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  • US destroyer joins Romanian exercise Sea Shield

    9 February 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) joined over 2,800 service personnel from Romania, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine for the at-sea portion of exercise Sea Shield on February 8. Sea Shield is an annual, Romania-led multinational exercise in the Black Sea designed to improve interoperability and combat proficiency of participating units. […]

  • Royal Navy Minehunter HMS Middleton Heads Home

    29 August 2012

    Royal Navy minehunter HMS Middleton returns to Portsmouth on Friday (31/8) after spending three years on operations in the Gulf. The ship operated out of Bahrain conducting counter-piracy and security patrols and exercises with coalition forces. She was part of a four-strong RN mine warfare force which is permanently based at Mina Salman, helping to […]

  • New Commander at NUWC Division Newport

    17 November 2014
    Authorities

    Commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport held a change of command ceremony, Nov. 14. Navy Capt. Howard Goldman relieved Navy Capt. Todd Cramer as commander, NUWC Newport. A naval submariner originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Goldman is a 1987 graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering […]

  • USA: Sea Spirit at Rim of the Pacific 2012 Exercise

    24 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Eight nations took part in a joint operational planning training opportunity during Sea Spirit 2012, at the Ford Island Conference Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Canadian Forces College senior instructors from the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Royal Canadian Navy led more than […]

  • USS Boxer Earns Battle E Award

    31 March 2014
    Training & Education

    The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer received the 2013 Battle Effectiveness (Battle E) Award for Commander, Amphibious Squadron One.   The announcement was made via naval message from Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific, March 20. In addition to the 2013 award, Boxer also was the recipient in 2011 and 2012. “I couldn’t be more excited […]

  • Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Chafee Deploys to Western Pacific

    1 December 2011
    Training & Education

    Families and friends gathered to say goodbye as the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Nov. 29 for a six-month independent deployment to the western Pacific. Chafee, commanded by Cmdr. Justin A. Kubu, is deploying under the Middle Pacific Surface Combatant (MPSC) deployment concept in which Pearl Harbor-based ships deploy […]

  • Japan welcomes lead Maya-class destroyer

    27 March 2020
    Vessels

    The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has taken delivery of the first of two Maya-class ballistic missile defense destroyers. The 172-meter-long Maya (DDG-179) was handed over to JMSDF by shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation (JMUC) at Yokohama Shipyard Isogo Works on March 19. The Aegis-equipped ship – named after a mountain in Kobe and a […]

  • Future USS Daniel Inouye Launched

    3 November 2014
    Authorities, Industry, Research & Development

    Bath Iron Works (BIW) celebrated the start of fabrication of the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) during a ceremony at BIW shipyard, Oct. 31. This first major ship milestone symbolizes that the first 100 tons of steel for the ship have been cut. Capt. Mark Vandroff, DDG 51-class program manager, Program Executive Office (PEO) […]

  • Australian Navy Conducts Largest Tactical Synthetic Exercise

    4 May 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    The largest tactical synthetic exercise in Royal Australian Navy history has been conducted with the United States Navy recently. Ships and simulators world-wide were linked for the virtual training exercise, known as Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint 15-72. Two carrier strike groups, an expeditionary strike group, six composite task forces, thirteen United States and Australian […]

  • USA: Lockheed Martin Wins USD 5.4 Million Contract for Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Targets

    4 April 2011

      Lockheed Martin  will design and deliver a second-generation anti-submarine training target under a $5.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The targets, known as MK39 Expendable Mobile Anti-submarine Warfare Training Targets, or EMATTs, are used by air and surface crews for unrestricted, open-ocean and on-range anti-submarine warfare training. Designed to simulate the movements and […]

  • UK MOD: £100M for Babcock-led team to upgrade Royal Navy’s EW tech

    9 November 2021
    Authorities, Equipment & technology

    Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a £100 million ($136 million) contract to a Babcock-led partnership with Elbit Systems UK and QinetiQ to deliver electronic warfare (EW) systems to the Royal Navy.

