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  • CARAT maritime exercise starts at Brunei’s Muara Naval Base

    6 November 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Soldiers and sailors from the US and Brunei kicked off the five-day Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise at Brunei’s Muara Naval Base, November 6. CARAT Brunei features five days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime security priorities, develop professional relationships, and enhance cooperation between the US Navy […]

  • Sweden: Saab Secures Order for Its AUV62

    17 January 2013
    Equipment & technology

    Defence and security company Saab have signed a contract on delivery of autonomous underwater vehicles systems, AUV62, in training configuration. The order has a total value of MSEK 269 and comprises supply and long term maintenance and support of AUV62, the latest version of the advanced training target for Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) training. “We […]

  • USA: Navy Tests First Aircraft Carrier Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo

    7 June 2013
    Equipment & technology, Industry, Training & Education

    USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted the first aircraft carrier-borne end-to-end at-sea test of the Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) System, the Navy announced, June 6. The SSTD System combines the passive detection capability of the Torpedo Warning System that not only finds torpedoes, but also classifies and tracks them, with the hard-kill […]

  • USA: Pre-Commissioning Unit Mississippi Receives Project Good Neighbor Award

    5 December 2011
    Training & Education

    On the eve of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi’s (SSN 782) christening, the submarine achieved another milestone, a 2011 Navy Community Service/Project Good Neighbor community service award, Dec. 1. “I’m so proud of the crew of PCU Mississippi for this important achievement,” said Capt. John McGrath, commanding officer of PCU Mississippi. “In addition to their shipboard […]

  • ONR Looks Into High-Speed Planing Hulls

    29 May 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development

    Earlier this month, scientists sponsored by the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) performed experiments to better understand the motions, forces and pressures generated by waves on boats with high-speed planing hulls. Planing hulls are like those used on a speedboat – they are designed to produce lift and allow the watercraft to glide […]

  • US, Egyptian Navy kick off Eagle Response 18

    27 July 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    US and Egyptian Navy personnel started exercise Eagle Response 18 at the Red Sea Naval Base in Egypt on July 24. Eagle Response 18 is an explosive ordnance disposal and diving exercise the US Navy undertakes with the Egyptian Naval Force and other participating nations to enhance interoperability and warfighting readiness, fortify military-to-military relationships and […]

  • Royal, UAE Navy prepare for world’s biggest mine warfare exercise

    11 March 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Two Royal Navy minehunters, HMS Middleton and Bangor, left their base in Bahrain to join their United Arab Emirates counterparts, Al Hasbah and Al Murjan in Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi’s main port, where they conducted mine countermeasures exercises. Both navies will be taking part in the world’s biggest test of mine warfare forces, International Mine Countermeasures Exercise, later this […]

  • USS Laboon joins George H.W. Bush strike group deployment preparations

    4 July 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) departed its homeport of Norfolk, June 27 to join Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2 in preparation for an upcoming deployment with. Laboon, together with other Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22 and CSG 2 assets, which have the U.S. Navy’s latest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush at the helm, […]

  • Taiwan launches locally-built amphibious warfare ship

    13 April 2021
    Authorities, Vessels

    Taiwan has christened the 10,600-tonne Yushan (1401), a new type of amphibious warfare ship being built for the Taiwan Navy.

  • Russian Navy destroyer tests artillery in the Mediterranean

    26 January 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The Russian Navy informed January 26 that its anti submarine warfare ship Vice-Admiral Kulakov held air defence exercises in the Mediterranean Sea. Sailors aboard the Udaloy-class destroyer tested the Kinzhal surface to air missile complexes as well as the Russian-built AK-100, a naval cannon of universal caliber, and the AK-630 close-in weapon. In the course of the exercise, the […]

  • Italian Navy receives sixth FREMM frigate

    20 April 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    The Italian Navy received its sixth FREMM frigate from Fincantieri during a ceremony held at the shipbuilder’s Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard on April 20. The Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Luigi Rizzo is the second general-purpose variant with the previous four vessels being built for the anti-submarine warfare role. FREMM frigates are built within the international Italian-French […]

  • Prince William starts construction on UK’s 3rd Type 26 frigate

    1 July 2021
    Authorities, Vessels

    In a steel cut ceremony at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow on 29 June, His Royal Highness, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, set the plasma cutting machine to work on the first plate of steel for the third Type 26 frigate, HMS Belfast.

