Exercise Bersama Lima 2014 (BL14) concluded on 22 October with Australian Defence Force personnel joining Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) partners at a closing ceremony at Changi Naval Base in Singapore. The FPDA is the longest-standing multilateral arrangement in South East Asia and has main
Saab will participate at Euronaval 2014, held from 27-31 October at the Le Bourget exhibition centre, Paris. Saab takes its place at this international naval and maritime event as a first tier global supplier of advanced naval vessels and systems. Ted Ackerstierna, head of the Saab’s naval segment i
Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $7,8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract for planning and design yard functions for standard Navy valves in support of nuclear-powered submarines. The contract provides for engineering and desig
The US Coast Guard assisted with the rescue of a boater Monday after the man’s 33-foot sailboat caught fire five miles west of Windmill Point in the Chesapeake Bay. Rescued was John Lee Brown Jr. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a VHF-FM channel 16 broadcast from Brown at a
The Russian Navy’s frigate Yaroslav Mudry 727 has left the Port of Karachi, Pakistan and is now sailing towards the Pacific Ocean. The Neustrashimy class vessel, part of the Baltic Fleet, was visiting the main naval base of Pakistan from October 16. During the visit, the Russian and Pakistan navies
Royal Marines were carried into ‘battle’ by a new steed when they tried out the US Marine Corps’ stunning Osprey as Britain’s task group trained with the Americans and Kuwaitis in the Gulf. For the first time the helicopter-cum-aircraft set down on the deck of Britain’s flagship, HMS Bulwark during
The 32 UK-funded vehicles are on their way to Sierra Leone where they will transport staff, medicines and equipment to help defeat Ebola. 32 UK-funded pickup trucks to assist efforts to defeat Ebola in Sierra Leone have been loaded aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus during a planned stop at
HMS Monmouth has successfully undocked and moved out of the Devonport Frigate Refit Complex, marking the first major key date in her extensive upgrade period. Monmouth, known informally as the ‘Black Duke’ after James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth, entered refit at the beginning of the year and after
The bow of HMAS Arunta plows into a wave as the ship sails through rough weather off the coast of Victoria. After completing Exercise Kakadu in the Northern Australia Exercise Area, HMAS Arunta has taken the long way home to Rockingham, Western Australia, to make a series of port visits to eastern c
The supply department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) underwent an annual Type Commander Assist Visit (TAV) inspection, Oct. 12-16. The TAV inspection will determine if George Washington will qualify as the “Best in the West” aircraft carrier in food service,
The “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 held a change of command ceremony aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Oct. 21. The squadron’s personnel fell into formation on the ship’s flight deck to witness Cmdr. Jason Young assume command of HSC-12
HMAS Sirius is back out at sea doing what she does best, refuelling ships for the first time since February. After an extended period of maintenance, Sirius recently left Sydney bound for the East Australian Exercise Area (EAXA) with more than 12 million litres of fuel and sporting a fresh coat of p
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), yesterday announced the adoption of a stylized flying Canadian Naval Ensign as the new visual identifier for the RCN. The new Canadian Naval Ensign identifier is a simple, yet powerful symbol of our proud institution. It embodies
The Pacific Submarine Force was honored twice for safety, Oct. 20, as the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) and the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) were each presented with the Secretary of the Navy’s 2014 Safety Excellence award. Presented during a worldwide VTC ce
