In the deepening gloom of a late November day, the newest ship in the Royal Navy sailed on her maiden deployment. HMS Protector left Portsmouth Harbour to a ripple of camera flashes on the Round Tower as dusk descended on the Solent. It will be eight months before the new Antarctic patrol ship passe
On 28 November HNLMS ZUIDERKRUIS, the Dutch Fast Combat Support Ship, left EU NAVFOR Operation ATALANTA to return to her home port in Den Helder. After approximately three months under the Command of the EU NAVFOR and in total 36 years serving in the Royal Netherlands Navy the supply ship will be de
Russian Navy’s delegation headed by Deputy Chief of Navy Main HQ Rear Admiral Leonid Sukhanov visited Oslo, Norway and attended consultations on the bilateral Incidents-at-Sea Agreement. The Agreement on Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas was signed between the Soviet Union and Norway
Russian defense ministry postponed the last in 2011 test launch of SLBM Bulava from Nov 28 to a later date, reported RIA Novosti referring to a source in the ministry. “Final salvo launch of Bulava will be held later. The exact date has not been determined so far”, said the interviewee. Defense mini
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract for the construction of one Research Vessel for the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (“NDLO”). The contract
There must be no delays with contracting of defense order 2012, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaking with regional leaders of United Russia party. It was earlier reported that draft defense order 2012 would be submitted to prime minister’s approval by Dec 1, 2011. Expectedly, since that m
Official launching ceremony of first serial Project 22460 littoral patrol ship Brilliant (serial number 502) took place at JSC Almaz Shipbuilding Firm in St. Petersburg. The event was attended by St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko, Director General of JSC Almaz Shipbuilding Firm Leonid Grab
Ukrainian Navy and Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) plan to conduct the Fairway of Peace 2011 joint humanitarian exercise, reported Ukrainian defense ministry. Delegations of Ukrainian Navy and Black Sea Fleet have already started preparations for the exercise in Sevastopol. At the planning conference,
Russian Armed Forces will reach a crucially new level within the next 5-10 years, said Russian Prime Minister and leader of the United Russia party Vladimir Putin addressing the party’s congress on Nov 27. “We must bring our armed forces at a crucially new level in the nearest 5-10 years”, Putin sai
A sailor from HMS Illustrious dons a hard hat to begin searching a collapsed building in the ill-starred Devonshire village of Bull Point after a hurricane tore through and caused mayhem. Some 80 members of the carrier’s ship’s company were sent ashore, using the helicopter assault ship’s sea boats
After successful platform trials, handover to the Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation(DMO) and initial tests by the Royal Netherlands Navy the first OPV Holland returned to DAMEN Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen for the installation of the Integrated Mast Module (IMM). The installation
The Naval Service ship LE Róisin has joined the search for missing crewmen after a cargo ship sunk in the Irish Sea. The Naval Service responded to the request from the Coastguard to assist in the search and diverted the ship from Dublin Bay. The ship departed Dublin Bay at approx 2.00pm for the [&h
