2019, two years after the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is the flagship of Britain's fleet.

Persons: Britain's, HMS, Wales, —, Queen Elizabeth, Prince, James Parkin, HMS Prince, Atomics, Gray Eagle, Adm, Martin Connell, Dane Wiedmann, Queen Elizabeth class, Cmdr, Martin Russell, Elizabeth Organizations: Britain's Royal Navy, Service, Britain's, Royal Navy, US, US Navy, British, Royal, Marine Corps, Atlantic Locations: Virginia, Britain, Wales, British, Prince, HMS Prince

☆ The British navy's newest aircraft carrier teamed up with US pilots to launch F-35 jets in 'beast mode' for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Constantine Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Flight deck crew prepare to remove straps from an F-35B aboard HMS Prince of Wales. A series of firstsRoyal Navy handlers direct an F-35B on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales. Those tests were also the first time an aircraft launched by HMS Prince of Wales has dropped bombs, albeit inert ones. A flight deck officer signals an F-35B to launch from HMS Prince of Wales. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The last four weeks at sea have been the busiest HMS Prince of Wales has ever seen," the ship's commanding officer, Capt.

Persons: —, Wales, John Etherington, HMS, HMS Prince, Elizabeth , Prince of Wales, of Wales, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Hewitt, Prince, Dane Wiedmann HMS Prince, Elizabeth, Merlin, Gerald, Prince of, Mike Lippert, Constantine Atlamazoglou Organizations: US, Service, Royal Navy, HMS, Royal, British, US Marine Corps, US Marine, Naval, Pax River's, Force, Prince, Atlantic, US Navy, US Navy's Nimitz, Marine Corps, Fletcher School of Law, LinkedIn, Twitter Locations: Coast, Prince, HMS Prince, East Coast, Wales, British, Maryland, Prince of Wales

☆ A jet on the bottom of the Mediterranean shows why even small parts can cause big problems for the F-35
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A British F-35B crashed during takeoff from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in late 2017. An investigation found the accident was caused by an air intake cover that was lodged in the intake. A Royal Air Force F-35B takes off of HMS Queen Elizabeth in August 2021. Royal Navy/LPhot Unaisi LukeInvestigators determined that the accident was caused by an air intake cover that became lodged in the intake before takeoff. An F-35B on the Mediterranean seafloor after crashing off HMS Queen Elizabeth in November 2021.

Persons: Elizabeth, HMS, LPhot, Luke, Queen Elizabeth, —, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, US Marine Corps, Britain's Ministry of Defence, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Luke Investigators, British Ministry of, Gear, British Ministry of Defence, US Air Force, Marine Corps, US Navy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: British, Wall, Silicon, South Carolina, Forbes

☆ The US military's most advanced fighter jets and a warship are going to work in the Middle East to stop Iran from seizing commercial ships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US military is deploying fighter jets and a warship to the Middle East to deter Iran's forces. Iranian boats have repeatedly harassed and tried to seize commercial ships transiting the region. AP Photo/Petros KaradjiasCENTCOM's area of responsibility encompasses several million square miles of land across or 21 countries in the Middle East and Central and South Asia. Tehran's naval ships tried to capture two oil tankers on July 5 as they were transiting through international waters and even opened fire on one of them. The US and Iran have maintained a contentious relationship throughout the Biden administration, and Washington has repeatedly accused Tehran of threatening regional security in the Middle East and even harming American service members.

Persons: Defense Lloyd Austin, Thomas Hudner, Sabrina Singh, Singh, Elizabeth, Petros Karadjias, Biden Organizations: Pentagon, Service, Defense, US, AP, US Navy, US Air Force Locations: Wall, Silicon, Strait, Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Petros Karadjias CENTCOM's, East, Central, South Asia, Iran, Iranian, US, Washington, Tehran, Syria, State, Yemen

☆ 'Cannibalized' parts show how the British navy is struggling to keep its 2 new aircraft carriers in fighting shape
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Royal Navy is taking parts from one of its aircraft carriers and using them on its other one. New warships often have problems, especially complicated vessels like aircraft carriers. HMS Prince of Wales, which was commissioned in 2019, has been sidelined since August because of a broken propeller shaft. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales sail together for the first time in May 2021. (HMS Queen Elizabeth's escorts during its maiden deployment included a US Navy destroyer and a Dutch navy frigate.)

