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  • Japan plans to join US carrier group heading to North Korea

    12 April 2017
    Authorities

    Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships might join the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for naval drills as the group of ships centered around the aircraft carrier heads for the Korean Peninsula. Japan would dispatch its destroyers when the U.S. ships enter the East China Sea, Reuters reported military sources as saying. The […]

  • Royal Navy frigate wraps up seven-month Asia Pacific deployment

    10 August 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland returned to her homeport at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport on August 10, concluding a seven-month deployment to the Asia-Pacific. Sutherland and her crew got underway on January 9, becoming the first Royal Navy vessel to operate in Asia Pacific in recent years. On her final stop en […]

  • US Navy could broaden engagement in Pacific Islands, navy undersecretary says

    8 October 2018
    Authorities

    “The United States can help Pacific island nations with security needs,” US Navy Undersecretary Thomas B. Modly told reporters in Washington after finishing a trip through the island nations of Oceania. The trip involved stops in Kiribati and its capital on the island of Tarawa. He also visited Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, the Federated […]

  • USS Chung-Hoon remembers USS Sigsbee

    26 April 2016
    Training & Education

    Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) operating in the South China Sea remember USS Sigsbee (DD 502). On April 14, 1945, a kamikaze plane struck Sigsbee during the battle of Okinawa, killing 23 Sailors and causing extensive damage to the ship. The same day, 71 years later, Sailors aboard Chung-Hoon operating in the […]

  • US Navy begins dual carrier operations off Korean Peninsula

    1 June 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy now has two aircraft carriers operating near the Korean Peninsula and they are joined by ships from the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF). Photos released by the U.S. Navy’ 7th Fleet show carrier strike groups centered around aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan and USS Carl Vinson operating together with JMSDF ships in […]

  • Surface action group destroyers return from three-month Indo-Pacific deployment

    14 May 2018
    Training & Education

    US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Dewey (DDG 105) and USS Sterett (DDG 104) returned to San Diego, May 11, following a three-month deployment to Indo-Pacific. The destroyers operated in the South and East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and western Pacific. During the deployment, Sterett and Dewey joined the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) to […]

  • Russia: Admiral Panteleyev, Fotiy Krylov Return to Vladivostok

    15 June 2011
    Training & Education

      Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev and salvage tug Fotiy Krylov returned to home base Vladivostok from long-range cruise on June 14; the cruise commander is Capt 1 rank Viktor Sokolov. PF top-ranking officers, city officials, representatives of veteran and public organizations of Vladivostok took part in the […]

  • MCPON Takes Virtual Tour of USS Fort Worth

    16 April 2015
    Authorities

    Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens had the opportunity to virtually tour and interact with the crew of littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a video conference call placed from his office April 13. MCPON received a virtual tour of the ship from Command Senior Chief Craig Cole, […]

  • Singapore Navy Joins Multinational Group Sail

    24 June 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    A Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Formidable-class stealth frigate, RSS Intrepid, with an embarked S-70B Seahawk naval helicopter, is participating in a Multinational Group Sail from Guam to Hawaii with eight warships from the Royal Brunei Navy, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) and United States Navy from 14 to 24 June 2014.   The ships will […]

  • RSN, RAN Conduct Bilateral Maritime Exercise

    17 November 2011
    Training & Education

    The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise, Singaroo, from 14 to 17 November 2011. Hosted by Singapore, this year’s exercise was the 15th in the series held since 1995. The exercise comprised a shore phase with operations planning held at the Changi Naval Base, as […]

  • India Needs at Least 18 Non-Nuclear Subs in Service to Deal with Pakistan and China

    14 November 2011
    Industry

    India’s submarine fleet is dying of old age, and new boats are not going to arrive in time as it believes it needs at least 18 non-nuclear subs in service to deal… (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, November 14, 2011

  • Bonhomme Richard ARG Deploys

    3 June 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), underway in the East China Sea, will soon be joined by additional vessels. Bonhomme Richard ARG, which began a new deployment today, June 3, will be joined by USS Ashland (LSD 48) and USS Green Bay (LPD 20). The ARG will embark the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) […]

  • Most Read News, January 12 – 18, 2015

    18 January 2015
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development, Training & Education

    Chinese Warships Dock in Portsmouth, UK Three Chinese Naval ships were given a rapturous welcome as they arrived in Portsmouth for a formal visit aimed at enhancing military understanding between the UK and China. Damen Completes Build of Two FCS 5009 Patrol Vessels Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has completed the build of two FCS […]

