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  • USS George Washington Returns to Yokosuka

    27 July 2012
    Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier returned to its forward-operating port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, July 26, to conclude the first half of its 2012 patrol. USS George Washington (CVN 73) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, traveled more than 10,800 nautical miles; conducted exercises and operations with the Japan […]

  • UK: Three Royal Navy Ships Return Home

    7 August 2011

      Three Royal Navy ships return home this weekend bringing to a close an eventful and complex operational deployment to the Mediterranean and Middle East. The Task Force Flagship, HMS Albion, and her escorting Frigate, HMS Sutherland, both arrive back in their homeport of Plymouth on Mon 8 Aug. RFA Cardigan Bay and her embarked […]

  • 2016 a year of firsts for the US 7th Fleet

    4 January 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    As the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet looks back at 2016, it looks back at a year of innovations, new partnerships and upgraded ships. Ships and personnel teamed up with allies and partner nations in more than 110 exercises to exchange information, enhance capabilities and train together throughout 2016. Major exercises included Keen Sword, Ulchi Freedom Guardian, […]

  • USA: Navy Diplomats Visit Naval Air Station Pensacola

    20 September 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola hosted 20 members of the Corps of Foreign Naval Attaches, Sept. 16 – 18 during their fall tour of U.S. Navy installations. The diplomats come from a wide range of countries and backgrounds and are touring Navy commands in the United States to learn about the Navy’s capabilities and be […]

  • UK: EU NAVFOR Hosts Press Conference to Present Update on Operation ATALANTA

    23 February 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    EU NAVFOR hosted a press conference on 20 February 2012 to present an update on Operation ATALANTA, piracy off the Horn of Africa and a view towards future developments. The briefing was hosted by Operation Commander Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts with Deputy Operation Commander Rear Admiral Rainer Endres and the NATO Deputy Chief of […]

  • The challenges of repairing a 40-year-old icebreaker

    20 November 2018
    Authorities, Vessels

      Article by: Peter Ong The United States Coast Guard’s only heavy operational Polar-class icebreaker, Polar Star, completed its annual scheduled refit at Mare Island, Vallejo, California, in a maintenance period riddled with challenges. The forty-two year old ship returned from Operation Deep Freeze 2018, a voyage to resupply the McMurdo Antarctic research center on […]

  • Busy Year for Australian Navy

    20 December 2013
    Training & Education

    2013 was one of the busiest years on recent record for the Royal Australian Navy Fleet. During a period of substantial border protection activity, and against a backdrop of international piracy and narcotics trading interdiction in the Middle East and Indian Ocean, the Navy continued to meet its mission to fight and win in the […]

  • Singapore Navy Recognizes Paracounsellors for Their Service

    17 January 2013
    Authorities, Training & Education

    On 15 Jan, 12 paracounsellors from the Republic of Singapore Navy received awards recognising their service from Guest of Honour, Dr Osman Bin Maliki at the Biennial Paracounsellors Appreciation Event held at The Chevrons.  ME3 Ching Yeow Song was one of three personnel awarded the Distinguished Service Award. This is in recognition of the zeal […]

  • South Korea: Fleet Flagship Blue Ridge Completes Ulchi Freedom 2012 Exercise

    6 September 2012
    Training & Education

    U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff, and Marines arrived in Chinhae, South Korea, Aug. 30, marking the successful completion of Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2012. “The exercise was a challenge,” said Yeoman Seaman Apprentice Travis Leon. “It was a group effort involving 7th Fleet staff, Blue Ridge personnel, […]

  • Attack submarine USS Tucson returns to Pearl Harbor

    9 March 2018
    Vessels

    The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) returned from a deployment to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on March 7. Tucson successfully completed a six-month Western Pacific deployment while conducting operations in support of national security. This deployment was the first for more than 40 percent of Tucson’s crew. During the deployment, 28 officers […]

  • Los Angeles class submarine USS Tucson visits US Navy’s sole mainland Asia base

    11 October 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived at US Fleet Activities Chinhae, the US Navy’s only mainland Asia base, for a visit on October 7. The visit is part of the submarine’s deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. “The Korean-American relationship is very important and our visit to Chinhae gives us […]

  • After Chinhae, attack submarine USS Tucson pulls into Yokosuka

    1 December 2017
    Authorities

    US Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) pulled into Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, on December 1, becoming the third US Navy submarine to visit a port in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region in 30 days. USS Tucson arrived in Yokosuka after previously visiting US Fleet Activities Chinhae, the US Navy’s only mainland Asia base, […]

  • Second Patrol Vessel Delivered to Omani Navy

    14 September 2015
    Authorities

    Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) delivered the second Patrol Vessel RNOV Shinas to the Omani Navy. The Company also held the Naming Ceremony for the third PV RNOV Sadh built for the Navy. The contract for the design and build of the four Al-Ofouq Class of PVs was awarded by the Ministry of Defence of […]