☆ Pilot describes ejecting from his F-35 fighter jet seconds before it fell into the sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Royal Navy F-35 pilot described ejecting from an F-35 during a failed takeoff. He told the BBC the jet wasn't accelerating and was going to "roll off the ship," so he had to get out. Hux said that his jet suddenly lost acceleration, and his efforts to get it to react properly didn't work. "I tried for emergency power - that didn't work, then I tried to slap on the brakes - that didn't work either… so I kind of knew it was going to roll off the ship," he said. The UK Ministry of Defence said in December 2021 that the jet had been recovered from the sea.

☆ The Nord Stream pipeline attack shows what Russia can do, Western officials say, even if they can't prove Russia did it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After months of investigation, Western officials can't prove Russia blew up the Nord Stream pipelines. While they can't name Russia as the culprit, officials say the attacks illustrate what Russia can do. The vulnerability of undersea infrastructure, like pipelines and data cables, is a growing concern. Four months on, investigators are unable to prove Moscow was behind the attack, but officials say the explosions illustrate the threat malign actors — especially Russia — pose to vital undersea infrastructure. Despite the uncertainty, the attack has only added to concern about threats to undersea infrastructure, particularly cables and pipelines, that connects continents and powers economies.

☆ Explainer: Why Japan is seeking military ties beyond its U.S. ally
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Tim Kelly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONE ALLYFor the past seven decades, Japan, which gave up the right to wage war after its defeat in World War Two, has relied on the United States for protection. Japan hosts 54,000 American troops, hundreds of military aircraft, and dozens of warships led by Washington's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Encouraged by the United States, Japan in December unveiled its biggest military build up since World War Two, with a commitment to double defence spending to 2% of GDP within five years. NEW ALLIESFor that reason, and again with Washington's support, Japan is seeking new security partners to back it up both militarily and diplomatically. As Britain tilts more towards Asia, it has sought closer defence ties.

☆ Wild video shows F-35B jet crashing and skidding in botched vertical landing, forcing the pilot to eject
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A video showed a fighter jet crash landing at a military base in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday. The pilot was forced to eject from the F-35B aircraft after it spun out of control. The plane was landing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth on Thursday when things went wrong. The aircraft, however, was being flown by a "US government pilot" at the time of the crash, he said. The next year, a Japanese F-35A crashed into the sea; however, the crash was attributed to pilot error.

☆ 5 NATO carrier strike groups, including the US Navy's newest supercarrier, are patrolling waters around Europe
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NATO carrier strike groups are patrolling waters around Europe. One of the five groups operating in the area is led by the US Navy's newest supercarrier. Bush and Gerald R. Ford, the service's newest supercarrier, the British Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth, France's Charles De Gaulle, and Italy's ITS Cavour. The strike groups, which include not just carriers but their escorts as well, are carrying out routine patrol missions in the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea. The Navy said in a Thursday statement on the carrier operations that each country has its own mission objectives and that it is not uncommon for multiple carrier strike groups to be deployed at the same time since NATO countries maintain a continued presence in waters around Europe.

☆ New missions in the high north are taking US and British aircraft carriers closer to a frigid frontline with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Throughout the war in Ukraine, US destroyers have continued "operating with allies and partners in the high north to put pressure on Russia, to make sure that they know that we're there with capable platforms," Gilday added. The British Royal Navy followed suit this spring, sending HMS Prince of Wales into the Arctic for seven weeks — the first Arctic deployment for the UK's new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. By sending the carrier that far north, the Royal Navy sought "to push the boundaries of UK carrier operations in the cold, harsh environment," the ship's commanding officer said. British Royal NavyHMS Prince of Wales' deployment reflects the British navy's increasing investment in Arctic operations. In 2020, the British navy "recommenced" routine operations in the Arctic, according to the UK's updated Arctic strategy, released in March.

☆ The British navy's aircraft carriers are back after 'a bit of a hiatus,' but one of them has an uncertain future
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

HMS Queen Elizabeth, deployed for the first time last year, sailing to the Pacific and back. Its flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was commissioned in 2017 and is preparing to deploy with the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force. HMS Queen Elizabeth, bottom, alongside HMS Illustrious in July 2014. Aircraft Carrier AllianceThe UK began a "long-lead skills program" in 2010, sending 300 aircraft handlers, aircraft controllers, and aircrew to embed with US Navy and Marine Corps units, said Cmdr. An Italian F-35B lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth, with a US Marine Corps F-35 in the foreground, on November 20, 2021.

☆ Queen Elizabeth II ruled through decades of change on gay rights, but her LGBTQ legacy is complicated
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne after the death of her father, same-sex sexual relations were criminalized in Britain. That support has led some to argue that she was a “quiet” supporter of LGBTQ rights, but to others she was just doing her job. Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London following her coronation, on June 3, 1953. Queen Elizabeth II gave both of the measures her royal assent and went on to continue to approve pro-LGBTQ policies. Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, ahead of the ship's maiden deployment, on May 22, 2021.

