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  • UK: Royal Navy’s Ensign Flies Again on Wreck of Battle-Cruiser HMS Repulse

    23 May 2014
    Training & Education

    The White Ensign flies again on one of the most hallowed sites in Royal Navy history. Fifty-seven metres beneath the South China Sea Lt Adam Bolton admires the Royal Navy’s standard fixed to the wreck of battle-cruiser HMS Repulse, sunk by the Japanese 73 years ago.   The reservist from HMS Vivid in Plymouth and […]

  • VIDEO: Raytheon Starts Building 12th Ballistic Missile Defense Radar, USA

    20 December 2013
    Equipment & technology, Industry

    The U.S. is taking another positive step toward meeting the growing demand for systems that can help protect against the increasing danger posed by ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company has started building the 12th AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar for the Missile Defense Agency after being awarded a $172.7 million contract, which was previously announced by […]

  • USS Winston S. Churchill Changes Command

    3 March 2014
    Training & Education

    From one proud Texan to another, command of the Arleigh Burke destroyer, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), officially changed hands Feb. 28.   Past and present crew members, friends, and family attended the time-honored change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, to watch as Cmdr. Christine O’Connell of Houston, assumed command of the […]

  • Indigenous Technology Imperative for Indian Navy’s Growth

    7 May 2013
    Industry

    Indian Navy is committed to promoting self reliance in military technology  said Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief , Southern Naval Command, while inaugurating a Naval technology seminar organized by Bharat Electronics Limited at Kochi on 03 May 13.  The momentous economic growth of the nation has to be sustained by suitable […]

  • New Commander Takes the Helm of USS Shiloh

    13 June 2013
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) received a new commanding officer during a ceremony at the Fleet Activities Yokosuka Fleet Theater, June 12. During the event, Capt. James T. Jones turned over command of the warship to Capt. Kurush F. Morris. Rear Adm. Mike Montgomery, commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, congratulated Jones and […]

  • SEACAT Exercise Starts at Singapore Navy’s MOEC

    12 August 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The 13th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise commenced at the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Multinational Operations and Exercises Center (MOEC) Aug. 11.   Focused on regional cooperation to address shared maritime security challenges like piracy, smuggling and other illicit activities at sea, SEACAT brings together liaison officers from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the […]

  • U.S. Navy Ships Arrive at Changi Naval Base

    29 July 2014
    Training & Education

    USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS Halsey (DDG 97) are in port Singapore July 28 in advance of the 2014 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)exercise with the Republic of Singapore Navy.   Under the command of Destroyer Squadron 7, the two ships will participate in a number of in port exchanges and […]

  • Phase 1 of Zycraft’s Vigilant Class IUSV Development Concluded

    18 September 2013
    Equipment & technology, Industry

    Zycraft Pte. Ltd. (Zycraft) has successfully completed the Phase 1 development of the Vigilant Class Independent Unmanned Surface Vessel (IUSV), the company announced. A lead vessel named the LongRunner has already completed over 24 months of inwater testing in Singapore waters and traveled a total of 2000 nautical miles. During this period, the vessel also […]

  • USA: Admiral Calls Attention to Ships as Top NAVSEA Mission Priority

    1 August 2013
    Authorities

    The admiral’s five words sound like a movie featuring Navy warships is playing at the Naval Support Facility Dahlgren theater. “It’s All About the Ships!” But his words are not the title of a sequel to “Battleship”. It’s the new Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) commander’s first mission priority. Navy technological leaders packed the base […]

  • USA: CNO Wraps Up Weeklong Visit

    17 September 2013
    Training & Education

    Commander in Chief of the People’s Liberation (PLA) Army Navy Adm. Wu Shengli concluded his visit to the United States in a series of discussions with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert in the Pentagon and a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center before departing Sept. 13 for China. Shengli began his […]

  • India: NMF’s Eastern Naval Command Organizes ‘Maritime Developments to India’s East’ Seminar

    11 October 2012
    Training & Education

    Eastern Naval Command hosted a two-day Seminar on ‘Maritime Developments to India’s East’ on behalf of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) at Samudrika Naval auditorium 08 & 09 Oct 12. The Seminar focused on maritime security, geo-politics, economic integration and international co-operation among the littoral states that bound the region to India’s East including the […]

  • USS Ronald Reagan returns to Yokosuka

    27 July 2016
    Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) concluded the first segment of its 2016 patrol and returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) July 26. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducted 53 days of strike group operations in the Western Pacific, including the waters south of Japan, Philippine Sea […]

  • EU NAVFOR celebrates a decade of operations

    11 December 2018

    The European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) celebrated ten years of maritime operations on December 8. Commanded from its military HQ in Northwood, London, the European Union Naval Force was officially launched on December 8, 2008. Codenamed Operation Atalanta, it is a naval force generated by EU Member States working collectively, in support of UN […]

  • Thailand hosts first US-ASEAN maritime exercise

    2 September 2019
    Authorities, Training & Education

    This is the US Navy’s first exercise of its kind with ASEAN.

