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Europe Naval 

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Alaska Arrives at HMNB Clyde, Scotland

July 3, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments HMNB Clyde, Nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Ohio-class SSBN, Scotland, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA, USS Alaska (SSBN-732)

The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine, USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrived at the Royal Navy base of HMNB Clyde in

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Europe Military Exercises Naval 

U.S., Allies Conclude Exercise Formidable Shield 2019

June 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Formidable Shield, Military exercise, MOD Hebrides Range, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), Scotland, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA

Exercise Formidable Shield 2019, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise held at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s

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Europe Naval 

Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Passes Dry Dock Inspection

May 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Queen Elizabeth-class CV, Rosyth Dockyard, Royal Navy, Scotland, UK

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has passed her rigorous dry dock inspection at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in Scotland

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Europe Naval 

First Sea-Going Captain Takes Over Command of UK Royal Navy’s Second QE Class Aircraft Carrier, HMS Prince of Wales

September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA), Babcock International, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), Queen Elizabeth-class CV, Rosyth Dockyard, Royal Navy, Scotland, UK

Commodore Stephen Moorhouse has taken over command of the UK Royal Navy’s second Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier, HMS Prince

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Europe Space 

Lockheed Martin To Help UK Space Agency Build First Commercial Spaceport; Launch First Orbital Rocket

July 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Commercial Spaceport, CubeSat, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Lockheed Martin, Scotland, UK, UK Space Agency (UKSA)

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has selected Lockheed Martin to help implement its vision for the UK Spaceflight Programme, an

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Europe Naval 

Saab to Showcase Full Size Model of the New Light Weight Torpedo (SLWT) at UDT 2018 Exhibition

June 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Saab, Scotland, Sweden, Swedish Light Weight Torpedo (SLWT), Torpedo, Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) 2018

Saab will be showcasing a full size model of the new light weight torpedo (SLWT) at the Undersea Defence Technology

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Europe Naval 

Royal Navy Minehunter HMS Shoreham Completes Training for Mammoth Gulf Mission

May 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Bahrain, HMS Brocklesby (M33), HMS Shoreham (M112), Minehunter, Operational Sea Training (OST) UK, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, Sandown-class minehunter, Scotland, UK

The 40 men and women of the Royal Navy’s Sandown-class minehunter HMS Shoreham (M112) are ready to go from Gareloch

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Europe Naval 

Royal Navy Minehunter HMS Brocklesby Passes Test for Gulf Mission

May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments HMS Brocklesby (M33), HMS Shoreham (M112), Hunt-class MCMV, Mine-Countermeasure Vessel (MCMV), Operational Sea Training (OST) UK, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, Scotland, UK

The Royal Navy Hunt-class Mine Countermeasures Vessel (MCMV) HMS Brocklesby (M33) is ready to track down – and destroy –

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Europe Naval 

Royal Navy Deploys HMS Example North to Scotland for 2018 Annual Easter Deployment

May 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (PBS) UK, Archer-class patrol and training vessel, HMS Example (P165), Patrol boat, Royal Navy, Scotland, Training ship, UK

The Royal Navy’s Archer-class patrol and training vessel HMS Example (P165), alongside four other vessels of the First Patrol Boat

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Europe’s Largest Multinational Exercise Joint Warrior 18-1 Begins Off the Coast of Scotland

April 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Joint Warrior, HMNB Clyde, Military exercise, Royal Navy, Scotland, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA, USS Ross (DDG-71)

Europe’s largest multinational tri-service exercise Joint Warrior 18-1, organised by the UK Ministry of Defence, began off the coast of

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