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  • Royal Navy’s Minehunting Vessels Join Gulf Exercise (USA)

    21 December 2011
    Training & Education

    Three of the Royal Navy’s minehunting quartet in the Gulf joined their American and Japanese counterparts for the first combined exercise together in two decades. HMS Pembroke was the UK’s initial contributor to Unified Shield, a large exercise involving two US minesweepers, Gladiator and Dextrous, Japan’s Tsushima, and the 8,000-tonne support ship Uraga. It fell […]

  • Sailors Test Navigation Skills aboard HMS Westminster

    12 August 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    Sailors from Malaysia, Ireland, Singapore, Oman and Kuwait spent a week onboard HMS Westminster testing their navigation skills at sea.   After several weeks working in a simulator, the week at sea was the culmination of their training and the end of a three month course. The students also enjoyed experiencing the gold standard training […]

  • Island Knights Join USS Bonhomme Richard ahead of Upcoming Exercises

    24 January 2013
    Training & Education

    The “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 embarked the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the flagship of commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, in preparation for an underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 23. As a regular part of Amphibious Squadron 11 and the Bonhomme […]

  • Australia’s lead AWD destroyer returns from weapons, systems trials off US coast

    24 December 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education, Vessels

    Air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart, the first Royal Australian Navy Aegis-equipped ship, returned home after wrapping up weapons and systems trials with the United States Navy off the US West Coast. Hobart returned to Sydney after spending three months in the US. In addition to testing the Aegis system, Hobart also became the first ship […]

  • BAE Systems awards 5 new supply chain contracts for Type 26 frigate program

    28 July 2020
    Equipment & technology, Industry

    BAE Systems has awarded a further five contracts to suppliers worth more than £100m, as progress on the Royal Navy Type 26 frigate programme continues apace at the company’s shipyards in Glasgow.

  • EODGRU 2 finishes Exercise Bold Alligator 2016

    29 August 2016
    Training & Education

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 concluded participation in Exercise Bold Alligator 2016 (BA16) upon exercise completion Aug. 25. Exercise Bold Alligator 2016 was an 11-day synthetic, scenario-based simulation exercise that began Aug. 15. The exercise scenario was based on joint forcible entry operations (JFEO) in a medium-threat environment and involved more than 30 Navy, […]

  • US Navy’s railgun starts field testing

    26 July 2017
    Authorities, Industry, Research & Development

    The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently announced that the Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is out of the laboratory and ready for field demonstrations at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s new railgun Rep-Rate Test Site at Terminal Range. Initial rep-rate fires (repetition rate of fires) of multi-shot salvos already have been successfully conducted […]

  • USA: UUV Deployed to 5th Fleet

    26 June 2013
    Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy has deployed the MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish underwater unmanned vehicle for operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, following more than 30 sorties over 15 days of mock deployment testing in the Gulf of Mexico, the Navy announced June 20.  Kingfish is an autonomous underwater unmanned vehicle (UUV) used by the […]

  • Royal Australian Navy’s Submarine Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC

    26 July 2012
    Training & Education

    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb has successfully sunk a target ship, the 12,106-tonne former USNS (United States Navy Ship) Kilauea in Hawaii. Farncomb fired one Mark 48 Torpedo and achieved a hit just below the bridge of the ship as part of a sinking exercise, or “SINKEX,” at Exercise Rim […]

  • USA: Los Angeles-Class, Fast-Attack Submarine Returns from Deployment

    14 June 2011

      Friends and families of Sailors aboard Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) welcomed home Hampton’s crew June 8 following a six-month deployment to the Middle East and Western Pacific. The deployment supported the Chief of Naval Operations’ Maritime Strategy, which includes maritime security, forward presence, sea control, and power projection. During the […]

  • Naval Group unveils long-term cooperation with Greece

    17 February 2020
    Industry, Vessels

    French shipbuilder Naval Group has unveiled its long-term cooperation plan developed to support the acquisition program of two FDI frigates — Belh@rra class — for the Hellenic Navy. The group’s industrial and academic cooperation plan with Greece was presented during an event at the French Embassy on February 13, 2020. During the event, Naval Group […]

  • Video: HMAS Melbourne tests Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

    4 November 2016
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Training & Education

    Royal Australian Navy’s Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) successfully launched an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) in a test off the east coast of Australia. The navy shared a video of the event and added that the missile firing was the first conducted in Automatic Self Defence (ASD) mode from one of three guided […]

  • Instead of NOCO, German Navy started exercise GEREX 2020 in Baltic Sea

    2 September 2020
    Authorities, Training & Education, Vessels

    The German Navy is conducting German Exercise 2020 (GEREX) in the western Baltic Sea from 31 August to 7 September.