  • Pilots die as US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet crashes off Florida

    15 March 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Two US Navy pilots died after the F/A-18F Super Hornet they flew crashed on final approach to Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida on March 14. The navy said search and rescue crews recovered both the pilot and weapons systems officer from the water approximately one mile east of the runway. Both […]

  • Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors Gets USD 16.86 Million Contract from ROK Navy

    25 October 2011
    Industry

      Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $16,868,744 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to contract (N00024-11-C-5106) to exercise options for Aegis Weapon System and Aegis Combat System combat systems engineering, in-country support services, and staging support to fulfill Aegis lifetime support requirements for the Republic of Korea Navy. This contract modification involves […]

  • Taiwanese Navy Shows Off Hsiung Feng III Road-Mobile Launcher Carrier

    16 August 2013
    Equipment & technology, Industry

      The Taiwanese Navy has unveiled a prototype road-mobile launcher carrier for the supersonic Hsiung Feng III (Brave Wind) anti-ship cruise missile at the biennial Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), Defence News writes. The Hsiung-feng III missile is designed in such a way that it can be operated as a ship-to-ship, land-attack or […]

  • Taiwan anticipates arrival of US Navy frigates

    10 May 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology

    Two former U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, ex-USS Taylor (FFG 50) and ex-USS Gary (FFG 51), are expected to arrive in Taiwan this week, according to local media reports. The frigates are expected to arrive at Zuoying Military Harbor in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung May 13, and later join the Navy’s 146th fleet, which is tasked […]

  • USCG Accepts Delivery of New Response Boat

    23 September 2013
    Industry

    The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, has accepted delivery of the station’s new 45-foot Response Boat-Medium.  The RB-M was built by Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis., and will replace the MLB at a later date. The RB-M can respond faster than previous boats of similar size with a top speed in excess […]

  • Spain’s Freire Shipyard to build fisheries patrol vessel for Kuwait

    6 March 2018
    Authorities, Equipment & technology

    Kuwait’s Marine surveillance department has contracted Spanish shipbuilder Freire Shipyard to build a new 42-meter fisheries surveillance patrol vessel. The contract for this patrol vessel came into force in February 2018, Freire announced, and the vessel is scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2019. The vessel is intended to provide support for the marine […]

  • USCG Accepts Delivery of 45-Foot Response Boat

    12 May 2014
    Industry

    The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Joseph, Michigan, officially accepted delivery, Thursday, of the station’s first 45-foot response boat and is inviting the public to a free open house on the station’s grounds for an opportunity to meet the crew and see the new boat, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

  • Oman receives final Al-Ofouq patrol vessel from ST Marine

    27 June 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    Singapore’s ST Marine delivered RNOV Khassab, the last of four patrol vessels, to the Royal Navy of Oman on June 24. This is the final, in a series of four vessels, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) designed and built for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). The SGD880 million (USD646 million) contract for the […]

  • SECNAV Discusses Partnership with Republic of Korea

    10 December 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development

    The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) visited the Republic of Korea (ROK) Dec. 8-9 to meet with Sailors, Marines, and senior leaders to reaffirm the Department of the Navy’s strong commitment to the U.S. and ROK alliance. During his visit, Secretary Ray Mabus met with Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to the ROK, Han Min-koo, […]

  • Guided missile submarine USS Michigan arrives in South Korea

    13 October 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    US Navy’s Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) pulled into Busan, South Korea, Oct. 13, three days ahead of announced US and ROK Navy maritime drills. Prior to USS Michigan’s arrival in Busan, another US submarine, the USS Tucson spent time in South Korea at US Fleet Activities Chinhae. The US Navy said the […]

  • US Navy submarine visits Changwon, South Korea

    8 December 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) entered Changwon, South Korea for a port visit during its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The submarine arrived at the U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, the only U.S. Navy Base in Mainland Asia, on December 8. “Our highly-trained crew is proficient in all core mission capabilities, from anti-submarine […]

  • Panama receives interceptor vessels from the Netherlands

    23 March 2017
    Authorities, Equipment & technology

    Panama’s National Air and Naval Service has received four Damen-built Interceptor 1102 vessels that will be used in the Caribbean Sea.  The president of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, christened all four vessels in a ceremony held on 6 February 2017. Coinciding with the vessel handover, SENAN also signed a second contract with Damen for an additional batch […]

  • US, ROK Navies Prepare for Foal Eagle

    6 March 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    US Navy ships assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) March 4-5 in preparation for the upcoming Foal Eagle exercises with the ROK navy. Members of the ROK navy welcomed the guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and the littoral combat ship […]