  • SHADE: Piracy still a threat in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean

    29 November 2017
    Authorities

    Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and EU Naval Forces (EU NAVFOR) welcomed delegates to the 41st Shared Awareness and De-confliction (SHADE) conference on counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean in Bahrain on November 22. The diversification and proliferation of wider maritime security threats in the Gulf of Aden and the Southern Red Sea, which […]

  • Irish Naval Service Announces Tender for Provison of Rough Terrain Crane

    16 September 2011

      Irish Naval Service has announced tender for provision of rough terrain crane . Crane to be with a single cab and boom down type, new or second hand, compact design, overall dimensions not to exceed 9.5m in length and 2.5m in width), to be capable of operating in a dockyard and marine environment. Minimum […]

  • USS Enterprise Hosts AAPI Heritage Month Celebrations

    23 May 2012
    Training & Education

    Sailors and Marines aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the ship’s cific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the ship’s hangar bay May 18. Celebrated across the nation during May, Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month is a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders living […]

  • USS George Washington Returns to Yokosuka

    21 November 2012
    Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier returned from the second half of its 2012 patrol to its homeport of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan Nov. 20. USS George Washington (CVN 73) and its embarked air wing Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 participated in three joint training exercises with regional partners, visited three Asia-Pacific nations to […]

  • Australian Minister for Defence to Attend Second ADMM-Plus

    28 August 2013
    Authorities

    On Wednesday, 28th of August, Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith departed Australia for Brunei Darussalam to attend the second ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus). The ADMM-Plus brings together Defence Ministers from the 10 member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the eight ‘Plus’ countries of the East Asia Summit, namely […]

  • SunRui becomes first Asian manufacturer to win USCG type approval

    3 July 2017
    Equipment & technology, Industry

    The Chinese manufacturer SunRui and classification society DNV GL celebrated last week, as Sunrui became the fourth manufacturer of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to obtain type approval from the US Coast Guard (USCG). Its BalClor® system treats ballast water in three steps: Filtration, seawater electro-chlorination for disinfection and neutralization. The company is the first […]

  • UK Warships Return to Sea following Week of Key London Events

    18 September 2013
    Training & Education

    HMS Sutherland and HMS Tyne were moored at the Royal Docks outside ExCel from Monday September 9 until Sunday as part of the DSEi defence and security exhibition, providing delegates with a visible demonstration of naval power and capability. he third vessel – HMS Northumberland – was berthed at Canary Wharf as a backdrop to […]

  • HMAS Ballarat Concludes Bersama Shield 12 Exercise

    17 May 2012
    Training & Education

    HMAS Ballarat (Commanger Jonathan Earley) has been making waves in the South China Seas as part of the maritime component for the annual Five Power Defence Arrangement Exercise – Bersama Shield. Exercise Bersama Shield 12 (Ex BS12) saw Ballarat join forces with Malaysian Frigate KD Lekiu and Singaporean Frigate RSS Supreme along with HMAS Collins […]

  • UK Warship Welcomes Head of OPCW-UN Joint Mission Aboard

    17 February 2014

    Whilst alongside in Limassol, Cyprus on 13 February, HMS Montrose welcomed on board Sigrid Kaag, the Head of the Joint Mission set up by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations (UN), to remove and destroy the ingredients used for the manufacture of Syrian chemical weapons.   The Commanding […]

  • ITS SAN MARCO Hands Over Command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2

    18 June 2013
    Authorities

    Rear Admiral Antonio Natale, Italian Navy, handed over command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) on Saturday, 15 June 2013 to Rear Admiral Eugenio Díaz Del Río, Spanish Navy, concluding a very successful six-month NATO deployment. The ceremony, presided over by Vice Admiral Peter Hudson, NATO’s Maritime Commander, took place at the Aksaz Naval […]

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Launches US Navy’s Newest Supply Ship

    18 April 2011
    Industry

    General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today launched the U.S. Navy’s newest supply ship, USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), during an evening christening ceremony at the shipyard. The USNS William McLean is the 12th of a class of 14 dry cargo/ammunition ships slated to serve as Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ships […]

  • US Navy to retire 24 ships saving $3.6 billion to boost future fleet

    5 April 2022
    Vessels

    The US Navy has revealed its plans to decommission 24 ships to save $3.6 billion to boost its future fleet.