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  • Exercise Steadfast Jazz Ends with a Bang

    11 November 2013

    Exercise Steadfast Jazz concluded successfully on Nov. 8 after two weeks of intense multinational joint military training in locations across Europe. About 6,000 personnel from 28 NATO member nations as well as three-partner nations (Sweden, Finland and Ukraine) trained together in a combined multinational setting. Joint Force Command Brunssum Headquarters succeeded in meeting a host […]

  • Homecoming Ceremony for HMAS Toowoomba

    13 June 2013
    Authorities

    HMAS Toowoomba will receive a warm welcome home when she sails into Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling tomorrow, Friday, 14 June 2013 following her six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations. The homecoming will be marked by a ceremony attended by Minister for Defence, the Honourable Stephen Smith MP, Shadow Minister for […]

  • Obama Asks Congress to Hold Off Vote on Syria Strikes

    11 September 2013
    Authorities

    The credible threat of U.S. military force in Syria is critical to showing the world that chemical weapons use is unacceptable, the U.S. President Barack Obama said in a speech to the nation last night, but he added that he has asked Congress to postpone a vote authorizing such action. Obama noted he has asked […]

  • HMAS Toowoomba (II) Completes Duties in the Middle East, Heads Home

    31 May 2013

    HMAS Toowoomba (II) is making her way home to Australia after handing over maritime security and interception operations for Operation SLIPPER in the Middle East Area of Operations to HMAS Newcastle. The ship’s company of 191 completed a six-month deployment conducting counter piracy, counter narcotics and counter terrorism operations on 28 May 2013. They will […]

  • EUHR Ashton Promotes Comprehensive Counterpiracy Approach Aboard La Fayette

    29 August 2012
    Authorities

    On 26 August, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Commission Vice President, Catherine Ashton visited the French EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR) warship La Fayette during her visit to Kenya and Somalia. She was welcomed on board by the Commanding Officer Captain Guillaume Merveilleux du Vignaux and the EU […]

  • Australian Navy Counts Down to Historic International Fleet Review

    10 April 2013
    Training & Education

    The 3rd of April 2013 marked six months until Sydneysiders experience one of the biggest commemorative events since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games: the Royal Australian Navy’s International Fleet Review Sydney 2013. Taking place on Sydney Harbour from 3 -11 October 2013, the International Fleet Review will commemorate the centenary of the first Royal Australian […]

  • Seychelles Coast Guard: Future Plans for New Surveillance Assets

    27 November 2014
    Authorities

    East African nations have a significant challenge ahead. The past few years have seen an encouraging decline in the volume of maritime piracy incidents that once dominated headlines with tales of hostage taking and freight ship hijacking, particularly in the Gulf of Aden and further south into the Somali Basin. That success however has spurred […]

  • George Washington Strike Group Reflects on 40 Years in Japan

    4 October 2013
    Training & Education

    The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group observed its 40th anniversary of the first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and carrier air wing operating from Japan, Oct. 5. In 1973, aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV 41) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 arrived in Japan with missions to stabilize the security and international peace of the […]

  • Gulf of Aden: Piracy Drops by 54 Pct

    17 October 2012
    Industry

    Ahead of the upcoming Seatrade Middle East Maritime exhibition and conference, the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre confirms that pirate attacks off the Somali coast have declined by more than 54%, leading to a softening of insurance premiums for the global shipping community but raising controversy surrounding the use of onboard private armed […]

  • U.S. 7th Fleet Holds Change of Command Ceremony on Board USS Blue Ridge

    8 September 2011
    Authorities

      U.S. 7th Fleet held a change of command ceremony on board the command flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Sept. 7. Vice Adm. Scott R. Van Buskirk was relieved by Vice Adm. Scott H. Swift at the ceremony. “It has been the thrill of my career to briefly command in the best job of […]

  • USS George Washington, USS John C. Stennis CSGs Operate in Andaman Sea

    14 October 2012

    The USS George Washington and USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) steamed together in the Andaman Sea Oct. 12, conducting integrated flight operations while also practicing surface and anti-submarine drills. Located in the northeast edge of the Indian Ocean, the Andaman Sea narrows to form the Strait of Malacca, one of the most […]

  • Cyber Expert Discusses U.S. Vulnerabilities at Naval Academy

    25 February 2013
    Training & Education

    A cyber expert addressed the Naval Academy Feb. 19 to address how computers are playing a major role in nearly every aspect of our lives. On the battlefield they control targeting systems, relay critical intelligence information and manage logistics. At home, they control infrastructure, financial systems and critical elements of the economy. According to cyber […]

  • Maritime security agencies hold counter-piracy talks in Bahrain

    2 December 2016
    Authorities

    Bahrain was the stage for the 39th Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) conference which was held November 30. The conference was a forum to discuss counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean and the importance of cooperation between naval units in the region, industry and other concerned organizations. Representatives from NATO, […]