  • UK: HMS Illustrious Replenishes at Sea

    27 November 2013
    Training & Education

    HMS Illustrious tops up her fuel tanks ready for her arrival in the Philippines. The Portsmouth based amphibious helicopter carrier met with Australian tanker HMAS Sirius in the South China Sea roughly halfway through the 1200 nautical mile journey between Singapore and the Philippines. HMS Illustrious had left Singapore the previous day after loading around […]

  • Russia: PF ASW Ship Brigade Turns 45

    2 September 2011
    Authorities

      Throughout this period, PF antisubmariners have participated in numerous important events. Only in the Indian Ocean ships of the brigade were on mission over 30 times. For instance, during Iran-Iraqi war of 1987-1990 in the Persian Gulf PF antisubmarine ships safely escorted 150 merchant ships through the action area. At the turn of the […]

  • Chinese spy ship enters Japan waters shadowing US, Japanese, Indian exercise

    15 June 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    A Chinese spy vessel entered Japanese waters as it shadowed the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis which is taking part in the U.S., Japanese, Indian naval exercise Malabar 2016 in the Western Pacific. The Dongdiao-class intelligence vessel was spotted by patrol aircraft as it sailed in Japanese territorial waters west of Kuchinoerabu Island, […]

  • HMAS Success Not Giving Up on Spotting MH370 Debris

    15 April 2014

    The crew of HMAS Success have not wavered in their efforts in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the vast southern Indian Ocean.   The ship has maintained round-the-clock lookouts in the hope of finding debris which could be connected to the missing aircraft and provide some clue to its final location. […]

  • Pakistan Navy’s PNS Dehshat Launched

    13 June 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development

    Pakistan Navy’s new Fast Attack Craft PNS Dehshat was commissioned at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Ltd on June 12, 2014.   Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, said: “Karachi Shipyard today stands completely revitalized and reporting its financial turn around. This success was only possible due to reposing confidence and trust […]

  • USCG’s cutter spots Chinese and Russian warships off Alaska

    27 September 2022
    Operations

    The US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea encountered People’s Republic of China naval vessels as well as Russian Navy warships sailing in a combined surface action off Alaska.

  • Australian Forces Wrap Up Exercise Bersama Shield

    20 May 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Australian aircraft, ships and personnel have completed a 10-day exercise in Malaysia to strengthen ties between Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Exercise Bersama Shield 15 (BS15) is an annual Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Field Training Exercise conducted in Singapore, Malaysia and the South China Sea from May 8 to 18, 2015. […]

  • US aircraft carrier group arrives in South Korea for exercises

    14 March 2016
    Authorities

    Having completed their South China Sea patrol, sailors and ships from the U.S. Navy’s John C. Stennis Strike Group arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit March 13. USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) moored in Busan. The guided-missile […]

  • Indra to Equip Two New ROKN Submarines

    11 June 2014
    Equipment & technology, Industry

    Indra will equip two new submarines of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) with its electronic defense system PEGASO.   These submarines are part of the third phase of the submarine acquisition program started by the ROKN in the 90’s. New submarines will be designed and developed in South Korea and will incorporate significant improvements. […]

  • USS Pinckney, KRI Slamet Riyadi Engage in PASSEX

    25 June 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) and the Indonesian navy frigate KRI Slamet Riyadi (F 352) conducted a two-day training exercise, also known as a passing exercise (PASSEX), June 24.   The exercise, which occurred as both ships transited across the southernmost part of the South China Sea, covered several naval competencies including, flashing light, […]

  • Pacific Fleet Task Force Sets Course for Yellow Sea

    18 April 2012
    Training & Education

    Pacific Fleet (PF) task force comprising Guards missile cruiser Varyag, destroyers Marshal Shaposhnikov, Admiral Vinogradov, and salvage tug SB-522 left bases setting a course for the Yellow Sea. There it will meet destroyer Admiral Tributs, tanker Pechenga, and seagoing tug MB-37 heading from the Gulf of Aden. Active phase of the Maritime Cooperation 2012 Russian-Chinese […]

  • Australian frigate HMAS Melbourne returns from six-month deployment

    16 November 2018
    Authorities

    Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne has wrapped up six months of operations in the Pacific and Nort East Asian regions and has returned to her homeport at Garden Island Sydney. According to the ship’s commanding officer, Commander Marcus Buttler, the deployment was a great success as the ship fulfilled all of its assigned tasks […]

  • Kiel Week 2016: South African Navy Chief visits German Navy

    22 June 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Germany’s Kiel Week 2016, the largest sailing event in the world, started June 18 and the port city is already brimming with navy and civilian ships from around the world. However, one visitor was given a special welcome to the navy base by the Inspector of the German Navy Vice Admiral Andreas Krause as the […]