Author Archives: David Arkwright

In March 1993, beneath the freezing waters near the Kola Peninsula, a silent confrontation turned into a violent collision between the U.S. Navy submarine USS Grayling and the Russian nuclear ballistic missile submarine K-407 Novomoskovsk.

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RFATideforce monitored two Russian shadow fleet tankers, MV Enigma and MV Universal, escorted by frigate RFS Admiral Grigorovich as they transited westwards through the English Channel recently. No boardings of illegal tankers have yet been conducted since Keir Starmer said he would authorise such operations on 25th March.

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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe the surrounding area while conducting a small craft action team drill aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), March 29, 2026. Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam in Hawaii.

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Despite her brief time in Australia, some maintenance was done on HMS Anson before she was redeployed at short notice. About 600 man-hours of work were completed, and 35 locally manufactured components were fitted, including some made with additive manufacturing.

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BNS Anushandhan, (Ex-HMS Roebuck) seen here arriving in Chittagong. To starboard, the ancient former RN Type 41 frigates, which were transferred in 1978 but have now been scrapped

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HMS Tamar secures to buoys in the port of Cairns, Australia, to allow personnel transfer of FOST staff ahead of an assurance period starting this week. Things of the Past, buoy jumpers!

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