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Government To Spend £452m On Four New Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tankers 22/02/2012
A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers have been ordered for the Royal Navy fleet, the MoD announced today. The new Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) tankers will maintain the Royal Navy’s ability to refuel at sea and will provide fuel to warships and task groups.
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Top Navy Diver Flies To Italy In Grim But Vital Costa Concordia Mission
22/02/2012 15:28:00
Scotland’s top Royal Navy diver, based at HM Naval Base Clyde, flies to Rome today for multi-national discussions about the best way to recover the remaining bodies trapped in the luxury liner Costa Concordia.
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Strong performances on the slopes from Navy boarders and skiers
21/02/2012 11:40:00
Navy snowboarders put on the strongest performance yet to come within a whisker of taking the Inter-Service title on the slopes of France. Meanwhile Royal Navy skiers were unable to hold on to the title they took 12 months ago at Meribel in the French Alps.
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Snow fun for Dan as he spends a day with the commandos
20/02/2012 17:50:00
TV presenter and historian Dan Snow enjoyed the full Royal Marines treatment when he spent a day in the Highlands with elite commandos. Dan was filming a feature for BBC1’s One Show and was given a taste of what it takes to earn the green beret by the men of...
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Wildcat impresses during its first trials aboard a warship
17/02/2012 08:53:00
The Navy’s next-generation helicopter has completed 20 days of demanding trials aboard HMS Iron Duke – laying the groundwork for future operations. Wildcat landed nearly 400 times on the frigate’s flight deck by day and night in various weather conditions as the ship sailed off the coasts of southern England...
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Hague thanks Montrose on South Africa visit
16/02/2012 16:23:00
Foreign Secretary William Hague thanked sailors on HMS Montrose for their efforts when he visited the Devonport-based frigate in South Africa. Mr Hague called on in on the warship in Simon’s Town as she paused her South Atlantic deployment briefly.
