The Navy’s next-generation Merlin helicopter has made its debut at sea with 12 days of trials aboard HMS Illustrious. The first of 30 new and enhanced Mk2 Merlins flew ten sorties on and off the flight deck of the helicopter carrier in the Western Approaches. Being guided safely down on to the deck
Project 11356 frigate INS Tarkash being built by Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad will be triumphantly handed over to Indian Navy on Nov 9… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 3, 2012; Image: Yantar
The first sailors to join the Royal Navy’s brand new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth have arrived in Rosyth to become the key members in the team building the country’s most powerful warship. Eight personnel have become the first of many members of the ship’s company to join the ship and will n
French company Sagem (group Safran) will deliver infrared search-and-targeting systems Vampir NG for two Mistral-class… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 3, 2012; Image: Safran-Sagem
In the next three years, Azerbaijan Navy will be reinforced with new submarines… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 3, 2012
HMS Richmond’s Ship’s Company were honoured to host an Affiliates’ Day in Portsmouth, proudly demonstrating the significant upgrades to the ship installed during the recent upkeep period in September. HMS Richmond is immensely proud of her many affiliations both in the London Borough of Richmond and
Sea King and Merlin helicopters emerged from the mist to land on HMS Illustrious before she sailed for a major Mediterranean exercise. Six aircraft flew thundered around Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning before they embarked the helicopter carrier in driving rain. The Portsmouth-based ship then s
Ships of Northern Fleet (NF) minesweeping task unit on Oct 1 returned to permanent basing sites. The unit was dispatched to the Gulf of Ob (Kara Sea)… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 03, 2012
After extensive trials by the German Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons (WTD 71) in Eckernfoerde, the Federal Office of Defence Technology & Procurement (BWB) in Koblenz has placed a contract for six REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles manufactured by Hydroid, Inc. (a Kongs
Transas-Naval Academy partnership started in 2001 when Transas Marine supplied its Navigational, later Engine Room and GMDSS simulators to the Academy. In July 2012, Transas Marine has signed a contract with the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy for the extension and upgrade of the Transas Navigational
The Chaplain of the Fleet, The Reverend Scott J Brown QHC BD paid a special visit to HMS Collingwood on Friday 21 September 2012 as the VIP for the Royal Navy Leadership School Passing Out Parade and Victory Squadron Graduation. n addition the Chaplain of the Fleet visited the Maritime Composite Tra
From the Moray Firth to the Clyde warships, submarines and aircraft have been getting ready for the start of Europe’s largest military exercise. Exercise Joint Warrior involves 24 ships, two submarines , 40 aircraft and over 4,500 military personnel from ten countries, including the US, France, Cana
