The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have mounted a coordinated response to heightened Russian naval activity around the UK, shadowing multiple vessels in what has become an unusually busy fortnight for British maritime and air defences. HMS Severn intercepted the Russian corvette RFS Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya as they transited the Dover Strait, maintaining continuous overwatch as the pair moved west through the English Channel. The patrol ship later handed monitoring duties to a NATO partner

HMAS Armidale (II) conducted a commemoration on the wreck site of HMAS Armidale (I) recently. The former Royal Australian Navy corvette was sunk off the coast of what is now Timor-Leste by Japanese aircraft during World War Two. The lives of 100 crew members were lost as a result of the attack, including that of Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean’. Teddy’s family was presented the insignia of the Victoria Cross for Australia today for his brave actions on that day 78 years ago. Videography by

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114K views · 4.4K reactions | HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Florida for her first ever visit to the USA. ⚓ ✈️ Read more: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2018/september/06/180906-hms-queen-elizabeth-in-mayport | Royal Navy | Facebook

Fast fighter jets are once again flying from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier as the first F-35s have landed on the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2018/september/28/180928-first-deck-landing | Royal Navy

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