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  • FS Cassard rescues seafarers during Franco-Kuwaiti exercise Pearl of the West

    21 November 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    French Navy anti-air warfare destroyer FS Cassard rescued twelve crew members of the Panama-flagged asphalt-bitumen tanker Durban Queen in the Persian Gulf on November 20. FS Cassard was en route to Kuwait and exercise Pearl of the West when it received a distress call from the nearby tanker. According to the French defense ministry, the […]

  • Egyptian, Hellenic Navy in aeronautical drills in the Med

    2 August 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Ships, submarines and aircraft from the navies of Greece and Egypt started training activities as part of the bilateral exercise Medusa 1/2017. The aero-nautical exercise runs from July 30 to August 3 and is being held in the Mediterranean Sea in waters north of Cairo, as well as in Alexandria Naval Base and Jinklees Air Base. […]

  • Three navies kick off exercise Mare Aperto 2018

    9 October 2018

    The second multilateral maritime exercise Mare Aperto in 2018 has begun in the Mediterranean Sea, with the participation of the Italian, French and the US navies.  The exercise, designed to improve combined combat capability, increase operational capacity, and strengthen relationships among exercise participants, is being held from October 8 to 12. Submarines, surface ships, naval aircraft […]

  • DARPA awards Leidos $8.5M for further ACTUV testing

    11 November 2016
    Authorities, Industry, Research & Development

    The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded American defense company Leidos a $8.5 million contract modification to continue supporting the tests of the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. Under the contract, Leidos will deliver its services during an extended testing phase. Leidos has earlier been in charge of constructing the vessel which was built […]

  • Project 11356 Lead Frigate Admiral Grigorovich to Join Russian Navy in 2014

    10 January 2012
    Industry

      Project 11356 lead frigate Admiral Grigorovich will join Russian Navy in 2014; presently, the ship is being built by Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, reported a spokesman for Russian Navy. “Totally, it is planned to build three Project 11356 frigates. On Dec 18, 2011 the shipyard laid a keel for the second frigate – Admiral […]

  • USA: HS-15 Officially Transitions to HSC-15

    18 November 2012
    Training & Education

    Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 officially transitioned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 during a ceremony, Nov. 15, at Naval Air Station North Island. The “Red Lions” are the latest anti-submarine squadron to make the transition to a sea combat squadron as part of the Navy’s new direction for the rotary wing community, said […]

  • Reservists Provide Maintenance Assistance to Crew of USS Coronado

    20 February 2014
    Training & Education

    Navy Reservists from units in Florida, Georgia and Texas provided much-needed maintenance assistance to the crew of USS Coronado (LCS 4) from Jan. 31 to Feb. 12, while continuing to complete training that will qualify them to serve with the fleet.   Reservists will play pivotal parts throughout the deployment cycles of littoral combat ships, […]

  • German Navy Type F123 frigate catches fire in Baltic Sea

    10 October 2016
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Training & Education

    German Navy frigate Brandenburg was forced to dock in Kiel, Germany after a fire broke out on the ship on Saturday. According to the German news site Kieler Nachrichten, the crew was able to put out the fire and the ship managed to enter the Kiel base under its own power on Sunday. None of the crew were […]

  • Indian Navy conducts fleet exercises on Eastern Seaboard

    24 December 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The Indian Navy recently concluded large-scale fleet exercises in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. 24 ships, two submarines and over ten aircraft participated in the exercise, which included the nuclear submarine Chakra as well as units from the Andaman and Nicobar Command. A ship from the Western Naval Command, with the Kamov […]

  • Image of the Day: USS Vella Gulf Sails Into the Sunset

    13 May 2014
    Training & Education

    The US Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) transiting the Mediterranean Sea on May 11th, 2014.   The cruiser is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. USS Vella Gulf is capable of conducting sustained combat operations in […]

  • German, Turkish Navy Train in Aksaz, Turkey

    1 December 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The German frigate FGS Hamburg, SNMG2 flagship, sailed into the Turkish navy base Aksaz two weeks ago to train with the Turkish Navy. Shortly thereafter, the joint at-sea training with the Turkish Navy’s frigate TCG Gaziantep commenced. After participating in the NATO’s exercise Trident Juncture in October and November, the FGS Hamburg sailed through the […]

  • NATO kicks off anti-submarine warfare exercise in Norway

    20 June 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg kicked off the annual ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ anti-submarine warfare exercise in a visit to Trondheim, Norway today. The ASW drill, focused on detecting and defending against submarines, runs for ten days. Three thousand sailors and aircrew from eight Allies (Canada, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States) […]

  • HMCS Fredericton engages Black Sea navies

    4 April 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton, assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) entered the Black Sea on March 30 to train with Turkish, Bulgarian and Romanian Navy vessels. During the month of April, HMCS Fredericton will conduct operations in concert with Romanian frigate ROS Regina Maria and other allied ships from Bulgaria and […]

