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An ex-Royal Navy commander from Cardiff who received an MBE for his exceptional military service has died from cancer caused by exposure to toxic exhaust fumes in helicopters he piloted. Richard Sutton suffered continuous tumours as a result of epithelioid fibrosarcoma,
The UK's Prince Andrew Friday renounced his title of Duke of York under pressure from his brother King Charles, amid further revelations about his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey
A charity rugby match is to take place in memory of a helicopter pilot who died when his helicopter ditched in the sea. Lt Rhodri Leyshon, who was based at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, died on 4 September 2024 when his Merlin Mk4 helicopter made an emergency ...
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British pilots go ‘head-to-head’ with Indian Airforce as Royal Navy carrier group concludes visit
The Strike Group, led by flagship aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, left Goa and Mumbai after a week-long visit promoting UK industry and strengthening ties between London and Delhi, to conclude Exercise Konkan, the regular test of the Commonwealth nations’ navies.
HMS Trent has completed three days of flying operations with a Wildcat attack helicopter to test a newly installed helicopter visual aid system. (Royal Navy) The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Forth (Batch II River)-class offshore patrol ship (OPV) HMS Trent (P ...
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Royal Marine Snipers Disable Drug Smuggling Skiff from Wildcat Helicopter
Royal Marines took aim at the engine of a boat suspected of drug smuggling while flying in HMS Lancaster's Wildcat helicopter over the Gulf of Oman. £35
Exercise Wildfire was held between September 29 and October 2 and focused on a Lightweight Multirole Missile, known as Martlet by the Royal Navy, blasted drones out of the sky and from the surface first off the Welsh coast, and later in the French Mediterranean, leaving behind “nothing but wreckage”.
A Plymouth-based ship has intercepted three small boats travelling across the Gulf of Oman carrying £35m worth of illegal narcotics, the Royal Navy has said. Commando snipers from Bickleigh barracks were used to disable the boats and the Navy said it was the first time they had been called on to use non-lethal force in the specific area.