French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed that the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle would be ready to start operations against ISIL on Monday, November 23. The ship was sent to Syrian waters last week as part of a regular French Navy Arromanches 2 mission which is in its eighth iteratio
The Northern Fleet large anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, finished passing the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean Sea into the Red Sea on November 20. Prior to entering the Red Sea offshore ocean zone, the crew of the Udaloy-class destroyer conducted training on damage control
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The United States Naval Aviation rejoined the fight against ISIL November 19 when AV-8B Harriers launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The Harriers from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM)162 conducted their first missions over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Reso
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris, France sent its carrier strike group — GAN, with the nuclear-powered FS Charles de Gaulle as flagship to the Middle East for the second time this year. This deployment is part of a mission called Arromanches 2 and represents the eighth deployment o
Italian navy divers from ITS Carabiniere conducted a diving exercise with sailors from the Royal Navy of Oman on November 9, 2015. The joint exercise was an opportunity for the divers to practice skills in the search, location and removal of simulated explosive charges underneath a ship’s hull. The
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Great Britain will deploy a Royal Navy warship to take part in India’s first major international gathering of warships for a number of years. This announcement was made by the British prime minister, David Cameron, who spoke at a press conference during Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to
The U.S. Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) completed its first transit of the Suez Canal and entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Nov. 9. The San Antonio-class ship completed the transit after conducting operations in the Mediterranean Sea and will rejoin the Kea
As the Royal Navy’s HMS Middleton set sail for the Persian Gulf, HMS Atherstone started her 6,700-mile trip back home. During her time in the Gulf, Atherstone has worked on ensuring security and stability in an area that contains three of the world’s six maritime chokepoints. She has covered some 44
Royal Navy’s HMS Defender started patrolling the Middle East after assuming her sister ship HMS Duncan’s role. The Type 45 destroyer officially assumed the role of Kipion operational destroyer and will spend nine months working with allies in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Gulf. HMS Defender dep
Royal Navy of Oman’s sail training vessel RNOV Shabab Oman II paid a visit to Abu Dhabi Ports, UAE, on Thursday, November 5. The vessel moored at the Freeport, adjacent to Zayed Port, in Abu Dhabi. Built in the Netherlands in 2014, Shabab Oman II has a declared mission of promoting cultural interact
