DefenceTalkRoyal Navy helicopter crews have proved their ability to protect the UK’s aircraft carriers with a new missile system. As sailors and marines support the current national fight against COVID-19, the Yeovilton-based Wildcat Maritime Force, which includes 815 Naval Air Squadron, is focused on ensuring the UK is prepared for future global threats. Blasting from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-navy-test-fires-martlet-missiles-from-wildcat-helicopter-75645/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Marines’ ‘flying eyes’ on the battlefield have come through their ‘baptism of ice’ in the Arctic wilds of northern Norway. For the first time, the new Wildcats of the Commando Helicopter Force have tested their ability to fly – and fight – in the harshest climatic conditions on the planet. Four Wildcats from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-marines-new-helicopter-tested-in-norway-67012/