  • USS Fitzgerald returns to homeport after seven-month deployment

    25 August 2022
    Operations, Vessels

    US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald returned to Naval Base San Diego on 23 August after a seven-month deployment to US 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets. Fitzgerald departed San Diego on 3 January as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and served as the ballistic missile defence commander for ABECSG […]

  • Portsmouth’s Naval Reserve Opens Doors to Potential Recruits

    3 September 2014
    Authorities

    From diving to mine warfare and nursing to media operations, the Portsmouth’s own Naval Reserve is offering potential recruits the chance to gain an insight into the valuable work of the UK Navy’s own volunteer force.   Portsmouth’s reserve establishment, HMS King Alfred, which has volunteers from across southern England, is holding a Live event […]

  • Australia’s final AWD destroyer begins sea trials

    16 September 2019
    Authorities, Industry, Vessels

    The Royal Australian Navy’s third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), future HMAS Sydney, has started the first phase of sea trials which will test the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. The initial trial phase will be followed by a more advanced phase of sea trials in October to test the ship’s combat and communications systems […]

  • HMAS Diamantina Trains Timor Naval Officers

    13 April 2015
    Authorities

    Australian Navy’s HMAS Diamantina recently had a successful six day port visit to Dili, East Timor, to provide training to the local Naval component. Two Falantil-Forcas Defensa Timor Leste officers, Sub Lieutenants Santos and Nascimento, embarked on a two day sea ride for the transit back to Darwin where Diamantina resumed her duties in support […]

  • US Navy’s George H. W. Bush CSG certified to deploy

    4 July 2022
    Operations, Vessels

    The sailors, ships, squadrons, and staff of the US Navy’s George H. W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) successfully completed the final deployment certification exercise on 30 June.

  • US, Thailand kick off exercise CARAT

    30 May 2019
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard joined Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps to kick off the 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). The opening ceremony was held at Sattahip Naval Base on May 29. CARAT is the US Navy’s oldest and longest continually-running regional exercise in South and Southeast Asia […]

  • Naval Group launches sixth French Navy FREMM frigate Normandie

    2 February 2018
    Authorities, Industry, Vessels

    French shipbuilder Naval Group on February 1 launched the French Navy’s sixth FREMM frigate ‘Normandie’. The shipbuilder floated out its overall eight FREMM vessel 12 months after the start of hull assembly in the building dock on the Lorient site. This launch brought the company a step closer to the milestone of delivering six anti-submarine […]

  • Fast-attack submarine USS Greenville earns battle efficiency award

    2 February 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greenville (SSN 772) was presented with a battle efficiency award on January 27. Capt. Rick Seif, commander of Submarine Squadron one presented the award to Greeneville after her crew attained the highest overall readiness to carry out her wartime tasks. With a crew of approximately 160 sailors, Greeneville conducted a multitude […]

  • AUSCDT ONE Shows Maritime Counter Terrorism-Explosive Ordnance Disposal Skills

    31 July 2013
    Training & Education

    Australian Clearance Diving Team One (AUSCDT ONE) recently showcased their newly developed Maritime Counter Terrorism-Explosive Ordnance Disposal (MCT-EOD) capability to Fleet Command. Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Tim Barrett and Commander Mine Warfare, Clearance Diving, Hydrographic, Meteorological and Patrol Force, Captain Bob Plath attended HMAS Waterhen for the demonstration, during which the divers showcased their newly enhanced […]

  • Turkish-led exercise Mavi Balina 2016 concludes in the Med

    29 November 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Ships from several nations concluded their participation in the Turkish-led exercise Mavi Balina in the Mediterranean Sea. Participating nations included Pakistan, Romania, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO Maritime Group 2, as well as observers from Algeria, Nigeria, and Georgia also participated. During the first phase of the exercise conducted in Aksaz, […]

  • US, Singapore Navies Hold CARAT Exercise

    15 July 2013
    Training & Education

    The United States and Singapore navies are holding Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise from 15th to 26th of July in the South China Sea, channelnewsasia.com reported today. The exercise will focus on sharpening conventional maritime warfare capabilities, according to the Singapore Ministry of Defence. The Ministry of Defence also said that the exercise […]

  • NAVCAD contracts Insitu for more ScanEagle UAS deliveries to Afghanistan

    25 July 2018
    Authorities

    The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAVCAD) has awarded Insitu Inc. a $10.8 million contract to deliver an additional 27 ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems to Afghanistan. In addition to the systems, the contract includes 37 payloads and spares in support of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The July 24 award follows previous contracts, awarded […]

  • France starts construction of five FTI frigates

    21 April 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday authorized shipbuilder DCNS to start the construction of five FTI (Fregate de Taille Intermediaire) medium-size frigates for the French Navy. The 4,000-tonne front-line frigates, equipped for anti-submarine warfare with widened self-defence and commando-projection capacities, are set to start deliveries in 2023. The first FTI frigate is expected to be commissioned in 2025. […]