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Latest news article: F-35 jet stranded in India for 37 days recovered to HMS Prince of Wales off Australia navylookout.com/f-35-jet-stran…

.@HMSPWLS arrived in Darwin, Australia this morning #CSG25 #TalismanSabre2025 19 Jets on deck, including 034 recovered from India (plus one USMC jet)




This RN has managed to launch and recover a UUV from a submarine. Recovery is the most technically challenging aspect of the process, with the UUV required to navigate back into the narrow confines of a torpedo tube while the boat remains stationary. A significant breakthrough…

🇷🇺Russian fishing trawlers threaten vital undersea cables in Atlantic archive.is/svf21

When warships and warplanes go off to die – a comparison by @TomSharpe134 (Written in 2020) tom-sharpe.com/2020/10/31/pla… Photo @DannyKaye97

Civilian crew of 🇺🇸USNS Arctic recognised for their service supporting the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group during period of intense combat in the Red Sea news.usni.org/2025/07/21/cre…

Gangway screens, ceremonial lifebuoy covers - starting to feel like home. But what a lot of work left to do!
.@HMSPortland inbound to Devonport this afternoon. Via @_cherry_jones_

The Fleet Air Arm today bids farewell to ‘one of life’s best’ with a Wildcat flypast for Cdr Amy Gilmore as the observer/ops officer is laid to rest at the Memorial Church near @RNASYeovilton. She lost a hard-fought battle with cancer on July 12. 🔗royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…
Latest news article: HMS Astute launches and recovers UUV from torpedo tube navylookout.com/hms-astute-lau…

.@HMSTrent at anchor in the mist in Plymouth Sound this morning @FOST Via @Rockhoppas

.@HMS_Richmond Conducts GUNEX, back at sea with #CSG25 after time alongside in 🇦🇺Darwin.

.@hms_mersey departs from Aberdeen this morning after participation in #tallshipsaberdeen event. Via @MichaelJWC626



Latest in-depth article: Black Sea battle: how Ukraine’s drones overpowered the Russian Navy navylookout.com/black-sea-batt…

Stranded F-35 finally takes off from India. Via @ShivAroor
Wreck of First World War cruiser HMS Nottingham finally discovered in the North Sea - 110 years after it was lost in action with loss of 38 sailors. news.sky.com/story/divers-d…
