The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy took delivery of the third Baynunah corvette named Dhafra from the Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding Company (ADSB), writes UAE News Agency WAM. The corvette pertains to the largest warship construction programme in the region comprising six ships. The 72-metre highly-advanc
Sri Lankan Navy Commander Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage has paid a visit to Iranian submarine, a member of a task force docked at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lankan Daily Mirror writes. As reported on Monday 23, two Iranian ships and the submarine, named Younes, arrived in Sri Lanka within a deployme
Lockheed Martin has received a 37.13 million contract to incrementally fund the Aegis Platform Systems Engineering Agent (PSEA) activities and Aegis Modernization Advanced Capability Build engineering. The Aegis PSEA manages in-service combat systems configurations and integration of new or upgraded
Ships that will be in charge of removing chemical weapons from Syria will be escorted to their designated locations by the Russian naval task force, located in the Mediterranean Sea, as reported by RIA Novosti on Tuesday. The Russian landing ship Kaliningrad is currently on its way to the Mediterran
The Indian Navy ship INS Talwar collided yesterday evening with a fishing trawler near Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, according to the Indian Express. The trawler suffered serious damage and sank after the collision. Four persons aboard the fishing vessel were injured. A Board of Inquiry, which
Raytheon Company will continue Platform Systems Engineering Agent support of the Ship Self Defense System MK2 as it landed a USD 41.58 million contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command from Washington, D.C. Within the contract, Raytheon will complete development of CVN/Amphibious Modernization Adv
The 2013 was a very busy year for the Nigerian Navy. The Nigerian Chief Vice Adm. Dele Ezeoba reviewed the year by highlighting some of the key operations and plans for the future. The Nigerian Navy destroyed 1,556 illegal oil refineries and arrested 1,646 suspects in 2013, reports allafrica.com cit
The Ukrainian Navy frigate Hetman Sahaychanyi completed its fifth patrolling of the Gulf of Aden. During its fifth patrol near the Somali coast,Ka-27 PS helicopter pilots conducted air reconnaissance, executed practical gun exercises and many other drills and trainings. The frigate is currently dock
The American ship USS Freedom has returned home from its maiden deployment to 7th Fleet AOR. The ship deployed on March 1 and took part in a number of operations with partner nations in the region. The ship’s crew 102 swapped with the crew 101 in August, which brought the warship home. Crew 101 part
Ten people died and 17 people were injured on Monday, December 23 at Alabey Naval Shipyard in Izmir, Turkey amid tilting of a tugboat owned by Turkish Naval Forces (TDK) on its side, as informed by seanews.com. The tugboat TCG Degirmendere started receiving water after it listed and tilted fully ont
Electric Boat Corp., based in Groton, Conn., has received a 121.84 million contract for additional long lead time material associated with the second fiscal 2014 Virginia-class submarine (SSN 793) and the two fiscal 2015 Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774 and SSN 795). The contract stipulates provis
The Port of Colombo on Friday hosted a visit from Iranian Navy ships and a submarine. The ships named Alborz and Bandar and submarine Younes were on a voyage in the Indian Ocean when they arrived in Colombo. Commander of Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage, welcomed the ships’ commanders
Manama port in Bahrain yesterday welcomed Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman for a visit, which will last 5 days, as reported by the Stars and Stripes. USS Harry S. Truman left her homeport of Norfolk, Va. in July embarking on a nine-month deployment, which is almost half complete. Sh
The Russian Navy’s newest submarine Alexander Nevsky was commissioned into service today at Sevmash shipyard, Ria Novosti writes. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attended the ceremony, which took place in Severodvinsk, Russia. The Alexander Nevsky is a nuclear ballistic missile submarine of t
