Lead multi-functional emergency rescue ship Spasatel Karev (Project MPSV07, serial number 701, power 4MW) on Sept 18 left the quay of… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 20, 2012; Image: nssz
Rosoboronexport received a request from Algeria for two Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines, a source in defense ministry told Kommersant… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 20, 2012;
Delegation of young Norwegian officers on Sept 18 arrived at Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet (NF). First item on the visit agenda was… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 20, 2012; Image: Mil
HMS Raleigh has a new man at the helm with Captain Bob Fancy relieving Captain Steve Murdoch as the Commanding Officer of the Torpoint based Royal Navy training establishment. Captain (Capt) Fancy, aged 48, was welcomed to HMS Raleigh by a guard of honour made up of new recruits. He joined the Royal
After 51 years of distinguished service, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will inactivate on Dec. 1, 2012, in a ceremony to be held at Norfolk Naval Station, in Norfolk, Va. The inactivation ceremony will be the last official public event for the ship, and will serve as a celebration of
Frigate INS Trikand, the last out of three Project 11356 ships built by Yantar shipyard for Indian Navy started dockside trials on Sept 15… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 20, 2012; Image: Yantar
The Minister for Defence Industries of South Australia, Hon. John James Snelling, payed a visit to the shipyard of Navantia in Cartagena last Monday, 10th September. The main purpose of his visit was to understand the capabilities and facilities that are being built S-80 submarines for the Spanish N
One of the inaugural steps in preparing Royal Navy sailors to man the first of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers due in 2016 has been taken with the opening of a brand new training facility. The 65,000 tonne carrier – which weighs three times as much as HMS Illustrious – is currently being assemble
ULSTEIN has over time been cooperating with the American shipbuilding group Vigor Industrial in the development of the conceptual design for a coastguard vessel (OPC – Offshore Patrol Cutter). Vigor is now announcing ULSTEIN’s SX151 design in the United States as part of a campaign aimed at the U.S.
HMS Dauntless served as the setting for inaugural annual defence talks between Britain and Colombia when she visited Cartagena. The new Type 45 destroyer once again served as a floating venue for events promoting the best of British on the latest leg of her Auriga 12 deployment to the North and Sout
A memorial to the heroes of the Channel Dash – a brave but forlorn attempt to stop German ships breaking through into the North Sea in 1942 – will be dedicated in Dover on Saturday. The memorial unveiling, attended by First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, coincides with a three-day visit to the
Eitzen Maritime Services ASA (EMS) today announced that the Company has been awarded a USD 289 million Military supply order from a major NATO country. The customer is EMS largest customer and has been an important business partner to EMS Group since 1988. The contract is for food supplies and distr