  • HMCS Fredericton Joins NATO Exercises in Black Sea

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

    Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton has arrived in the Black Sea to participate in joint NATO training exercises and maritime situational awareness operations with warships from several allied and partner nations. During the month of March, HMCS Fredericton and the five other allied warships currently assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) are […]

  • USA: Successful Submerged UAS Launch from Submarine

    9 December 2013
    Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development

    The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with funding from SwampWorks at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department of Defense Rapid Reaction Technology Office (DoD/RRTO) demonstrated the launch of an all-electric, fuel cell-powered, unmanned aerial system (UAS) from a submerged submarine. From concept to fleet demonstration, this idea took less than six years […]

  • UK: HMS Sutherland Gives a Taste of Life at Sea to Friends & Families

    31 July 2013
    Training & Education

    The crew of Plymouth Royal Navy warship HMS Sutherland took its families and friends for a rare day at sea to say thank you for their support during long periods away at sea. Commander Al Wilson, the commanding officer of HMS Sutherland had his family on board. He said: “To be able to say thank […]

  • Raytheon Bags Phalanx Deal from US Navy

    23 October 2015
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development

    The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $159.9 million contract to manufacture, inspect and test Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS). The contract, which provides for a $10 million option in FY15 and another valued at $291 million in FY16, includes support equipment for the Phalanx and SeaRAM Weapon Systems, Block 1B radar upgrades and kits […]

  • NATO ships conclude operation Sea Guardian patrol in the Mediterranean

    1 November 2017
    Authorities

    The latest round of Mediterranean Sea patrols carried out by NATO ships as part of operation Sea Guardian concluded on October 30 and saw the participation of four ships and one submarine. Ships from the navies of Bulgaria, Italy, Romania and Turkey, in cooperation with maritime patrol aircraft from Greece and Turkey, spent two weeks […]

  • SNMG2, French Navy Engage in Mediterranean Sea Drills

    27 January 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    Over the past week, Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the French Navy’s CHARLES DE GAULLE Carrier Strike Group (TF 473) conducted exercises across the Mediterranean Sea in a demonstration of the power of NATO maritime forces to rapidly come together in a crisis or for collective defence. The ongoing exercises between the two forces […]

  • Canadian Navy frigate joins NATO in Black Sea

    19 July 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown, joined NATO’s standing maritime group 2 (SNMG2) on July 18 and will work and train in the Black Sea with vessels from several allied and partner nations until August 2, 2016. While operating in the Black Sea, the Halifax-class frigate will participate in two training exercises and conduct maritime situational awareness operations […]

  • NATO’s SNMG2 concludes Black Sea tour

    23 May 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Ships from NATO’s Standing Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) met with Turkish Navy units in the Aegean Sea as they wrapped up 20 days of operations in the Black Sea. Led by the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, SNMG2 ships rendezvoused with Turkish fast patrol boats TCG Mızrak and TCG Volkan after transiting the straits […]

  • Final UK Navy Type 23 Frigate Outfitted with Thales Sonar 2087

    12 April 2013
    Equipment & technology, Industry

      Following an extensive refit, HMS Portland has become the final Royal Navy Type 23 frigate to be fitted with Thales UK’s Sonar 2087, a towed array sonar system that enables warships to hunt submarines at considerable distances and locate them beyond the range from which they can launch an attack. Portland has now returned […]

  • John C. Stennis strike group destroyers return to San Diego

    21 May 2019
    Authorities

    US Navy guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to their San Diego homeport after operations with the John C. Stennis carrier strike group in the Asia Pacific and Middle East. The destroyers, including detachments from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 “Raptors,” arrived in San Diego on May 20, four […]

  • USS Dextrous CO Relieved

    8 November 2013
    Authorities

    Capt. Richard Hayes, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 52, relieved Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Wemett, the commanding officer of the Bahrain-based mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13), Nov. 6, due to loss of confidence in Wemett’s ability to command. The relief occurred after an investigation revealed deficiencies in operational preparedness, situational awareness, and tactical proficiency. Wemett […]

  • Singapore and Thailand navies conduct bilateral exercise Singsiam

    29 March 2022
    Training & Education

    The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) are conducting a bilateral naval exercise, Exercise Singsiam, from 21 to 30 March 2022.

  • Sailors Aboard USS Freedom Support Amphibious Assault Exercise

    24 June 2013
    Training & Education

    Sailors aboard USS Freedom (LCS 1) had a unique opportunity to support amphibious assault exercise when Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Tortuga (LSD 46) conducted an amphibious raid with Malaysian Army paratroopers, June 22. The littoral combat ship Freedom and the forward deployed amphibious dock landing ship Tortuga are in Malaysia […]