The Italian Navy has recovered a migrant boat which sank in April 2015 thereby claiming lives of over 600 people. Of the 700 migrants on board, barely 30 were rescued in what became one of the biggest, documented, Mediterranean Sea migrant tragedies. Fourteen months after the tragic incident, the It
Britain has received the first of supersonic strike fighters which will, among their other roles, be gracing the decks of Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. The first F-35B Lightning II jet was flown by RAF pilot Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols on its first transatlantic crossing, accompanied by
Italian missile manufacturer MBDA signed a 1 billion euro contract on June 29 to supply the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) with missiles for their new naval vessels to be procured from Fincantieri. Qatar is to acquire a total of seven surface vessels under the 3.9 billion euro contract which follow
Military and civilian situational awareness practitioners have met in Hamburg, Germany to learn and share experiences with the aim of enhancing security at sea within the European MARSUR project. The Maritime Surveillance project (MARSUR) was launched in September 2006 by the European Defence Agency
In what is supposedly the first standoff between Russian and U.S. Navy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. destroyer Gravely came dangerously close to the Russian Navy ship Yaroslav Mudry in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, news agency RT reported the Russian ministry of defense sayin
Royal Navy’s survey vessel HMS Echo has assisted a yacht that became stranded in strong winds just off the UK South Coast. The Plymouth-based ship worked together with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Solent Coast Guard station to come to the aid of the yacht which had become distr
German and Polish Navy chiefs have set up a joint “Submarine Operating Authority” bringing the two countries’ navies closer together and transcending traditional strategic reservations often linked to submarine missions. As the agreement outlines, the newly set up ‘task group’ will be part of the Ge
Even though Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Windsor had to return to port after its engine supercharger broke down on June 3, the submarine still made it to the NATO anti-submarine exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2016. While the submarine may have been a bit late to arrive, Rear-Adm. John Newton,
British consultancy, engineering and project management company Amec Foster Wheeler has landed a contract for work on the Royal Navy’s fleet of nuclear powered Vanguard-class submarines. Under the contract, which is expected to be worth around £75 million over a five-year period, Amec Foster will be
While the construction start of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigate was set for 2016, the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems still do not have a set price and date for the frigates. British media recently reported about leaked emails showing that BAE offered a £275 million reduction in price along wit
Everything is ready for the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day 2016 to take to the skies on Saturday, July 2. In its seventieth anniversary (the first event was staged in 1947), Air Day is one of the Royal Navy’s premier annual events and among the South West’s key single-day sh
Three teams of shipbuilders are competing for the contract to build the German Navy’s new Multi-role Combat Ship 180 (Mehrzweckkampfschiff – MKS 180) – previously designated as ‘Korvette 131’. German Naval Yards Kiel has teamed up with British BAE Systems to submit a construction offer thereby joini
