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  • Video: Royal Navy’s Type 26 Designs Revealed

    17 September 2015
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Research & Development

    New images and video of what the British Navy’s Type 26 “Global Combat Ship” will look like have gone on show at DSEi, London yesterday. This multi-mission warship is being designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defense and general purpose operations and will build on the legacy of its Type 23 forerunners. Addressing the Defence […]

  • German Navy combat support ship damages stern entering port

    17 March 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    German Navy’s combat support ship EGV Frankfurt am Main damaged its stern while entering the Wilhelmshaven navy base late in the evening on March 16, the German Navy informed. While the the extent of damages is yet to be evaluated, the navy said it has called off participation in the NATO-led drill Joint Warrior. No persons […]

  • HMAS Sydney Kicks Off KAKADU 2014 Sea Phase

    1 September 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    At 0900 hours on Sunday 31 August, HMAS Sydney took the lead of ‘Blue Force’ Task Group 628.1, consisting of JS Hatakaze from Japan and BRP Ramon Alcaraz from the Philippines, sailing in formation from Darwin Harbour to kick off the sea phases of Exercise KAKADU 2014.   Exercise KAKADU is focused on developing high-end […]

  • Royal Navy, Thales trial surface warship sonar software upgrades

    23 March 2018
    Authorities, Equipment & technology

    French defense and technology company Thales worked with the Royal Navy recently to see if upgrades in submarine sonar systems could be applied on towed array sonars used on surface ships such as the Type 23 frigates. Sonar 2076 is the Royal Navy’s major sonar platform on all submarines, while the Type 23 frigate anti-submarine warfare fleet […]

  • Exercise DISTANT SHORES Comes to an End

    13 November 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    Four days of maritime activity off the Western Australian coast has concluded with the end of Exercise DISTANT SHORES. The anti-submarine exercise in the deep waters south of Albany involved Australian, New Zealand and Japanese surface and air units which attempted to locate, identify and isolate submarine HMAS Rankin during graduated warfare serials. HMA Ships […]

  • India: Navy’s Airbone Tacticians Complete Training

    6 June 2011
    Training & Education

      Nine Officers including four women Officers, two Coast Guard Officers and one Officer from Sri Lankan Navy graduated as Observers from the portals of Observer School, at Naval Base Kochi. Amongst the Passing Out courses, the short service commission officers’ course this time was an all women course, a first in the Navy. The […]

  • NSWC PCD Aviation SAR Team Saves Distressed Kayaker

    25 October 2013
    Training & Education

    Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Search and Rescue (SAR) crew responded to an urgent marine alert Oct. 23, from Coast Guard Sector Mobile concerning a kayaker who became adrift in rough seas about four miles offshore from Phillips Inlet in Panama City Beach, Fla. According to NSWC PCD Executive Officer Cmdr. […]

  • US Navy’s New Sub to Be Named USS New Jersey

    25 May 2015
    Authorities

    Secretary of the US Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony yesterday in Jersey City, New Jersey, to announce that SSN 796, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS New Jersey. Mabus told the audience the submarine will be named to honor the long-standing history its namesake state has had with the Navy. New […]

  • US Navy’s LRASM makes first B-1B bomber launch

    21 August 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    The U.S. Navy’s new Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) passed its first tactical configuration test launching from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber on August 16. Conducted by missile-producer Lockheed Martin and the US Navy, the test took place over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California. This event marked the first end-to-end functionality test of LRASM, and proved […]

  • Lockheed Martin lands MK 41 VLS contract for German Navy’s F126 frigates

    16 February 2022
    Equipment & technology

    Damen Naval has contracted US-based defense company Lockheed Martin for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System in support of the German Navy’s F126 frigate program.

  • Image of the Day: Under the Rainbow

    20 April 2015
    Authorities

    The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) before a replenishment-at-sea. The operation was conducted on April 15, while the vessels were in the Atlantic Ocean. Porter is participating in Joint Warrior, a United-Kingdom led training exercise designed […]

  • USS Charlotte Visits Singapore

    22 July 2013
    Authorities

    The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived in Singapore on July 16 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 150, Charlotte will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. “Charlotte plays a vital role […]

  • NATO Leaders Discuss Maritime Security Challenges

    2 July 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development

    More than 160 NATO and partner nation military and civilian leaders yesterday gathered in London for the two day NATO Maritime Commanders’ Meeting (MARCOMET) to discuss current and future maritime security challenges. The theme for SEA SENSE 2015 is NATO’s Future Maritime Posture – Readiness and Responsiveness for a New Era. The participants will discuss a […]

  • U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of PCU California Eight Months Earlier

