The operations room onboard HMS Daring as she arrives into HM Naval Base, Portsmouth for the first time. Daring is first in class of the Type 45 and comes into service in 2010 HMS Daring, the first of the new Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, entered Portsmouth and berthed for the first time in her home port witnessed by hundreds of well-wishers. The occasion marks a major milestone in the programme’s development. The six Type 45 destroyers, of which HMS Daring is the first of class, will form the backbone of the Royal Navy’s Air Defence capability for the 21st Century.

A digitally manipulated image of a Harrier pilot's view as he prepares to take off from aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. This image was the winner of the Digital Imaging Award in the Royal Navy's Prestigious Peregrine Trophy Competition 2010.