Minister of Defence Lindiwe Sisulu told parliament this week that it would take more than two years to repair one of the country’s navy frig… (timeslive) [mappress] Source: timeslive, August 15, 2011;
A second ship of the Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) left the naval base here yesterday to serve as the auxiliary vessel… (thesundaily) [mappress] Source: thesundaily, August 15, 2011;
A spike in pirate attacks off Benin has forced dozens of ships to steer clear of the West African state’s waters, the head of the country’s… (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, August 12, 2011;
NATO warplanes bombed a Libyan warship docked in Tripoli harbour after observing that weapons were being take from it that were expected to… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, August 10, 2011;
The U.S. Navy completed the first free-flight test of Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, bringing the world’s only net-enabled standoff weapon with moving maritime target capability closer to initial operational capability. JSOW is a family of low-cost, air-to-ground weapons t
France’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will next week return home for maintenance from its mission supporting NATO airstrikes on Libya… (brecorder) [mappress] Source: brecorder, August 9, 2011;
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) (Sammy B) departed Tanzania after an eight-day training hub in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, Aug. 8. The crew played a vital role in the hub’s success, which saw the graduation of 96 students from African partner nations in courses such as search an
An unidentified missile fell Wednesday into the seawater not far from an Italian frigate patrolling the Libyan coast, according to local med… (China Economic Net) [mappress] Source: China Economic Net, August 5, 2011
The Royal Navy’s Flagship, HMS Albion, and its largest ship, HMS Ocean, are reunited off the coast of Libya for a transfer of stores, ammunition and personnel. The two Devonport based amphibious ships are both part of the Royal Navy’s Response Force Task Group, but for the past six weeks HMS Albion
Guided-missile frigate, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Aug. 1, to begin its engagement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East’s Tanzania hub. The Tanzania hub will involve armed service members from Tanzania, Uganda and Djibouti, taking courses including small
HMS Sutherland fires her main 4.5-inch gun as part of NATO’s Operation Unified Protector to safeguard the civilian population of Libya. Destroyer HMS Liverpool has returned to front-line duties off Libya, taking over from frigate HMS Sutherland. The type 23 had a busy week on the NATO tasking, runni
The Nigerian Navy said it would be beefing up its forward operational bases with state-of-the-art technological equipment to enable proper p… By PHILIP NWOSU (sunnewsonline) [mappress] Source: sunnewsonline, August 2, 2011;
