Defence technology provider QinetiQ has been awarded a £25m ($33m) contract to provide virtual training environment for the UK Royal Navy. The five-year agreement aims to enhance warfighting readiness ...

The simulators, built by Portsmouth-based Metaverse VR, recreate the bridge of a warship. A bridge, or wheelhouse, is like an aeroplane cockpit for ships. The Navy hopes that the new simulators will ...

BMT has introduced the Ellida Strike concept, a new vessel designed to support the Royal Navy’s evolving multi-role vision. The concept focuses on flexibility, modularity, and enhanced mission ...

A feeling of immense pride swept over Joanne Franklin as she stood in front of the mirror, wearing for the first time the ...

A recruit division marches in formation at Recruit Training Command on March 22, 2024. (MC2 Christopher O’Grady/U.S. Navy) The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine ...

Two Royal Navy helicopters are due to visit Guernsey, Jersey and Sark for an emergency planning exercise. One of the helicopters will be landing at Grainville School later and there will be an ...

Navy Seaman Recruit Jennifer F. Lee, a 1998 graduate of Cave Spring High School, Roanoke, Va., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the ...

LONDON–Red air aggressor service provider Draken Europe has been awarded a new UK contract to provide operational training for the Royal Air Force and Navy. Under the three-year, £173 million ($215.2 ...

Phoning home during training just got a little bit easier for incoming sailors, thanks to a policy update by Navy Recruit Training Command. As of March 29, recruits can use their personal cellphones ...