Between May and June 1982, relentless Argentine attacks with Daggers, Skyhawks, and Super Etendards struck the Royal Navy, sinking HMS Sheffield, Ardent, Antelope, Coventry, and Atlantic Conveyor.
A Royal Marine unit has been told to be prepared to leave a military exercise in the High North early for the potential deployment to the eastern Mediterranean island, which lies a little more than ...
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Witness the first intense aerial clashes over the Falklands as British Sea Harriers engage Argentine Mirages, Daggers, and Canberras. Using revolutionary Sidewinder missiles and daring tactics, the ...
The Harrier was the first operational vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft, earning it the nickname of the ...
To say the Maidstone branch will miss him is an understatement. “He would put together our annual area Maidstone Sea Services events, inviting various dignitaries, arranging a venue with catering, ...
The U.S. and Israel have inflicted heavily lopsided casualties on the Iranians, with U.S. losses being six soldiers dead as of Friday.
Commodore Tony Morton, who has died aged 84, was a naval aviator who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his ...
The sinking of an Iranian warship by a US Navy submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka this week is something a US sub hasn’t ...
The RFA Argus, a British casualty receiving ship, is slated for retirement, then scrapping—but the Royal Navy has repeatedly dragged its heels on sending the ship to its grave.
In April 1982, decades of tension between Argentina and England exploded into war. Show more The sinking of the General Belgrano on May 2nd 1982 by a British submarine was one of the most ...