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  • Royal Navy Reservists Take Part in Multi-National Exercise off Coast of Scotland

    15 October 2013
    Training & Education

    A total of 53 Royal Naval reservists are taking part in a tri-Service multi-national exercise off the coast of Scotland. Exercise Joint Warrior is held in the spring and autumn of every year and provides high quality tactical training for the three UK armed forces, as well as visiting units from allied nations. The idea […]

  • USS Halyburton Returns to Mayport

    5 June 2014
    Authorities

    Guided-missile frigate USS Halyburton (FFG 40) returned to Mayport June 4 from a five-month deployment to U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations (AOR).   Deployed since Jan. 15, the officers and crew of Halyburton, in conjunction with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 46 and U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachments, disrupted nine shipments of cocaine, […]

  • USS Chicago Calls at HMAS Stirling

    2 September 2013

    The Los Angeles class fast attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) arrived at HMAS Stirling for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific Aug. 21. With a crew of approximately 135 Sailors, Chicago has been conducting a multitude of missions to showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet.  “Chicago’s visit […]

  • USS Coronado Arrives in San Diego

    11 March 2014
    Training & Education

    The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) arrived at its new homeport of San Diego March 10, a few weeks ahead of her commissioning ceremony scheduled for April 5 at Naval Air Station North Island.   Following construction and acceptance trials at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Coronado set sail in January […]

  • HMS Westminster, Indian Navy Train Together

    4 November 2013
    Training & Education

    HMS Westminster has just visited Goa where the ship’s company had the opportunity to exercise alongside the Indian Navy. The Type 23 frigate took time out from her busy counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics operations in the Gulf for a workout with Indian Navy Ship (INS) Delhi and her company. Exercise Konkan is part of the long-term […]

  • Australia: First of Three AWDs Arrives in Adelaide

    24 April 2012

    Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced the arrival in Adelaide of the first of three state of the art horizon-search radars for the Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD). “The AN/SPQ-9B radar is located on the main mast of the destroyers and can track over 200 radar contacts simultaneously with a high level of […]

  • Elbit Systems launches new unmanned surface vessel

    9 February 2016
    Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development

    Israel-based defense and homeland security company, Elbit Systems, has introduced a new unmanned vessel platform. The Seagull is a 12-meter modular, multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vessel(USV) system with replaceable mission modules and two vessels capable of being operated and controlled in concert using a single Mission Control System (MCS), from manned ships or from the shore. The system provides unmanned end-to-end mine […]

  • USS Abraham Lincoln joins major Italian exercise Mare Aperto

    2 May 2019
    Authorities

    US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and ships from its carrier strike group (ABECSG) have joined Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi as part of exercise Mare Aperto, an Italian multilateral maritime warfare exercise designed to promote interoperability and proficiency. The exercise started April 29 and will last until May 10, 2019. Multiple […]

  • HMS Iron Duke resumes training after maintenance period

    23 November 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The crew of the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke have started a period of training under direction of Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) after completing a maintenance period. This period marks the end of her busy operational period in the first half of 2016, which saw the ship deploy as part of Standing […]

  • Almirante Juan de Borbón Trains in Sea Breeze

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

    The Spanish Navy’s frigate ‘Almirante Juan de Borbón’, integrated into SNMG-2 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 2), is currently deployed in the Black Sea participating in exercise ‘Sea Breeze’ along with other naval units from the Ukraine and other coastal states.   The exercise has been programmed taking the opportunity provided by the presence of this […]

  • Most Read News, March 2 – 8, 2015

    8 March 2015
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development, Training & Education

    SNMG2 Enters Black Sea for Warfare Exercises NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) arrived today in the Black Sea to operate and train with ships from the Bulgarian, Romanian and Turkish Navies. Austal Rolls Out USS Gabrielle Giffords The future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), launched from the Austal USA shipyard […]

  • USS Russell Improvements Almost Finished

    11 August 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development

    USS Russell (DDG 59) is currently nearing completion of an $80 million Extended Dry Dock Selective Restrictive Availability (EDSRA) in San Diego, California. A significant part of the EDSRA consisted of livability improvements to the galley and berthings.   In addition to the upgraded galley, four of Russell’s seven berthing areas were completely gutted and […]

  • HMAS Sheean Hunted in Exercise Bersama Shield

    5 June 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Royal Australian Navy submarine, HMAS Sheean, has been hunted from the air and sea as part of Exercise Bersama Shield off the Malay Peninsula.   Exercise Bersama Shield is designed to enhance the interoperability of Five Power Defence Arrangement member nations. Australian Defence Force (ADF) elements have joined with forces from Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore […]

