The U.S. and Philippine navies completed a coordinated patrol in the Sulu Sea at the invitation of the Government of the Philippines, July 1. During the operation, crews from the Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) and the Del Pilar-class Frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16) worked closely togeth
The Chinese manufacturer SunRui and classification society DNV GL celebrated last week, as Sunrui became the fourth manufacturer of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to obtain type approval from the US Coast Guard (USCG). Its BalClor® system treats ballast water in three steps: Filtration, seaw
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Spreading out the Talisman Sabre 2017 ceremonial flag aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) off the coast of Sydney Australia on June 29 senior leaders of the United States and Australia kicked off Australia’s largest military exercise. In its 7th iteration, Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise t
The Australian government is changing its tendering process in an effort to increase the involvement of Australian companies in defense projects. “We are changing the process companies undergo when responding to tenders for defence equipment,” Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne said anno
Royal Australian Navy’s Bay-class landing ship HMAS Choules is the Australian Navy ship to switch to a Windows 10-based system as part of an effort to modernize the fleet information environment. The Royal Australian Navy Fleet’s information and communication technology systems are being improved af
A Royal Australian Navy sailor died aboard Australian defence vessel (ADV) Cape Inscription, the Australian department of defence has announced. The department said the cause of death was yet not known. The sailor was aboard Cape Inscription which was deployed to operation Resolute, protecting Austr
Following the recent collision of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald, the Royal New Zealand Navy will have its frigate HMNZS Te Kaha operating in Asian waters to support the United States Seventh Fleet. Te Kaha’s role will be to contribute to the security and protection of the Nimitz carrier str
Royal Australian Navy’s multi-role aviation training vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore arrived in Sydney harbor on Monday morning after completing her maiden voyage from Vietnam. The 94-metre long vessel is now less than a month away from deployment after completing sea trials in April this year. Built by D
Propulsion issues that tied the Royal Australian Navy’s two landing helicopter docks to port for four months are set to be resolved this week, according to the Royal Australian Navy. The navy said HMAS Adelaide is due to leave the dry dock at Navy’s Fleet Base East on June 27 after completing mainte
Royal New Zealand Navy’s amphibious and military sealift vessel HMNZS Canterbury will be bringing a majority of the 700 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to the U.S.-Australian exercise Talisman Sabre. The Australian-hosted and United States-supported combined exercise starts on July 5 and
Embarking on operation Manitou, Royal Australian Nay frigate HMAS Newcastle became the first to deploy on operations with an MH60R helicopter and a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System. Commanding officer Newcastle Commander Mark Sirois said their pre-deployment work-up involved integration of the new c
