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 UK Royal Navy have still to embrace advances in synthetic training as the Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST) organisation continue to push leadership to endorse a new strategy. There ...

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 ...

Approximately 60 new Royal Navy recruits arrive at HMS Raleigh for basic training every week. But before they are even allowed to set foot on the base, they are required to self-isolate at home for 14 ...

Based at HMNB Clyde at Faslane, Scotland, the SMERAS trainer enables students to practice abandoning a submarine in a realistic training environment that simulates ...

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 ...

A British Royal Navy submarine broke through a thick layer of ice to surface in the Arctic Ocean as part of a training exercise that took place in March. The Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018 is a five-week ...

Two AW139 helicopters based from Portland will provide personnel transfer, logistics, and training support from Spring 2026, replacing Bristow Helicopters’ Newquay-based Dauphin. The £41 million ...