  • Indian, Japanese and US Forces Wrap Up Ex Malabar

    20 October 2015
    Authorities

    The tri-lateral exercise Malabar came to a close as Indian, Japanese and U.S. naval forces completed training, Oct. 19. The annual high-end war fighting exercise, which began in 1992, featured maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations, surface and anti-submarine warfare, air defense exercises (ADEX) and visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations. Indian Navy Rear Adm. […]

  • Royal Navy frigate heads for Finland for centenary celebrations

    5 July 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose is scheduled to visit Finland to take part in joint drills and attend the Finnish Navy’s centenary celebrations.  Prior to arriving to the Finnish port of Turku, Montrose will conduct two days of exercises in the Northern Baltic Sea. The exercise, which will start July 6, will be […]

  • UK: Budding Navigators Tested on HMS Echo

    6 December 2012
    Equipment & technology

    HMS Echo took eight would-be navigators to sea as experienced sailors assessed whether they had ‘the right stuff’ to guide Her Majesty’s ships on the world’s oceans. The survey ship was used by staff and students on the Fleet Navigating Officers course – which sets the benchmark for all navigators of Royal Navy warships – […]

  • Sea Breeze: US, Ukrainian Navy Take Part in VBSS Training

    7 September 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Members of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and Ukrainian naval ship Hetman Sahaydachniy (U-130) conducted visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) and damage control training during exercise Sea Breeze 2015, Sept. 4, 2015. Sea Breeze is an annual multinational maritime exercise, with a land and air component, co-hosted by the […]

  • USS Russell Carries Out Sea Trials after EDSRA

    13 November 2014
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Research & Development

    For the first time in nearly two years, USS Russell (DDG 59) departed Naval Base San Diego for an underway under her own power, Oct. 28, to conduct a week of contractor sea trials. The sea trials wrapped up an $84 million Extended Dry Dock Selective Restricted Availability (EDSRA) period. The schedule of events included […]

  • SECNAV Names Submarine USS Oregon

    13 October 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development

    The US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony recently to announce that SSN 793, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Oregon. During the ceremony held at The Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Mabus announced the submarine will be named to honor the long-standing history its namesake […]

  • Japan launches second Asahi-class destroyer JS Shiranui

    13 October 2017
    Authorities, Industry

    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched the country’s second Asahi-class destroyer, the future JS Shiranui. The ship was launched on October 12 in Nagasaki. JS Shiranui (pennant number 120) and her sister ship Asahi are based on the Akizuki-class destroyer but with a focus on anti-submarine instead of anti-air warfare. The ships measure 151 […]

  • VIDEO: Royal Navy’s Wildcat Takes to the Sky for the First Time (UK)

    29 January 2013
    Industry

    The first Wildcat attack helicopter to be delivered to the Royal Navy has successfully taken its first flight at Yeovil in Somerset. The Wildcat has a more powerful engine, allowing it to be flown in extreme conditions all year round. It is also equipped with a more robust fuselage, a high-tech interactive display and a […]

  • MCMEX14 Concludes in Auckland, New Zealand

    17 March 2014
    Training & Education

    After an intense three weeks of operations, the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) Mine Counter Measures and Dive Exercise 2014 (MCMEX14) closed with a traditional ceremonial Beat to Quarters at the Navy Museum in Auckland, New Zealand.   The MCMEX14 was hosted by the Royal New Zealand Navy and it was the first time the […]

  • US Navy seabees constructing maritime operations center in Ukraine

    8 August 2017
    Authorities

    U.S. Navy Seabees on July 25 started construction of a maritime operations center on the Ukrainian Ochakiv Naval Base. The seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, have been in Ochakiv since April to establish contracts, obtain construction permits, and perform other logistical necessities needed for long term sustainment of the maritime operations center project. […]

  • HMS Richmond’s Engines Fit to Fight

    4 November 2014
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Research & Development, Training & Education

    HMS Richmond has been playing host to personnel in the final stages of advanced warfare training while also completing trials to ensure her engines are fit to fight. The training, which was held off the South West coast, saw the Portsmouth-based Type 23 frigate come under simulated attack from land, sea and air as part […]

  • Video: Australia’s first AWD destroyer completes builder’s trials

    26 September 2016
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    HMAS Hobart, the first of three Royal Australian Navy Aegis destroyers has successfully completed sea trials off the coast of South Australia. The builder’s sea trials, completed on the weekend, included testing the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. HMAS Hobart was built at Techport, by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance. Construction of 12 Shortfin Barracuda submarines built by French shipbuilder DCNS […]

  • CARAT 2016 moves over to Indonesia

    2 August 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The annual bilateral exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) will see U.S. and Indonesian navies come together from August 2-8. The exercise will take place on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java and Bali Seas. More than 500 U.S. Sailors will participate in CARAT Indonesia alongside their […]