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USNS John Glenn’s Christening Set for Tomorrow
USNS JOHN GLENN ON SEA TRIALS The U.S.Navy’s future USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), the second ship of the Montford Point-Class, will be christened tomorrow in San Diego, Calif. USNS John Glenn completed...
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Snow Surprises USS Theodore Roosevelt while Underway
SNOW COVERS USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S FLIGHT DECK Snow aboard an aircraft carrier is a pretty rare sight, however the winter storm that swept through the United States has treated the crew of the U.S....
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Hetman Sahaydachnyi Calls at Djibouti after 2nd Patrol of the Gulf
UKRAINIAN FRIGATE HETMAN SAHAYDACHNIY (U130) Hetman Sahaydachnyi, a Krivak class frigate of the Ukrainian Navy, has completed the second patrolling within EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta and docked...
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DCNS Delivers FREMM Frigate to Royal Moroccan Navy
DCNS has delivered the multimission frigate Mohammed VI to the Royal Navy of Morocco without delay. His Excellency Prince Moulay Rachid El Alaoui, brother of the King of Morocco, Jean-Yves Le Drian,...
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HMS Diamond Sets Sail for Six-Month Deployment
HMS DIAMOND DEPARTS PORTSMOUTH The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond headed out from Portsmouth on January 29th for a six-and-a-half month deployment to the Middle East. The warship will be...
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USS Elrod Calls at Nouakchott, Mauritania
Within its scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, the U.S.Navy’s frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) dropped anchor in Nouakchott, Mauritania for a port visit, on Wednesday. The...
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OSI to Upgrade Australian Navy’s ECPINS-W Sub Software
OSI AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) and the Royal Australian Navy have signed a contract, under which OSI will provide in-service-support for its ECPINS-W Sub (Warship Submarine)...
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USCG Offloads 300 Pounds of Cocaine
US COAST GUARD OFFLOADING COCAINE The US Coast Guard Cutter Farallon intercepted and offloaded 300 pounds of cocaine, worth up to USD 3.5 million on January 29, 2014. The seizure is a result of...
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Top News of the Week Jan 27 – Feb 02, 2014
TOP NEWS OF THE WEEK Future USS Coronado Leaves Austal Shipyard he US Navy’s newest littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Coronado, left the Austal USA Shipyard and headed to her commissioning...
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US Navy Christens USNS John Glenn
BREAKING OF THE CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE AGAINST USNS JOHN GLENN’S HULL The U.S. Navy’s second of three Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) vessels, USNS John Glenn (MLP-2) was christened on Saturday morning,...
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Keel Laid for Australian Navy’s Second AWD
KEEL FOR SECOND AWD LAID The keel for the Australian Navy’s second Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) HMAS Brisbane was laid today at Australia’s premier naval industry hub, Techport Australia. The ceremony...
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Canadian Warship Visits the Philippines
HMCS REGINA (FFH 334) The Canadian Navy ship HMCS Regina arrived in Manila, the Philippines on February 1 for a goodwill visit. During the visit, the Philippine Navy welcomed the ship’s crew and...
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VIDEO: US Navy’s MUOS Satellites Herald New Age in Polar Communications
US NAVY’S MUOS SATELLITE The U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites could aid to solving communication challenges in the Arctic, Lockheed Martin’s team proved during tests staged...
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Indian Navy Ship Runs Aground
MAGAR CLASS SHIP An Indian Navy ship has run aground off the coast of Vishakapatnam, India sustaining damages, the Press Trust of India reports. The ship is said to be a Magar-class Landing Ship...
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Image of the Day: USS Chosin Flexes Her Muscles near Hawaii
USS CHOSIN (CG 65) NEAR HAWAII The US Navy’s guided-missile cruiser, USS Chosin (hull number CG 65) taking part in the exercise Koa Kai 14-1 in the waters near Hawaii. Koa Kai, Hawaiian for “Sea...
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Russia Worried amid Growing US Navy Anti-Missile Presence in Europe
SAILORS ABOARD USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75) The US Navy has sent USS Donald Cook, a ballistic-missile destroyer, to Spain to bolster NATO’s anti-missile presence in Europe. USS Donald Cook departed her...
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GDBIW: USS Zumwalt’s Christening Confirmed for April
LAUNCHING OF USS ZUMWALT The United States Navy has confirmed that the christening of the future USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2014, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works...
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Research Ship Seliger Spotted near Sochi, Russia
RESEARCH SHIP SELIGER The Russian Navy’s research ship Seliger was spotted near the Olympic park in Sochi, Russia the BBC reported. Sochi is secured by 40,000 police officers, troops and hundreds of...
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Ex-USS Forrestal Heads for Scrap
USS FORRESTAL UNDER VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE The first of the U.S. Navy’s supercarriers, the decommissioned USS Forrestal (AVT 59), lead ship of 56,000 ton-class aircraft carriers, is setting sail...
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GALLERY: HMS Westminster Hunts Submarines east of Suez
DUMMY STING RAY LAUNCHING The Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Westminster staged a submarine hunt east of the Suez Canal, where she is wrapping up her anti-piracy deployment in anticipation of the arrival of...
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