Clik here to view.
USNS John Glenn Passes Acceptance Trials
USNS JOHN GLENN AT SEA TRIALS The US Navy’s Mobile Landing Platform, USNS John Glenn, passed Acceptance Trials, which took place off the coast of San Diego on February 7. The trials and tests were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
India’s First Domestic Ballistic Missile Sub Due in 2015
LAUNCHING OF INS ARIHANT India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced on Friday during the Def-Expo exhibition taking place in New Delhi, that the commissioning of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russian Navy Gets New Tugboat
RUSSIAN NAVY’S TUGBOAT RB-401 The tugboat of project 90600 “RB-401”, built by Russian Pella shipyard, joined the Russian Navy on February 1st, 2014 at a ceremony in Kaliningrad. The tugboat is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ukrainian Navy Ships Boost Interoperability
UKRAINIAN NAVY SHIP SLAVUTYCH U510 Slavutych U510, a command ship pertaining to the Ukrainian Navy, has completed exercises with commanders of sea force, ships and motor boats, and support ships. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Zealand Navy Gears Up for MCMEX Exercise
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY’S OPERATIONAL DIVE TEAM The Royal New Zealand Navy’s big multi-national Mine Counter-Measure Exercise begins next week. Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf islands have been renamed for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Image of the Day: USS Mesa Verde Cutting through High Seas
USS Mesa Verde The US Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) sails through high seas of the Atlantic. USS Mesa Verde Sailors and Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MV Cape Ray Docks in Spain, Ready to Destroy Syrian Chemical Stock
MV CAPE RAY IN NORFOLK, VA The U.S. containership MV Cape Ray has called at Rota, Spain, for a port visit and fuel replenishment while en route to aid in removal of Syrian chemical materials,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ESPS Tornado Trains with Malagasy Navy
EU NAVFOR AND MALAGASY NAVY Crewmembers of the Spanish Navy warship ESPS Tornado, assigned to EU Naval Force, conducted an exercise with the Malagasy Navy. The exercise took place in Antisiranana,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Snowy Homecoming for USS Virginia
USS VIRGINIA USS Virginia (SSN 774), the first in a fleet of the US Navy’s next-generation attack submarines, was welcomed home yesterday in Groton, Conn., after a six-month overseas deployment in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia Starts Construction of Mistral Ships Base
MISTRAL CLASS SHIP Russia started construction of a ship base for its Mistral-class ships on Tuesday, February 11, the RIA Novosti informs. The Russian Mistral-class helicopter carriers, which are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Image of the Day: Sending a Sea of Love from HMS Daring’s Flight Deck
VALENTINES MESSAGE ONBOARD HMS DARING In anticipation of the long-awaited arrival home to their loved ones, the crew of HMS Daring, a Type 45 destroyer of the Royal Navy, sent a special Valentine Day’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indian Navy Kicks Off Exercise Tropex 2014
INDIAN NAVY ADMIRALS The Indian Navy has started their largest combat exercise called “Tropex”, which is taking place in the Bay of Bengal. Over 50 Indian warships are partaking in the exercise,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top News of the Week Feb 10 – 16, 2014
TOP NEWS OF THE WEEK Queen Elizabeth to Launch UK’s Biggest Warship Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will launch the Royal Navy’s USD 5.1 billion (£3.1billion) aircraft carrier, named after her, during her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ocean Shield Flagship Calls at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
OCEAN SHIELD DELEGATION MEETS WITH TANZANIAN DEFENCE OFFICIALS The Spanish Navy ship ESPS ALVARO DE BAZAN, NATO’s counter-piracy flagship, wrapped up a visit to Dar es Salaam on February 16th. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thales to Equip French Navy’s Ships with Identification Systems
THALES IFF SYSTEM As part of contracts awarded by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), DCNS has selected Thales to equip the French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and the two French...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HMAS Melbourne Scores Hat Trick in Battle against Drug-Smugglers
HMAS MELBOURNE CREW POSE WITH NEARLY TWO TONS OF HASHISH t The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Melbourne is on a winning streak in its battle against illicit drug-trafficking, this time in partnership...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BAE Systems Wins Contract Modification for USS Monterey’s Drydocking
USS MONTEREY Norfolk- based shipyard, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, has received a USD 56.97 million contract modification for extended dry-docking selected restricted availability for USS Monterey...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Image of the Day: RNZN Divers Hone Minehunting Skills on Dummy Mines
A dummy mine sits on the water surface, as the Royal New Zealand Navy’s diving team prepares for an international response to the humanitarian crisis in the ‘Barclay Islands’ within MCMEX 2014. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BAE Systems Bags Virginia-Class Propulsors Deal
USS MISSISSIPPI BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. received a $15.2 million modification to a previously awarded Virginia Class Submarines contract on Feb. 18, 2014. The Naval Sea Systems Command,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Delegation from Ukrainian Frigate Visits FS Siroco
During their recent port visit to Salalah, Oman, a delegation from the Ukrainian frigate, Hetman Sagaidachniy, led by Rear Admiral Tarasov, paid a visit to the EU Naval Force flagship, FS Siroco....
View Article