The Italian Navy, her personnel and assets, are engaged in a number of activities ranging from social commitment, humanitarian aid, environment protection and scientific research, in accordance with her dual–use vocation. The Navy’s minehunters and hydrographic units are deployed to detect mines a
Sri Lanka Navy rescued 5 Indian who were in distress in the seas off Nainativu Island on 17th July 2014. The rescued persons were handed over to Kayts police for further action. On many occasions, Sri Lanka Navy has rescued Indian fishermen in distress on humanitarian grounds. [mappress] Press Rel
In only seven months of operating the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Maritime Combat Helicopter, NUSQN 725 has achieved successful Mk 54 torpedo firings during the current deployment to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Centre (AUTEC). In a Royal Australian Navy first, a total of three Mk 54 torpedos were
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $15,1 million modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract for USS New Orleans (LPD 18) fiscal 2014 selected restricted availability (SRA). An SRA includes the planning and execution of depot-level main
A Special Boat team from the Philippine Naval Special Operations Group (NAVSOG) based in Sangley Point, Cavite City rescued three fishermen whose boat capsized early before dawn in Manila Bay due to the battering waves caused by the fierce winds of typhoon Glenda on July 16, 2014. As the winds beg
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded an affordability design contract for $23.5 million for early industry involvement to reduce the construction and life-cycle cost for the amphibious assault ship LHA 8. “Ingalls Shipbuilding has been constructing large-de
The last of the Invincible class carriers, HMS Illustrious, will make her final entry into Portsmouth on Tuesday 22 July. After a career spanning 32 years, the Royal Navy’s helicopter and command platform is being withdrawn from service. Illustrious is succeeded by HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s larg
Britain’s biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time yesterday as she was moved out of dry dock. With just two metres to spare at either side of the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, a flotilla of tugs inched the ship from the dock where she was constructed at Rosyt
Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) has received an order to construct six Second Generation Patrol Vessels with Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) capability for the Royal Malaysian Navy. According to Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the company finalized the negotiations with The Ministry of Defence Malaysia (M
MBDA has successfully demonstrated its Dual Mode BRIMSTONE missile against fast moving and manoeuvring Fast Inshore Attack Craft even in a cluttered environment with multiple neutral vessels in very close proximity. Conducted in March and April 2014 at the QinetiQ managed Aberporth range in west W
The naval port in Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang province, held a decommissioning ceremony for the Chinese submarine chaser “Hai’an” 650. According to China Military Online, the vessel, which was deliver to the People’s Liberation Army Navy in December 1981 and served the Navy for 33 years, was o
The Spanish Navy’s frigate ‘Cristóbal Colón’ (F-105) arrived at Ferrol after 136 days away from her home base integrated into the Second Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG-2). During those days the ship participated in the counter-piracy operation ‘Ocean Shield’ in the Indian Ocean and the counter
HMAS Success has been busy since sailing from Pearl Harbor for the sea phase of RIMPAC, having conducted replenishment operations with Her Majesties Canadian Ship Calgary and United States Ships Lake Champlain, Spruance and Sampson. She has also operated with the Canadian submarine HMCS Victoria.
Royal UK Navy minehunter HMS Chiddingfold has been taking part in an annual NATO workout in the Black Sea. HMS Chiddingfold is one of four NATO ships that took part in Exercise Breeze 2014 off the Bulgarian coast. The ships are all part of the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group Two (SNMCMG2
