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One of our Frigates - HMS WESTMINSTER.
Naval Operations. 23 January 2012. The Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster sailed from Portsmouth, 23 January 2012, for a seven-month deployment to the Middle East and Indian Ocean. The Type 23 frigate will be acting as part of the Royal Navy's ... more>>

MOD paid £1.1m for advice on the removal of the Harrier force.
From the Defence website - MOD paid £1.1m for Harrier cuts advice -. Various outlets including the Evening Standard, Telegraph and Mail report that consultants were paid £1.1m to provide 'commercial advice' to the MOD on the decision to cut Britain's ... more>>

Commander J Hickson OBE CEng RN.
The Association records with sadness the death of John Hickson on 20th January at Winchester Hospital. Amongst other appointments John served as the Air Electrical Officer for 800 Naval Air Squadron from February 1960 to 2 April 1961.

An event at the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall.
Event of interest - a talk at the National Maritime Museum - Cornwall. White Ships with Red Crosses on Monday, 5 March 2012. Time: 12:30pm Discover the fascinating history of hospital ships. Nicci Pugh, who served throughout the Falklands War as ... more>>

Falklands 30 - Book Review - Continued factual errors in details of the Falklands War.
Falklands 30. Another Book on the Falklands War 1982. Some of the books dealing with the Falklands War of 1982, which were produced "in a rush" to catch the market can now be seen for the inaccuracies and errors they contained. As time has ... more>>

Naval Operations 2012. The Gulf.
Royal Navy sends its mightiest ship to take on the Iranian show of force in the Gulf. The Royal Navy's most formidable warship is being sent to the Gulf (sailing on Wednesday 11 January 2012) for its first mission as tensions rise in the strategically... more>>

RNAS Culdrose - Air Day Announcement.
Next Culdrose Air Day To Be Held In 2013. Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose has announced that it will not be holding its annual Air Day in 2012. Planned resurfacing works to the Culdrose runway leave the base unable to host large numbers of ... more>>