The 21-gun salute is one of the highest military honors, performed for dignitaries, heads of state and fallen service members ...

By 1730, the Royal Navy was prescribing 21 guns for certain anniversary dates, although this was not mandatory as a salute to the Royal family until later in the eighteenth century. Several famous ...

A conference is planned to commemorate 75 years since the Royal Naval Dockyard closed. A collaboration between the National Museum of Bermuda and the British-based Naval Dockyards Society ...

After firing a shipload of extremely costly missiles, some with a price tag as high as $28.7 million per munition, the Navy switched to less expensive options, such as 5-inch main gun rounds ...

The Royal Navy marks the accession of the new king with a series of powerful gun salutes, continuing a centuries-old tradition of honoring the monarch. Witness the precision, ceremony, and respect ...

Navy Lookout Posted: March 6, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025 The .50 caliber heavy machine gun is a key weapon in the Royal Navy’s arsenal, providing powerful defensive firepower at sea.

Today, we salute Kansas Navy Veteran Tom Gregg. Tom spent 52 weeks at aviation electronics school in Memphis, the whole time hearing about this dream assignment down in New Zealand. To his surprise, ...

The Royal Navy has shadowed another Russian task group as it passed near UK waters. HMS Somerset, a Type-23 frigate equipped with Ant- Submarine Warfare capabilities, closely followed the Russian ...

Machine guns and armed men in military uniforms could ... Defence Secretary John Healey has also told how he ordered a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine to surface near the Yantar, when it ...

Today, we salute World War II Veteran and former Navy Medic Ed Monnie. Born in 1925, he is a member of the ever-dwindling “Greatest Generation.” Ed lived through the Great Depression and fought in ...

The number is derived from the standard 21 Gun Salute with an additional 41 guns, which comes from the British Royal Navy, an institution that has played a major role in the island’s history. It also ...

It is this grand tradition that has inspired Royal Salute’s latest creation, a trilogy of aged Scotch whiskies known as the 62 Gun Salute collection. As a brand synonymous with regal heritage ...