☆ With close military encounters on opposite sides of the world, Russia is sending a message to the West
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-15 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia's military had close encounters with its US and European rivals in June. The incidents and exercises were messages about Russia's military capabilities, experts said. A Russian fighter jet flying past the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen in the Black Sea on June 24. Russia's military drilled around Crimea throughout the end of June and early July, focusing on attacking the ships of "a notional enemy." Russian officials continue to call the HMS Defender incident a "provocation" and warn about future run-ins.

☆ O navă rusească a tras focuri de avertisment, iar un avion a lansat bombe în calea unui distrugător britanic în Marea Neagră
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

O navă militară rusă a tras focuri de avertisment asupra distrugătorului HMS Defender al Marinei Regale britanice, iar un avion rusesc a lansat bombe în calea sa, după ce nava NATO a intrat în apele ruseşti din Marea Neagră, a declarat ministerul rus al Apărării, citat de TASS. Avionul, de tip Suhoi SU-24, a lansat patru bombe cu fragmentare în fața navei NATO, pe traiectoria acesteia, pentru a o împiedica să-și continue cursul, informează Reuters. Distrugătorul HMS Defender a părăsit apele ruseşti la scurt timp, după ce înaintase până la 3 kilometri în interiorul acestora, conform ministerului rus, informează Agerpres. Incidentul s-a petrecut în apropiere de Cape Fiolent, în largul coastelor peninsulei Crimeea. Conform marinei britanice, distrugătorul de „tip 45” HMS Defender, înarmat cu rachete antiaeriene, face parte din grupul de luptă al portavionului HMS Queen Elizabeth, desfăşurat în Marea Mediterană și execută, în prezent, o serie de misiuni în Marea Neagră.

Persons: Reuters, HMS Defender, Elizabeth Organizations: HMS, Marinei Regale, NATO, Apărării, Suhoi, Agerpres Locations: Cape, Crimeea, HMS, desfăşurat

Conform ministerului rus al Apărării, racheta a fost lansată către o ţintă aflată „în capătul celălalt” al Mării Negre, fără a preciza exact locul. „Crucişătorul Moscova al flotei ruseşti din Marea Neagră a lansat pentru prima oară în istoria recentă o rachetă Vulcan în această mare, cu ajutorul sistemului lansator de rachete Bazalt”, s-a arătat într-un mesaj postat pe Twitter de ministerul rus al Apărării. Racheta Vulkan P-100 reprezintă o versiune îmbunătăţită a rachetei P-500 Bazalt, proiectată în epoca sovietică. Racheta antinavă Vulkan are o rază de 800 de kilometri, comparativ cu raza de 550 de kilometri a rachetei Bazalt. Concomitent, Marea Britanie a anunţat că va trimite în Marea Neagră un distrugător şi o fregată antisubmarin şi că are pregătite avioane F-35, lansabile de pe portavionul „HMS Queen Elizabeth” aflat în Marea Mediterană.

Persons: Elizabeth Organizations: Apărării, NATO, HMS Locations: Moscova, Vulcan, Apărării, Rusia, Crimeea, Ucraina, Rusiei, Mării Negre

☆ СМИ: Великобритания отправит корабли в Черное море в знак солидарности с Украиной
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-18 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

Великобритания намерена в мае отправить в Черное море два военных корабля, чтобы продемонстрировать солидарность и поддержку Украине и партнерам по НАТО на фоне наращивания российских войск в регионе. Корабли отделятся от авианосной ударной группы Королевского военно-морского флота в Средиземном море и направятся в Черное море через пролив Босфор. Их будет поддерживать авианосец HMS Queen Elizabeth, на его борту будут находиться истребители F-35 и вертолеты Merlin, которые вылетят на помощь кораблям «в случае угрозы со стороны российских кораблей, подлодок или авиации». Сам авианосец из-за действующих международных договоров будет вынужден остаться в Средиземном море. Издание пишет, что размещение кораблей у берегов Украины призвано продемонстрировать солидарность с Киевом и союзниками по НАТО, после того как США отменили проход своих кораблей в Черное море, чтобы не создавать дополнительной напряженности в регионе.

Persons: HMS, Elizabeth Organizations: Sunday Times, НАТО, РБК, Королевский военноморский флот Locations: Великобритания, Черное море, Украина, Средиземное море, Босфор, Киев, США

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