Defence Secretary Travels To Middle East On Regional Security Mission
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to drive forward work to maintain regional stability. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week to...
Destroyer Lands £3.3m Crystal Meth Haul
British Sailors and Royal Marines operating over the festive season have dealt a blow to terrorists with a £3.3m drugs bust in the Middle East… The crew of destroyer HMS Defender pounced on a suspicious dhow as they swept the northern Arabian Sea for smugglers...
New Era For UK’s Gulf Mission
A new era in Royal Navy operations in the Middle East began with the arrival of HMS Montrose in Bahrain – ready for a three-year mission… After an epic six-month, 47,000-mile journey from her home in Plymouth, the frigate sailed into the Navy’s new support...
Royal Navy Warship Sails Into The Record Books
Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has sailed into the record books after her seventh drugs bust in the Middle East, bringing her total deployment haul to £145m… The Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer now holds the record both for the number of successful busts and...
