Exercise Fortune Guard 2014 participants embarked U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) for the live exercise (LIVEX) at sea, Aug. 6. The LIVEX showcased U.S. and Asia-Pacific Exercise Rotation (APER) partners’ military, customs/law enforcement identification, seizur
General Electric Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $311,4 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 75 Lot 14 F/A-18E/F F414-GE-400 engines and associated devices for U.S. Navy (48 install) and for the government of Australia (24 install
Royal Australian Navy Ship, HMAS Labuan has exercised her right to Freedom of Entry one last time in the New South Wales town of Ballina. The Balikpapan class landing ship, which has been linked to the township since the 1970s, will be decommissioned later this year along with sister ships Tarakan
The Chief of the Royal Australian Navy says he is thankful to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service for their efforts to extinguish a serious fire onboard the Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Bundaberg, in Brisbane, yesterday. Bundaberg was undergoing a period of routine maintenance in a shed a
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) amphibious ship HMAS Tobruk recently hosted an Official Reception for Philippine dignitaries in the Port of Manila, during a port visit to the city. Tobruk’s Commanding Officer, Commander Leif Maxfield, RAN, welcomed the Chief of Staff Armed Forces Philippines, Gene
For three weeks in July and August, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac Class frigate HMAS Parramatta hosted two United States Navy (USN) Midshipmen as part of a foreign exchange program between Chief of Navy, and the Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy. The USN Midshipmen arrived on P
A fire that broke out on the Australian Navy’s patrol vessel HMAS Bundaberg was contained. The Armidale class patrol boat caught on fire at around noon while undergoing maintenance repairs in Brisbane dry dock. News.com.au has cited Assistant Commissioner Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFR
North Dakota Submarine Completes Alpha Sea Trials The US nation’s newest and most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, North Dakota (SSN-784), returned to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard Tuesday following the successful completion of its first voyage in open seas, called alpha sea
Australian national submarine platform system integrator, ASC Pty Ltd, has been recontracted to provide maintenance on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) fleet of six Collins Class submarines. ASC’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr Stuart Whiley, said that in fact ASC has just signed a contract
HMAS Toowoomba deployed as part of Operation MANITOU in the Middle East Region to support maritime security including counter-piracy and counter-narcotics operations. Commanding Officer Commander Catherine Hayes, who will be the first female to lead an Australian ship to the region, said the past
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ship, HMAS Tarakan has berthed alongside the North Queensland town of Bowen for the final time before she is decommissioned later this year. First granted Freedom of Entry (FOE) to the town in 2004, ship’s company conducted one last march through the township, capping o
More than 800 Australian Navy, Army and Air Force personnel are on their way home after taking part in RIMPAC, the world’s largest naval exercise, which concluded in Hawaii this week. Australia sent the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ship HMAS Success and Submarine HMAS Sheean, a rifle company from 5
