Damen and its partners have won the Royal Netherlands Society for Marine Engineering (KNVTS) ‘Ship of the Year Award’ for Nh1816, the first of a series of the SAR 1906, a revolutionary new Search & Rescue boat, at the Maritime Awards Gala 2014 held in Rotterdam. Jaap Gelling, Director High Speed Cra
Between 24 October and 6 November 2014 the Royal New Zealand Air Force contributed to the European Union’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia. This is the first time that the Royal New Zealand Air Force has participated in the EU counter-piracy mission, with its P-3K
In early November, ITS Andrea Doria’s EH 101 helicopter carried out an impressive flares discharge as part of a training exercise. When authorized, ITS Andrea Doria’s EH101 helicopter starts the flares discharge sequence. The helicopter proceeds in bound to ITS Andrea Doria after finishing the disch
EU Naval Force warship BNS Leopold I carried out a friendly approach on a Kenyan fishing vessel in the Somali Basin. The fishing vessel has been initially sighted by the Belgian Navy warship’s Alouette III helicopter. When the warship was nearby, the fishermen invited BNS Leopold I’s team on board f
Exercise Distant Shores continues off the south western coast of Western Australia, involving a series of anti-submarine warfare exercises by a force of Australian, New Zealand and Japanese ships against submarine, HMAS Rankin. HMA Ships Arunta and Sirius along with New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Kaha
After a long period out of the water and alongside conducting her Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade, HMAS Anzac has sailed from Fleet Base West and made a big splash, firing two MU90 Practice Delivery Torpedos (PDTs) in pursuit of her Sea Qualifications Trials. The last week of October was a
US Navy’s Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) conducted a change of command ceremony November 5. LCDR Bobby J. Rowden relieved LCDR Todd B. Penrod as commanding officer of USS Pioneer. Capt. Mike Dowling, Commodore, Naval Mine Countermeasures Squadron Seven (MCMRON 7), presen
Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Bill Moran and enlisted advisor Fleet Master Chief April Beldo held an all-hands call for Sailors assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Pre-Commissioning Unit USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, November 5. Moran and Bel
The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) and P-3C Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron 4 (VP-4) will participate in the Turkish-led maritime exercise Mavi Balina, taking place Nov. 6-14 in the eastern Mediterranean. These U.S. assets will work alongside regional maritime forces to develop inter
Guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departed Barcelona, Spain after completing a scheduled port visit, Nov. 5. While in Barcelona, the crew was able to participate in a variety of tours organized by the ship’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) team. Throughout the port visit Philip
Capt. John Carter relieved Capt. George J. Vassilakis as commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Nov. 5 during a change of command ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay at Naval Station Norfolk. As part of the event, Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Bill Moran, served as
The US Navy will christen littoral combat ship (LCS) Montgomery Nov. 8 during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard, will deliver the principal address at the ceremony. Mary Sessions, wife of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (Alabama)
In partnership with the Missile Defense Agency, a U.S. Navy destroyer USS John Paul Jones successfully engaged ballistic and cruise missile targets simultaneously with a Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-2s in a complex integrated air and missile defense exercise. Dr. Taylor W. L
Nearly 1,500 Royal Navy sailors, Royal Marines, specialist divers are engaged in the world’s largest naval exercise dealing with the threat of mines. The core of the Royal Navy’s presence in the Middle East has joined more than 5,000 military personnel from more than 40 nations spread across six con
