Hetman Sahaydachnyi, a Krivak class frigate of the Ukrainian Navy, has completed the second patrolling within EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta and docked in Djibouti for logistic support, replenishment and maintenance work. During the patrol, the ship completed some onboard trainings and exercise
Snow aboard an aircraft carrier is a pretty rare sight, however the winter storm that swept through the United States has treated the crew of the U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with a taste of home. About three inches of snow (7 centimeters) dawned on the aircra
The U.S.Navy’s future USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), the second ship of the Montford Point-Class, will be christened tomorrow in San Diego, Calif. USNS John Glenn completed Builder’s Sea Trials on January 13 passing all tests with flying colors at its shipbuilder General Dynamics National Steel and Ship
Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage, welcomed Ugandan Minister of State for Defence, Hon. Gen (retd) Odongo Jeje, at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 28th of January 2014. The Ugandan Minister was accompanied by a delegation of six members. The collocutors discusse
Damen Shipyards Group has been contracted by the Defence Material Organisation of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) and by the Swedish Forsvarets Materielverk (FMV) for the delivery of five Harbour and Seagoing tugs. Damen’s ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid design has been selected for the Royal Netherlands Na
The Royal Australian Navy’s Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Childers docked in Chittagong, Bangladesh on January 27th, marking the Navy’s first visit to the country in decades. HMAS Childers was en route to the Indian Navy-hosted activity Milan 2014, scheduled to start on February 3, when she stop
Malaysian-based Boustead Atlas Hall has signed a RM26.6m (about USD 9.6 million) contract with Boustead Naval Shipyard, under which Boustead Atlas Hall will construct a hangar and consolidate two vessels, according to the The Star Online. Both companies are subsidiaries of the Boustead Holdings Bh
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk has awarded a contract worth USD 6.6 million to Vigor Marine LLC, seated in Portland, Ore, for regular overhaul and dry docking availability of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). The overhaul, which is expected to last until Apri
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is about to launch the salvage of the Navy’s Kilo-class submarine named INS Sindurakshak. Namely, the Mumbai-based Western Naval Command is expected to ink the contract and issue work orders shortly, the India Today reports. Multiple explosions blasted on INS S
Detyens Shipyards, Inc., a naval facility specializing in emergency ship repair, ship conversion, and dry docking, has won a USD $9.6 million contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry docking of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). The contract includes options, w
Crewmembers of the German Navy ship FGS Hessen, attached to EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta, boarded three Iranian flagged dhows in the Gulf of Aden last week. FGS Hessen detected the three dhows drifting in the waters and contacted them via radio to ask if they needed any assistance. Crewmember
In the aftermath of the recent mishaps that have caused various safety concerns, the Indian Navy has decided to suspend the commanding officers of INS Talwar and INS Betwa. Over the recent period, the Indian Navy has been in the center of media attention, due to a number of accidents that marred i
The Japanese Navy lost a USD 5.7 million worth unmanned submarine last year, according to AFP. The submarine was being used in the Tsugaru Strait, a channel located between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, in November last year, for collecting data from the underwater terrain in the ar
The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) is preparing to depart Norfolk, Va. on 31 January and head to her new homeport, the WVEC.com informed. The destroyer with about 340 sailors, 23 officers, 24 chief pretty officers and 291 enlisted, will be stationed at Spanish- based N
