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  • CEC sensor-netting system ready for Australian Navy air warfare destroyers

    14 December 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry, Vessels

    US defense contractor Raytheon announced it has completed design, development and testing of its Cooperative Engagement Capability system which will provide the Australian Navy’s new Hobart-class destroyers with enhanced air warfare capabilities. The systems are yet to be certified by the US Navy, however, before their first international installation. Once onboard the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS […]

  • USS Independence Welcomes U.S. SECNAV on Board

    29 July 2014
    Training & Education

    The U.S. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited Sailors aboard USS Independence (LCS 2) July 24 as the ship participated in the 2014 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off the coast of Hawaii.   During RIMPAC, the largest international maritime exercise in the world, Independence, the second littoral combat ship to be […]

  • LCS Mission Module Reservists Train aboard USS Independence

    17 June 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    For a small group of Navy Reservists assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures (LCS MCM) Mission Module Unit Mayport, recent months have provided plenty of excitement and hands-on training opportunities aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2).   Three Navy Reserve Sailors from LCS MCM Mayport recently spent more than two months […]

  • WATCH: Russia conducts test-firing of Tsirkon hypersonic missile from submarine

    5 October 2021
    Industry, Operations, Vessels

    The Russian Navy performed the first-ever test launch of a Tsirkon-class hypersonic missile from the Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine.

  • VIDEO: French Navy Aquitaine Class Frigate Shows Off in the Big Apple

    20 May 2013
    Industry

    French Navy Aquitaine class Frigate paid a visit last month to the Big Apple, having spent 3 days in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The frigate was busy conducting missions off the coast of New York City, showing off its capabilities ranging from anti-submarine warfare, air defence, escort duties to naval gunfire support. Upon […]

  • Exercise Pacific Bond 2013 Kicks Off

    27 June 2013
    Training & Education

    The Royal Australian Navy has joined forces with the United States Navy (USN) and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) to participate in a tri-lateral exercise, Pacific bond 2013, June 22-26. Pacific Bond is a multi-national naval exercise designed to advance participating nations’ military-to-military coordination and capacity to plan and execute tactical operations in an advanced […]

  • VIDEO: US Navy conducts first counter-small boat missile test on littoral combat ship

    8 March 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development

    The U.S. Navy carried out the first ever structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7), Naval Sea Systems Command announced on Tuesday. The test took place on February 28 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, and marked the first launch of a missile […]

  • Australia contracts BAE Systems for air warfare destroyer maintenance

    9 December 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    Shipbuilder BAE Systems has been awarded a five year, $70 million contract to maintain the Australian Navy’s new air warfare destroyers. The announcement was made Friday by the Australian minister for defence industry Christopher Pyne. The contract will see BAE Systems manage the delivery of support as the ships transition out of the build phase and into […]

  • Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean heads for Baltops

    3 June 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Royal Navy’s Landing Platform Helicopter HMS Ocean left her homeport in Devonport to take part in a major multinational NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea. Exercise Baltops is an annual workout which tests the 16 allied and partner maritime nations taking part. The helicopter carrier and Royal Navy fleet flagship will be taking part in one of the […]

  • Russian Navy’s Warship Tests Its Weapons

    16 July 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet warship Onega recently deployed to the White Sea to carry out artillery training. Onega, homeported in Belomorsk navy base, conducted gun firing against sea, land and air targets. AK-176 and AK-630 artillery crews successfully performed combat training against an imaginary enemy warship under intensive maneuvering and engaged targets from different distances. The vessel’s crew […]

  • Royal Australian Navy gets new navigators

    9 March 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Navigators aboard HMAS Warramunga have completed a two week deployment to New Zealand as a final stage of the Surface Combatant Navigation Course. Navigators from the Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Navies conducted precision pilotages around the coast of New Zealand during which the ship also conducted port visits to Auckland and Wellington. The New […]

  • Danish Navy reclassifies two Absalon-class support ships as frigates

    19 October 2020
    Authorities, Vessels

    The Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet) has reclassified its two Absalon-class support ships as frigates.

  • Major naval exercise BALTOPS 22 concludes in Germany

    20 June 2022
    Training & Education

    Sixteen NATO allies and partner nations concluded the 51st iteration of Baltic Operations 2022 (BALTOPS22) in Kiel, Germany, on 17 June.

