Most Read News, December 1 – 7, 2014

HMS Queen Elizabeth Progress on Track

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon visited Scotland to see the progress being made in building the UK’s Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers.

UK Navy’s New Strike Fighter Flies Fully Bombed-Up

This is UK Navy’s next-generation strike fighter fully bombed-up in flight for the first time.

HMS Albion Slowly Awakening

After a period of three years in extended readiness, HMS Albion is finally turning into the nation’s future flagship.

USS Cole Helps Keep German Navy’s Vessel Running

German Navy’s Brandenburg-class frigate FGS Schleswig-Holstein (F 216) experienced an engineering casualty recently in one of its diesel engines and requested assistance from the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67).

Brazilian Navy Orders MBDA’s Sea Ceptor for Tamandaré Corvettes

The Brazilian Navy has selected MBDA’s Sea Ceptor to provide the local area air defence for its next generation Tamandaré class corvettes.