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  • Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord Tours Chinese Ship in Portsmouth

    16 January 2015
    Authorities

    The Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord has paid a visit to a Chinese assault ship during its stay in Portsmouth. Admiral Sir George Zambellas was given a tour of Chang Bai Shan which is one of three Chinese Naval ships visiting the city’s naval base for five days. He was hosted by Rear Admiral Zhang […]

  • USS Coronado returns to port after brief underway

    28 February 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) returned to Changi Naval Base in Singapore, Feb. 25 following a port call in Muara, Brunei and routine patrols in the Sulu Sea and South China Sea. After completing the four-day port visit in Brunei, Coronado conducted a passing exercise and visit, board, search and seizure […]

  • Vietnamese Navy Receives Two Patrol Ships From Almaz Shipyard

    25 October 2011
    Industry

      Acceptance certificates of two Project 10412 patrol ships (serial numbers 044 and 045) built for Vietnamese Navy were signed on Oct 20 at Almaz Shipbuilding Firm. These are third and fourth hulls of Project 10410 Svetlyak export version. First two ships were delivered to Vietnam in 2002. Both ships were laid down on one […]

  • Taiwan commissions two Cheng Kung-class frigates

    8 November 2018
    Authorities, Vessels

    Taiwan Navy commissioned today two Cheng Kung-class frigates at the Zuoying base in Kaohsiung. The vessels in question are ex-USS Taylor and ex-USS Gary, bought by Taiwan from the US in 2016. They have been renamed Ming Chuan and Feng Chia. The former US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were commissioned by Tsai Ing-wen, President of […]

  • US Navy gets first next-gen jammer for its Growler

    10 August 2022
    Equipment & technology

    The US Navy’s first AN/ALQ-249 next-generation jammer mid-band (NGJ-MB) production representative pods have arrived at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, Maryland.

  • INS Sahyadri Moors in Sagami Bay, Japan

    15 October 2015
    Authorities

    Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri, currently on operational deployment to North West Pacific region and South China Sea, entered Sagami Bay, Japan, October 14. The ship will participate in the International Fleet Review organised by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). It will also undertake professional interactions in harbour as well as exercises at sea […]

  • US Navy Embraces Inclusion during 2013 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    30 April 2013
    Training & Education

    The Navy joins U.S. nation in celebrating the contributions of generations of patriots during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout May. The Navy announced April 29 in NAVADMIN 115/13, this year’s national theme is “Building Leadership: Embracing Cultural Values and Inclusion,” Inclusion is a recognition that diversity of ideas, experiences, areas of expertise, […]

  • Nigerian Navy returns stolen oil tanker to owners

    15 March 2016
    Authorities

    The Nigerian Navy returned the hijacked oil tanker MT Maximus to its owners on March 12, following a February 22 recovery of the ship. The ship, owned by UAE, was attacked by armed pirates on February 11 in the Gulf of Guinea, off Abijan, Ivory Coast. There were 18 crew members on board from India, Pakistan, […]

  • Pakistan to launch third Azmat-class corvette

    14 September 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    Pakistan’s Karachi Shipyard announced it would launch the nation’s third Azmat-class (FAC) corvette on September 17. Construction of the 63 meter multi-mission, fast attack craft started in April 2015 while keel laying took place five months later on August 11. The ship displaces 560 tons and, according to the builder, reaches a maximum speed of 30 knots with a […]

  • Most Read News, January 5 – 11, 2015

    11 January 2015

    2014 Battle “E” Winners Announced Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor, Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), has announced the winners of the 2014 Battle Efficiency (Battle “E”) competition. HMS Victory in Need of a Makeover UK’s oldest naval ship still in commission, HMS Victory, is facing it’s last chance to survive. US Navy to Christen Fifth […]

  • SLN Headquarters Welcomes Pakistani National Defence University Officers

    10 April 2013
    Training & Education

    A 19-member team from the National Defence University in Pakistan led by Commodore Asif Saleem Chaudhry visited the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 09th April 2013. The Head of the Delegation paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage. They held cordial discussions and exchanged mementos to mark […]

  • USS Kidd Changes Command

    25 June 2014
    Authorities

    A time-honored change of command ceremony was held aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) while underway in the South China Sea, June 25.   During the ceremony, Cmdr. Thomas Zerr assumed command of Kidd from Cmdr. Gabriel Varela, marking the end of three years as executive and commanding officer for Varela. […]

  • Sri Lanka receives gifted Chinese frigate

    10 June 2019
    Authorities, Vessels

    The Sri Lanka Navy officially received a former Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy frigate in a handover ceremony at the Shanghai Dockyard in China on June 5. The gifted vessel spent 21 years in service as Jiangwei I-class frigate Tongling before being retired in 2015. After it was designated for handover to Sri Lanka in […]