  • Blue Force Fights Red Force during BERSAMA LIMA Ex

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

    Australia, Singapore and Malaysia conducted Exercise BERSAMA LIMA 2014 in South China Sea last month. Warships from the three nations were split into two opposing task groups. Anzac class frigate HMAS Stuart formed part of ‘Blue Force’ along with the Republic of Singaporean Navy ships RSS Formidable and Victory and the Royal Malaysian Navy ship KD […]

  • USA: Secretary of Navy Visits NSWC IHD

    16 March 2012
    Authorities

      Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus made his first visit to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command, March 12. Accompanied by U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip in the House of Representatives, Mabus met with NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Andy Buduo and […]

  • Russian Navy Vessels Conduct Firing Drills

    9 July 2015
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Research & Development, Training & Education

    As part of tactical training drills, the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet vessels conducted artillery firing at sea and air targets. The crews of the vessels involved in the exercises, Boiky, Stoiky and Soobrazitelny corvettes, carried out more than ten joint combat exercises with practical shooting of AK-630 and A-190 at a simulated enemy. The crews also conducted […]

  • USS Coronado Commissioned

    6 April 2014
    Equipment & technology

    More than 4,000 guests watched as the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) joined the Navy’s surface fleet during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif., April 5.   Coronado is the fourth littoral combat ship, the second of the Independence variant, commissioned into service and will be outfitted […]

  • More countries to buy Type 31 frigate design

    12 August 2022
    Vessels

    Defence company Babcock International has revealed that the firm is in active discussions regarding export opportunities of its Arrowhead 140 concept which was picked for the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigate design.

  • Russian frigate Admiral Makarov transits English Channel en route to Black Sea homeport

    22 August 2018
    Authorities, Vessels

    Russia’s third Project 11356 frigate, the Admiral Makarov, transited the English Channel on August 20 as she sails for her new homeport in the Black Sea. The 4,000-ton Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate was escorted through the Channel by Portsmouth-based minehunter HMS Hurworth and a Wildcat HMA2 helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron. The frigate started the […]

  • USA: L-3 MariPro Secures USD 127 Million Multi-Year Contract

    24 October 2012
    Industry

    L-3 MariPro, a division of L-3 Marine & Power Systems has secured $127 million multi-year contract  intended for installation of   Undersea Warfare Training Range off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla, for the U.S. Navy, reports the Benzinga.com. The program is split in two phases. The first phase of the program entails supplying of  the initial […]

  • USA: Lockheed Martin Gets Aegis Weapon System Contract

    16 February 2012
    Equipment & technology, Industry

      Lockheed Martin has received a $148,500,000 modification to a previously awarded contract for the production and integration of an Aegis Weapon System in support of DDG 116 and the purchase of material assemblies to support Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Host Nation1. Aegis, which means shield, is the Navy’s latest surface combat system. Aegis […]

  • USS Albuquerque Returns from Deployment

    22 August 2013
    Training & Education

    Friends and family of Sailors aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) welcomed home Albuquerque’s crew Aug. 21 following a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific. The deployment supported the nation’s Maritime Strategy, which includes maritime security, forward presence, sea control, and power projection. During the deployment, Albuquerque executed missions vital […]

  • Singapore, Australian Navies Engage in Exercise Singaroo

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

    The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise, Exercise Singaroo, from 29 September to 3 October 2014. Hosted by Singapore, this year’s exercise was the 17th in the series held since 1995. The five-day exercise was conducted in the South China Sea and comprised three-dimensional warfare […]

  • French Navy receives 7th upgraded ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft

    19 May 2022
    Vessels

    The French Navy has received the seventh Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 and the second ATL2 modernized by Service industriel de l’aéronautique (SIAé).

  • UK Forces to Take Part in Allied Shield Exercises

    29 May 2015
    Authorities

    Royal Navy and Army units are taking part in a series of exercises, alongside thousands of personnel from dozens of participating nations. From early June, UK military personnel will be deployed to Eastern Europe and the Baltic states to take part in a series of military exercises. Collectively named Allied Shield, the four exercises will […]

  • US Navy’s LCS Program Gets Another Naval Radar

    1 December 2014
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Research & Development

    Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., has installed and put into operation the third TRS-3D naval radar for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program through its agreement with LCS prime contractor, Lockheed Martin. The radar has been integrated on the third “Freedom” variant of the new Littoral Combat Ships, “Milwaukee” (LCS 5). In total, […]

  • US Submarine Force Celebrates 112th Anniversary

    12 April 2012
    Training & Education

    The submarine force was born April 11, 1900 when the U.S. Navy bought the submersible Holland VI from John Holland. Since that historic day, undersea warfighters and submarines have used fortitude and creativity to sustain their superiority beneath the sea and develop the force into the indispensable asset that patrols world-wide today. As submariners celebrate […]

  • CSTFL Leader Visits USS Winston S. Churchill

    4 May 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) received a visit from Commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic (CSFTL), while at sea, on its progress though a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), May 1. Rear Adm. Dennis E. FitzPatrick, CSFTL, landed on the destroyer via helicopter and immediately met with Cmdr. Michael E. Hutchens, commanding […]