  • Indonesian Defense Ministry to Select Preferred Tenderer

    6 September 2011
    Authorities, Industry

      As is expected, Indonesian defense ministry will select preferred tenderer for delivery of new non-nuclear subs for national navy. In 2009 Indonesian defense ministry addressed invitations to French, German, Russian, and Korean shipyards, although the program was annulled then due to lack of financing. Decision to choose a tender winner was postponed for 2011. […]

  • US Promises Japan Two More Aegis-Equipped Destroyers

    8 April 2014
    Authorities

    For reasons a U.S. senior defense official said included North Korean provocations, treaty commitments to Japan and U.S. national security interests, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday (April 6) that the United States will send Japan two more Aegis-equipped ballistic-missile defense ships by 2017.   The ships are designed to intercept ballistic missiles post-boost […]

  • Syria Strikes Justified, Obama Says

    11 September 2013
    Authorities

    The credible threat of U.S. military force in Syria is critical to showing the world that chemical weapons use is unacceptable, President Barack Obama said in a speech to the nation tonight, but he added that he has asked Congress to postpone a vote authorizing such action.  The commander in chief noted he has asked […]

  • UK: First Woman to Command Major Warship

    22 May 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Commander Sarah West, aged 40, joins Type 23 frigate HMS Portland in Rosyth today, becoming the first woman in the Royal Navy’s history to be selected to command a major warship. Another milestone was recently achieved as Commander Sue Moore, 43, became the first woman to command a squadron of minor war vessels; the 1st […]

  • UK: HMS Echo Returns Home

    16 August 2012
    Training & Education

    The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo returns to home to HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, on Thursday (16 August) after a 19 month deployment. The ship has been away for 593 days with 421 actually at sea and has sailed about 74,000 miles – 2.5 times around the equator. The ship made 24 stops […]

  • Royal Navy Keeps Indian Ocean Safe

    9 December 2013

    Not a single ship was seized by pirates during the Royal Navy’s three-month spell in command of a task force patrolling the Indian Ocean for modern-day buccaneers. The ships of Combined Task Force 151 also succeeded in hunting down one pirate action group after the raiders’ two failed attempts to hijack vessels off the Somali […]

  • USS Constitution Celebrates Independence Day

    5 July 2013
    Training & Education

    USS Constitution got underway in Boston Harbor to kick-off the city’s celebration of America’s 237th birthday, followed by a naturalization ceremony where 26 new American citizens were administered the Oath of Allegiance July 4. Approximately 500 guests accompanied the 215-year-old Constitution on its second scheduled underway of 2013, including 150 winners of Constitution’s annual Fourth […]

  • Indonesia: North Sea Boats Launched Innovative Warships

    7 September 2012

    At 1200 hours on Friday, the 31st of August, 2012, North Sea Boats Ltd successfully launched one of the most innovative warships in the world into the straits between East Java and Bali, at Banyuwangi, in the Republic of Indonesia. Measuring 63m in overall length, the vessel will be named KRI Klewang – after a […]

  • USS New Orleans, 11 MEU Return to San Diego

    25 June 2012
    Training & Education

    Amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), returned to their homeport of San Diego, June 22. New Orleans had been deployed for more than seven and a half months, assigned missions that stretched across the Pacific and Indian Oceans to the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea. […]

  • President Commissions Four New Vessels for Ghana Navy

    21 February 2012
    Industry

      President John Evans Atta Mills yesterday commissioned four new vessels for the Ghana Navy, the first in 32 years, and underscored the need for the country to secure its maritime domain for its future socio-economic development. He said the nation’s maritime environment abounded in diverse resources, including minerals, oil, gas and various species of […]

  • South Korea Still Divided Over Deadly Cheonan Warship Sinking

    28 March 2011
    Authorities

      A year after an explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton Cheonan warship, killing 46 sailors and horrifying Seoul and its allies, the sinking st… (sudanvisiondaily) [mappress] Source: sudanvisiondaily,March 28, 2011; A year after an explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton Cheonan warship, killing 46 sailors and horrifying Seoul and its allies, the sinking still enrages and […]

  • Sunken WW2 aircraft carrier USS Hornet found in Solomon Islands

    13 February 2019
    Authorities, Vessels

    The wreck of US Navy’s World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet was discovered on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean around the Solomon Islands in late January 2019. Hornet was found 5,400 meters (nearly 17,500 feet) below the surface, by the expedition crew of Paul G. Allen’s research vessel (R/V) Petrel. Hornet was best […]

  • USA: Austal Announces New Strategic Partnerships

    14 May 2013
    Industry

    Austal continues to demonstrate its commitment to enhancing its support offering to the United States Navy and other navies active in the Asia-Pacific region, announcing new strategic partnerships with regional shipyards at the IMDEX Asia defence exhibition in Singapore this week. Following on from the strategic partnership with Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd announced in […]