  • All Change in Bahrain

    10 August 2012
    Training & Education

    It’s all change in the Gulf with the arrival of two new ships and two new crews to sustain the Royal Navy’s long-term mine warfare force in the region. Her Majesty’s Ships Atherstone and Shoreham have arrived to replace outgoing Middleton and Pembroke, whilst the crews of HMS Quorn and Ramsey have traded places with […]

  • Singapore Navy frigate first non-US ship to lead a group sail to RIMPAC

    29 June 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s Formidable-class frigate RSS Steadfast became the first non-United States Navy (USN) ship to lead a multinational group sail to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise, the world’s largest international maritime exercise. The frigate led two other warships, one from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and one from the […]

  • Patria contracts Saab for Finnish Navy Squadron 2000 mid-life upgrade program

    4 January 2018
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry, Vessels

    Finland’s Patria has contracted Swedish defense contractor Saab for work on the Finnish Navy Squadron 2000 mid-life upgrade program. The contract awarded to Saab is worth SEK 960 million (approx. US$117.7 million) with deliveries set to start in 2018. According to Patria, the total value of the upgrade contract, without options, is around 170 million euros (approx. […]

  • USA: Team Submarine, NUWC Keyport Delivers MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Software Upgrade

    3 February 2012
    Equipment & technology

    Rear Adm. Dave Johnson, Program Executive Officer for Submarines, authorized the release of the latest software build for the MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo, Jan. 13.  Nine days later, and due to the teamwork exhibited by the Torpedo Enterprise, all MK54 torpedoes deployed in the 5th Fleet received the upgrade and are warshot ready. The new […]

  • Russian Large ASW Ship Enters the Red Sea

    23 November 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The Northern Fleet large anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, finished passing the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean Sea into the Red Sea on November 20. Prior to entering the Red Sea offshore ocean zone, the crew of the Udaloy-class destroyer conducted training on damage control in movement. The ship also performed a suspicious […]

  • Russian Northern Fleet starts “largest drill in 10 years”

    15 June 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Russian Navy’s Northern Sea fleet has kicked off a large-scale naval drill in the Barents Sea which will see over 30 warships take part in various maneuvers. This is the largest exercise the Northern Fleet has undertaken in the last 10 years, the navy said in a statement. Drills will include cruise-missile firings, anti-air and […]

  • US, Singapore Navies Conclude CARAT Exercise

    30 July 2013
    Training & Education

    The 19th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore exercise concluded with a closing ceremony at Changi Naval Base, July 26. Beginning nearly two weeks ago, the annual exercise with the Republic of Singapore consisted of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime security priorities, develop relationships, and enhance interoperability among […]

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth welcomes Merlin helicopters

    29 April 2021
    Operations, Vessels

    HMS Queen Elizabeth has welcomed Merlin navy helicopters, designed for surveillance and submarine hunting operations, to serve as the airborne guardians during her maiden deployment.

  • Peru hosts US, Colombia for anti-submarine warfare drill SIFOREX

    20 April 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Naval units from the US and Colombia are taking part in the Peru-hosted Silent Forces Exercise (SIFOREX) 2018 which began in Lima, Peru on April 16. SIFOREX is a naval exercise that focuses on anti-submarine warfare (ASW) proficiency and presents the US Navy with an opportunity to hone ASW operations against multiple diesel submarines in […]

  • Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose flexes guns on Norwegian range

    8 February 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose recently visited the NATO weapon and sensor range at Stavanger, in southern Norway, for a week of weapons and sensors checks. The ship arrived for a weekend alongside in Stavanger and after a day of harbour checks, went to sea on the test range for 3 days, with the […]

  • Qinetiq supports Royal Navy’s inaugural Information Warrior exercise

    28 March 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Research & Development, Training & Education

    UK defense company QinetiQ is helping the Royal Navy host the first Information Warrior (IW17) exercise, which aims to drive the future development of cutting edge warfare capabilities. Taking place between 27 March and 7 April, the exercise will be hosted at Royal Marine Barracks Stonehouse, Plymouth, and at QinetiQ’s Portsdown Technology Park in Portsmouth. The […]

  • Australian minehunter finds US WWII aircraft 44 meters below surface

    28 October 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The crew of the Australian minehunter HMAS Huon has found a missing American World War II plane during a mine clearance operation in the Solomon Islands. The South West Pacific nation was the scene of bitter fighting between US and Japanese forces from 1942 until 1945. At the request of the United States Department of Defense, […]

  • ‘Free-Play’ Exercise Kicks Off Final Week of KAKADU

    9 September 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    The final week of Exercise KAKADU 2014 has commenced with ‘free-play’ that provides participants with the opportunity to test their naval warfare capabilities, with the ships and aircraft divided into opposing fictional ‘Blue’ and ‘Red’ forces.   The ‘Blueland’ forces, lead by the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Sydney working together with the Japanese Maritime […]