    9 August 2011
    Equipment & technology

      The Navy took delivery of PCU California (SSN 781) from Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding (HII–NNS), Aug. 7, more than eight months earlier than the scheduled contract delivery date. “The quality and professionalism of our Navy/shipbuilding team is evident in California’s outstanding performance during its recent sea trials and early delivery,” said […]

  • US Navy Parachute Demonstration Team Heads to Hawaii

    5 October 2012
    Training & Education

    The Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, the Leap Frogs, performed at the Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Sept. 28-30. The five-man jump team performed three high-altitude jumps from as high as 12,000 feet above show center, and had the honor of performing a tandem jump with MCBH commanding officer, Col. Brian […]

  • India, Singapore wrap up South China Sea drill

    25 May 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The navies of Republic of Singapore and India concluded their bilateral maritime exercise SIMBEX on May 24. Hosted by Singapore, the exercise started on May 24 at Changi Naval Base RSS Singapura with the at sea phase taking place in the South China Sea. This year’s exercise was the 24th iteration of the annual bilateral […]

  • Australian-hosted exercise Kakadu begins in Darwin

    13 September 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The 13th iteration of the Australian-hosted multinational maritime exercise Kakadu 2016 began with an opening ceremony on September 12 in Darwin, Australia. Exercise Kakadu is the Royal Australian Navy’s premier exercise and provides an opportunity for regional nations to participate in multinational maritime activities, from humanitarian assistance and search and rescue operations to high-end maritime […]

  • Oceaneering gets $68m for US Navy dry deck shelter maintenance support

    1 October 2018
    Authorities, Equipment & technology

    Virginia-based Oceaneering International has been awarded a $68.8 million contract for maintenance, product improvement and design services on the US Navy’s dry deck shelter (DDS) program. The contract provides Naval Special Warfare Command with engineering services to support maintenance, product improvement and design services and repairs of US Special Operations Command’s dry deck shelter assets. […]

  • Turkey-hosted multi-national anti-submarine warfare drill kicks off

    6 November 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    An anti-submarine warfare exercise hosted by the Turkish Navy kicked off at Aksaz Naval Base on November 4. Warships from five countries will be training together in the Mediterranean Sea and off the coast of Turkey through November 20. The exercise is called Dogu Akdeniz-17 and is organized by Turkey every two years. According to the […]

  • MH-60R helicopters to conduct flight trials on HMAS Adelaide

    7 April 2020
    Vessels

    Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Adelaide (LO1) has left its homeport in Sydney to conduct first of class flight trials for the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ helicopters off the coast of Queensland. As explained, the trials will determine the safe operating limits of the Romeo helicopters on the LHD in a range of sea […]

  • USS Santa Fe Arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka

    9 August 2013
    Training & Education

    The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 8 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of 135 men, Santa Fe will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. “Santa Fe […]

  • US Navy to Commission LCS Fort Worth

    20 September 2012
    Industry

    The Navy will commission the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship Fort Worth (LCS 3) Sept. 22, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at the Port of Galveston, Texas. The ship’s name honors the city of Fort Worth, Texas, which has supported the U.S. military as home to ranger outposts, training facilities, aviation depots, and defense manufacturing […]

  • USA: Lockheed Martin Completes Aegis Computer Program Development

    22 May 2012
    Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development

    Lockheed Martin has completed computer program development and testing for the HOBART class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), the Royal Australian Navy’s Aegis-equipped ships. The computer programs have been approved by the U.S. Navy. Tests were conducted over a two-week period at the Navy’s land-based test facility, the Vice Admiral James H. Doyle Combat Systems Engineering […]

  • KAKADU: Task Force Conducts Air Defence Exercise

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

    On Tuesday 2 September 2014, eight ships of the coalition Task Force defended themselves against 11 opposition aircraft as a part of an air defence exercise for KAKADU. The ships faced threats from a range of aircraft and had to respond to a simulated use of long range and short range missile deployments.   For […]

  • CSG 1 Ends Composite Training Unit Exercise

    9 June 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 successfully completed a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California June 2.   COMPTUEX, led by CSG 15, is an exercise that evaluated CSG 1’s ability to react to live-training scenarios as an integral unit throughout every warfare area including sub surface, surface and air. “These […]

  • US Navy welcomes new PEO Submarines

    22 August 2018
    Authorities

    Rear Adm. David A. Goggins relieved Rear Adm. Michael E. Jabaley as program executive officer (PEO) for submarines during a change of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on August 17. As PEO, Goggins is responsible for developing, acquiring and modernizing the US Navy’s submarines and undersea systems. “We’ve been charged with growing the submarine […]