HMS Duncan – the sixth and last of the Royal Navy’s new-generation Type 45 destroyers – was formally commissioned into the fleet on September 26. Hundreds of guests including families of the 190 ship’s company attended a colourful ‘Christening’ ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base to mark the ship’s tr
On 26 September, the Seychelles Peoples Defence Force, Coast Guard and Air Force, together with the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta and EUCAP Nestor, carried out a search and rescue exercise in Seychelles waters. The operation was coordinated centrally by the Seychelles Coast G
Underway replenishment can be an arduous work, especially since every step has to be planned very well. However, for sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) that came alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO
The Russian Navy’s missile cruiser Varyag will head to the Mediterranean in October to relieve the lead ship of the Russian task-force deployed to the region, the guided-missile cruiser Moskva, Interfax-AVN reported citing a naval official. Varyag, which is the flagship of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, de
The ship’s company of Royal Navy warship HMS Monmouth will exercise the Freedom of her affiliated town of Monmouth on Sunday (Sep 29) as part of her 20th anniversary celebrations. The Type 23 frigate will berth alongside in Cardiff this Friday (Sep 27) and remain in the Welsh capital until Wednesday
The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, HMS Portland, will sail into Belfast this weekend in support of major exhibition. Arriving on September 26, the 133-metre ship will go alongside in Belfast Harbour and will remain in port until Monday September 30. During the five-day visit, the ship will be particu
Three ships have held a simultaneous Replenishment at Sea in the Gulf of Oman in a highly complex manoeuvre during which they could be no more than fifty metres apart. In the middle was Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Victoria which has the ability to refuel two ships at the same time – with RFA Fort [&h
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster has been putting her boarding teams through their paces as part of exercise Red Alligator, an international exercise with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Portsmouth-based frigate is working as part of the Cougar 13 Task Group before she continues on her way
While the world has made strides toward stability, the situation in Syria illustrates the dangers of current trends to the Middle East and the rest of the globe, President of the United States Barack Obama told world leaders at the United Nations yesterday. Obama spoke to the General Assembly meetin
The Indian Navy has received the first of 17 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers, becoming the third naval operator of the Hawk along with the US Navy and the Royal Navy. The 17 Hawk aircraft ordered by the Indian Navy form part of a contract for 57 aircraft signed in 2010 of which 40 are for […]
Babcock has been awarded a £4.8 million contract by BAE Systems to supply actuators and positioning sensing arrays for the fifth, sixth and seventh Astute class submarines. The contract represents optimum value to the UK MoD by combining the requirements for all three submarines in a single contract
To deter and disrupt piracy off the Horn of Africa is one of the main tasks of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta. To help strengthen mutual understanding and trust between the EU Naval Force and local seafarers, as well as obtain first hand information about possible piracy i
