Senior leaders from the U.S. and Republic of Korea navies met at the headquarters of the Republic of Korea Fleet April 27, for a series of staff talks on anti-submarine warfare (ASW) cooperation. The bilateral ASW cooperation committee is designed to exchange knowledge and develop training scenarios
Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 completed their annual Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint Exercise (FST-J) 15-72 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) April 20-24. FST-J brings together the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines into a computer-based synthetic training environm
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain answered a distress call yesterday morning issued by the Maersk Tigris container ship, after an Iranian Navy ship fired shots across its bridge and Iranian personnel boarded the commercial vessel, a Pentagon spokesman said. Army Col. Steve Warren told mem
Bangladesh naval ship, “SOMUDRA JOY” arrived at the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka on a three-day goodwill visit on April 28, 2015. The ship was welcomed by the officials from the High Commission of the Republic of Bangladesh and the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on arrival. The C
LRAD Corporation today announced orders from the United States Navy totaling $560,000. Both orders are scheduled to ship this fiscal year. The United States Navy orders are being delivered under the multi-year $12.2 million firm-fixed-price, IDIQ contract the Company was awarded in June 2013. The re
On Wednesday 22nd April, during her port visit to Dubai, Spanish warship ESPS Rayo welcomed on board the Spanish Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Mr José Eugenio Salarich. Port visits such as this are an opportunity to resupply the warship with food and stores, and give the crew th
A total of 1.3 tons of cocaine was seized in just two operation in the waters off Colombia in less than a week. In the most recent operation, the Colombian Navy seized one ton of cocaine being smuggled to Central America. Officials spotted two speedboats carrying suspicious cargo and immediately lau
In early April, Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Success again joined the Combined Maritime Force 150 (CTF150) organisation to help the fight against terrorism in the Arabian Sea. CTF 150’s mandate is about promoting the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment by counte
French Navy’s stealth frigate Aconit is taking a rest in the Port Klang Cruise Centre, Pulau Indah. The vessel departed Toulon, France, on March 5 and sailed into Pulau Indah on April 22 for a week-long visit. Aconit will continue its deployment tomorrow. According to The Star Online, the visit is p
Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Pembroke returned home on Thursday, April 23, to HM Naval Base Clyde following a four-month deployment. The Sandown Class Mine Counter Measures Vessel has been assigned to NATO’s Mine Counter Measures Group 1 since January this year, operating in the Baltic and North Sea.
Italian Navy disposed of a World War II bomb found off the coast of Sorrento. The bomb was lying at a depth of only 7 meters from the Marina del Cantone beach, near the local pier for pleasure boats. A preliminary survey operation, undertaken on April 21-22, showed that the bomb appeared wedged betw
Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet vessels departed the Avacha Bay to undertake training. The tactical strike group of small missile ships is scheduled to undertake missile launching at air targets and artillery firing near the Shipunsky Peninsula, Pacific Ocean. Also planned are mine search and detection
The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) prepares to come alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). At the time, the vessels were sailing in the Pacific Ocean. Ships comprising the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group are participating in a
Huntington Ingalls Industries will christen the US Navy’s future destroyer John Finn (DDG 113) on Saturday, May 2. The christening ceremony for the company’s 29th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be held at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. DDG 113 is named John Finn after t