  • NATO’s Warships Engage in Submarine Warfare amid DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 2014

    25 February 2014
    Training & Education

    NATO’s submarine warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 2014 (DMON 14) concluded yesterday off the coast of Norway, as the ships, submarines, aircraft, and personnel from eight participating Allied nations wrapped up the simulations and began to take stock of the lessons the exercise provided for future operations.   Rough weather provided a challenging environment for the […]

  • USS Reuben James Returns to Its Homeport

    6 May 2013
    Training & Education

    The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) returned to its homeport May 3 from a deployment to the western Pacific. It is likely the ship’s final deployment prior to decommissioning this summer. During the ship’s seven-month deployment, the crew of Reuben James participated in a series of bilateral maritime exercises or […]

  • USS Mount Whitney and Sixth Fleet ready for LSE 2021

    28 July 2021
    Operations, Vessels

    The US Navy has just announced that USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and Sixth Fleet are preparing for Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. According to the navy, USS Mount Whitney and embarked Sixth Fleet staff yesterday sailed from Gaeta for LSE 2021, scheduled to take place August 3-16. LSE 2021 will be a scenario-driven, globally […]

  • SECNAV to Host USS Illinois Naming Ceremony

    22 June 2012
    Authorities, Industry

    Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will host a ship naming ceremony in honor of USS Illinois, June 22, at 2 p.m. CDT at the Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Illinois, a Virginia-class submarine designated SSN 786, is the second Navy vessel to bear the “Prairie State’s” name. The previous Illinois, a […]

  • HII: New medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle unveiled

    8 November 2022
    UUV/UAV

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) divison Mission Technologies has revealed a new medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), REMUS 620.

  • French, UK and US warships train together in Gulf of Oman

    26 October 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Exercise Intrepid Sentinel gathered ships from the French, UK and US navies for two days of maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman on October 20 and 21. US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), French Marine Nationale’s anti-air destroyer FS Jean Bart (D 615) and the Royal Navy’s Duke-class frigate HMS Monmouth (F 235), […]

  • Australia officially receives first air warfare destroyer Hobart

    16 June 2017
    Authorities, Industry

    The Australian Ministry of Defense accepted delivery of its first Aegis-equipped air warfare destroyer, Hobart, in a ceremony at the Osborne naval shipyard on June 16. Hobart is the first of three destroyers being built and integrated by the AWD Alliance which comprises the Department of Defence, Raytheon Australia and ASC with support from Navantia. In […]

  • France: Lorient Shipyard Floats Out FREMM Frigate

    19 September 2013
    Industry

    On 18 September 2013, FREMM frigate Provence was floated out of its building dock at the Lorient shipyard. With five FREMM multimission frigates at different stages of assembly and construction, this float-out (or pre-outfitting launch) – always a major milestone – highlights the Group’s expertise in concurrent shipbuilding. Operations began in the morning with the […]

  • German Navy Vessels Meet at Sea

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

    The German Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, GORCH FOCK (A 60), took a moment to bid farewell to Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) German ship FGS NIEDERSACHSEN as the latter nears the end of its final deployment. NIEDERSACHSEN Commanding Officer Cmdr. Kurt Leonards, said: To meet the GORCH FOCK is always a very special moment […]

  • Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Delivers USS Virginia Back to Fleet

    11 May 2012
    Industry

    Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) delivered USS Virginia (SSN 774) back to the fleet following the completion of the first major maintenance availability for the Virginia class, May 5. The ship arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Sept. 1, 2010, for an Extended Docking Selected Restricted Availability. The project team and ship’s crew worked with Virginia-class […]

  • Russian Defense Ministry Wants Renewal of Non-Nuclear Submarines

    12 January 2012
    Authorities

      Along with construction of strategic and multipurpose nuclear-powered submarines, Russian Navy development program provides renewal of non-nuclear (diesel electric) submarines. In Russian Navy, diesel electric submarines are used for antisurface and antisubmarine warfare far fr om home bases both in the high seas and in limited water areas. Constructed non-nuclear subs will have all […]

  • US Navy’s Newest Submarine Joins Fleet in Norfolk

    31 October 2011
    Industry

    The Navy commissioned its eighth Virginia-class submarine, USS California (SSN 781), during a ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 29. More than 1,500 people attended the ceremony at the naval station, while others viewed it live on the Internet. Rep. Buck McKeon of California, House Armed Services Committee chairman and the ceremony’s keynote speaker, […]

  • HMS Ambush Stands for UK Navy During Dynamic Malta 15

    30 September 2015
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Britain’s newest operational boat, HMS Ambush, made a rare appearance on the surface of the Mediterranean for NATO’s biggest submarine exercise of the autumn. Over 10 days, five surface ships and seven maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters pitted their wits against seven submarines, five conventional diesel boats and two nuclear, in the Ionian Sea. Exercise […]

  • USA: Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Supports Bold Alligator 2012

    21 February 2012
    Training & Education

      Two Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) engineers returned from deployment on two different large-deck surface platforms in support of the U.S. Navy’s at sea, live and synthetic exercise Bold Alligator 2012 that ended Feb. 12. Luis Ramirez-Lugo embarked USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) from Feb. 3-11. Curt Duer embarked USS […]