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@hms_blazer @HMS_Biter @HMSExploit and @HMSTrumpeter sail from Portsmouth today to participate in exercise Steadfast Defender in Arctic waters off Norway.
See - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... -in-norway

USS Gunston Hall arrives in Portsmouth yesterday morning.
https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 1017276586

The USS Gunston Hall arrives in Portsmouth welcoming members of HMS Kent for a tour.
Star Spangled Guided Missile Weapon System armed with the Rolling Airframe Missile in the foreground.
https://twitter.com/hms_kent/status/1755733499397488644

American assault ship arrives in the UK

The USS Gunston Hall, a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship has arrived in Portsmouth for a scheduled port visit prior to their participation in Exercise Steadfast Defender 24.
Exercise Steadfast Defender will involve approximately 90,000 forces from 31 Allies and Sweden.

Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/amerian ... in-the-uk/

Pelican wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:55 pm USS Gunston Hall arrives in Portsmouth yesterday morning.
https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 1017276586

The USS Gunston Hall arrives in Portsmouth welcoming members of HMS Kent for a tour.
Star Spangled Guided Missile Weapon System armed with the Rolling Airframe Missile in the foreground.
https://twitter.com/hms_kent/status/1755733499397488644

American assault ship arrives in the UK

The USS Gunston Hall, a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship has arrived in Portsmouth for a scheduled port visit prior to their participation in Exercise Steadfast Defender 24.
Exercise Steadfast Defender will involve approximately 90,000 forces from 31 Allies and Sweden.

Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/amerian ... in-the-uk/

https://www.forces.net/usa/uss-gunston- ... Fmv38PDiKU

HMS Prince of Wales sails for key NATO exercise in Norway

Britain’s biggest warship today sailed for Norway to lead an international task group in one of the most important military exercises in a generation.

In just seven days, the Portsmouth-based aircraft carrier ship’s company made rapid preparations to be ready to lead the Royal Navy’s involvement in the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War – Steadfast Defender.

The ability to rapidly deploy another carrier to an urgent task underlines the importance of having two aircraft carriers, providing flexibility and the ability to project power around the world.

The crews of both ships and dockyard staff have worked around the clock to prepare HMS Prince of Wales to sail with everything she needs.

Continues at - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... -in-norway

British aircraft carrier sets sail for NATO exercises

HMS Prince of Wales, originally at 30 days’ notice to sail, has now sailed at eight days’ notice to fill in for HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The vessel was originally hoped to sail yesterday but sailed this afternoon from Portsmouth after a brief 24-hour pause.

The carrier will lead a carrier strike group of eight ships – four of them British, including frigate HMS Somerset and two Tide-class tankers from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary – supported by US, Spanish and Danish vessels.

According to the Royal Navy: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british ... exercises/

British carrier to lead huge international strike group

HMS Prince of Wales will lead a carrier strike group of eight ships – four of them British, including frigate HMS Somerset and two Tide-class tankers from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary – supported by US, Spanish and Danish vessels.

According to the Royal Navy here, they form one of the most potent naval forces of the exercise – an allied fleet of 40 vessels, drawn from more than two dozen nations, committed to the seagoing element of Steadfast Defender, which will take place off Norway’s Arctic coast from late February into March.

“The carrier brings the capability of her F-35B Lightning stealth fighters from 617 ‘Dambusters’ Squadron at RAF Marham, submarine hunting and airborne early warning Merlin Mk2 helicopters from RNAS Culdrose, and battlefield Wildcat helicopters of 847 Naval Air Squadron from RNAS Yeovilton.

Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british ... ike-group/

Navy Lookout
USS Gunston Hall sails from Portsmouth this afternoon ahead of exercise SteadfastDefender24
She will conduct amphibious ops off Browndown in the Solent with ITS San Giorgio for the next few days.
Video at - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 5693084849

Sir Humphrey
Great article in Times today about Steadfast Defender and the need to practise reinforcement of NATO. Well worth a read.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/8d9f ... 69005a187c

A chat about the Red Sea and the upcoming NATO exercise

‘News Snapshots’ is the new fortnightly news podcast from The OSINT Bunker team.
The latest episode discusses Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea, the future of the Israel-Gaza war, developments in the Ukraine-Russia war and the upcoming NATO exercises!

See - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/a-chat- ... -exercise/

Royal Navy: Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Portsmouth Naval Base as another ship also arrives
As one of our aircraft carriers leaves – an Italian one arrives as the Giuseppe Garibaldi was welcomed into Portsmouth Naval Base yesterday (February 14).

See - https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defen ... es-4520432 - LFT