  • Chinese Navy task group heads for deployment’s 19th country visit

    28 September 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    A Chinese Navy three-ship task group has concluded a three-day visit to Brunei Darussalam and is currently en route to Cambodia. Composed of Type 052C destroyer Changchun, Type 054A frigate Jingzhou and Type 903 replenishment ship Chaohu, the task group started its deployment on April 23 and has visited 18 countries so far. The deployment has […]

  • USA: Twenty-Three Nations to Participate in RIMPAC Exercise

    6 May 2014
    Training & Education

    Twenty-three nations, 47 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands.   The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain […]

  • US, Philippine Navy start week-long South China Sea exercise

    10 July 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The US and Philippines navies started seven days of interactions as part of maritime training activity (MTA) Sama Sama at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar in San Fernando City, Philippines. The week-long engagement kicked off July 9 and will focus on the full spectrum of naval capabilities. Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3), diving […]

  • US Coast Guard joins North Korea sanctions enforcement in East China Sea

    19 March 2019
    Authorities

    US Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf pulled into Sasebo, Japan, earlier this month after supporting the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) sanctions on North Korea. Bertholf was tasked with preventing illicit ship-to-ship transfers that violate North Korea sanctions. The patrol is a part of the United States’ ongoing contribution to international efforts in […]

  • US Navy Launches LRASM, Super Hornet Integration Testing

    21 August 2015
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Research & Development

    The US Navy began initial integration testing of its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aug. 12 at Patuxent River’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 facility. The program’s flight test team conducted missile load and fit checks using a mass simulator vehicle, designed to emulate LRASM, in preparation for […]

  • USS Ronald Reagan Joins 7th Fleet Area of Operations

    20 September 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) entered the 7th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 17. The 7th Fleet area of operations includes 36 maritime countries and the world’s five largest foreign armed forces – the People’s Republic of China, Russia, India, North Korea and the Republic of Korea. […]

  • BAE Systems gets $170m for work on two San Diego destroyers

    18 September 2019
    Authorities

    BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair has received two contracts totaling over $170 million for the repairs and modernization of two San Diego-based Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The shipyard received $86.1 million to carry out the extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) on USS Decatur. The destroyer returned to naval base San Diego in April 2019 […]

  • US Navy sends two destroyers through Taiwan Strait

    29 April 2019
    Authorities

    The US Navy has sailed two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through the Taiwan Strait on April 28. The maneuver was carried out by the USS Stethem and USS William P. Lawrence in what a US 7th Fleet spokesperson described as a “routine Taiwan Strait transit, in accordance with international law”. Sending ships in tandem through the […]

  • Singapore, Brunei wrap up bilateral naval drill ahead of ASEAN fleet review

    13 November 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Ships from the navies of Singapore and Brunei concluded the bilateral naval exercise Pelican on November 13 before heading for the ASEAN International Fleet Review in Thailand. This year’s exercise Pelican took place between November 11 and 13 and was the 36th in its series. It involved the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Formidable-class frigate RSS […]

  • Chinese Navy ships visit Sydney, Australia

    8 June 2017
    Authorities

    Returning from a counter-piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden, the 25th Task Group of the People’s Liberation Army – Navy arrived in Sydney, Australia, for a three-day port visit on June 8. The Task Group consisting of two guided missile frigates, Hengyang and Yulin, and one replenishment ship,Hongh, were led into Sydney Harbour by […]

  • Image of the day: HMAS Darwin at IFR 2016

    8 February 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    India hosted the International Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam from February 4-8. Australia was represented at the Review by HMAS Darwin, in company with 75 warships from 24 countries including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, France and Japan. Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, joined Chiefs of Navies and representatives from nearly 50 countries […]

  • Singapore, Thai, US Navy ships conclude CARAT evolution in South China Sea

    12 May 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Navy ships from Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. completed a three day multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea on May 12. The three-day exercise included a broad spectrum of naval competencies and maritime security training aimed at enhancing cooperation and interoperability amongst the three navies. The navies are long-time […]

  • US Navy Adds Underwater Vehicle to Search for MH 370

    25 March 2014
    Equipment & technology

    The US Navy is sending a sonar equipped underwater vehicle to search for the debris of the ill-fated Flight 370 Malaysian Airlines 777 plane, navy officials said Monday.   The decision comes as a result of Malaysian government’s request from the Pentagon to provide underwater surveillance technologies that could aid to locating the missing plane. […]