The Scotsman – Faslane submarine base and the nearby Coulport missile depot are vulnerable to a deadly mortar or suicide boat attack, a nuclear weapons expert warns in a new book.
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The Herald – The latest on the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier project.
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Daily Telegraph – One of the Royal Navy’s three aircraft carriers, HMS Invincible, sailed into port yesterday for the last time before decommissioning, prompting fears that its departure will leave the senior service over-stretched.
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Daily Telegraph – Sexual harassment in the Armed Forces has reached unacceptable levels, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday, as statistics showed that nearly a quarter of women in the Royal Navy had complained about it.
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The Independent – Whales and dolphins are being killed around Britain’s coasts by Royal Navy sonar equipment, new research suggests.
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The Times – Two of the Royal Navyís Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines have been banned from operating at sea because of safety concerns.
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The Herald – The latest on the Anglo-French Future Carrier Programme.
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Scotsman – Nuclear submarines using little-known Highland berths present a risk of radiation leaks, an official safety assessment seen by The Scotsman has found.
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Daily Telegraph – Cuts to the Royal Navy’s fleet of warships have left it too weak to fight another Falklands War, according to the service’s most senior officer.
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Reuters – Spain will ask Britain to set out clear guidelines on repairing nuclear submarines in Gibraltar at talks today, days after the docking of a nuclear submarine in the British colony sparked controversy in Spain.
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Sea Power – International naval news from the United Kingdom, Australia, and Bulgaria.

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BBC – UK scientists have released images of the ocean floor near the epicentre of December’s giant Asian earthquake. The images were obtained by the Royal Navy’s hydrographic survey ship HMS Scott.
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The Times – Who will manage the construction of the UK’s two aircraft carriers?

Daily Telegraph – BAE and MoD avert ‘train wreck’ by demoting Kellogg
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The Times – Spain and Gibraltar put on a rare display of unity yesterday in condemning the unscheduled arrival of an ailing Royal Navy nuclear submarine at the disputed British colony.
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BBC – A project management contract for two Royal Navy aircraft carriers, currently under construction in Scotland, is likely to be handed to a US firm.
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Halifax Herald – HMS Albion is exercising in the North Atlantic.
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The Times – The British military contribution, codenamed Operation Garron, is to be concentrated in Sri Lanka, although the worst-affected areas are in Indonesia.
HMS Chatham, the Type 22 frigate, has now moved to a spot offshore from Batticaloa, the provincial capital of the eastern province. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Diligence will join the frigate.
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Financial Times – The Ministry of Defence is set to miss its Christmas deadline for producing an outline of a national shipbuilding strategy because of foot-dragging by the Royal Navy over changing the delivery schedule for its new vessels.
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BBC – A joint operation between Britain and Jamaica has helped cut the amount of cocaine smuggled into the Caribbean from Colombia by 80%.
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The Sunday Times – A Captain relieved of duty after being accused of bullying on his ship is expected to be put through an extended anti-discrimination course.
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BBC – A report on the sinking of the Hull trawler the Gaul has ruled out theories it was deliberately sunk by Russians or pulled down by a submarine.

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Daily Telegraph – A Royal Navy captain who was flown back to Britain after accusations of bullying and harassment was permanently removed from the command of his ship yesterday. David Axon’s leadership and management on board HMS Somerset fell “significantly short of the exemplary standards the Royal Navy requires of its commanding officers”, the Navy said in a statement.
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The Scotsman – The number of Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft is to be decreased.
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The Scotsman – HMS Bulwark has entered service.
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The Scotsman – The Royal Navy will showcase its new Sonar 2087 system, which is being fitted to six frigates.
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