HMAS Melbourne is well prepared for the job ahead after practising a fast rope insertion into the ship from an aircraft. The boarding party conducted the evolutions from 15 metres above a pitching flight deck, dressed in full boarding party kit consisting of ballistic vest, boarding party life jacke
In a message released on Friday 4th, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) commander, Admiral Bill Gortney, directed that the Fleet will continue to provide ready forces to safeguard national security during the government shutdown, but limit activities to only those that are absolutely necessary to safely accom
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST), part of a Navy-wide effort to reduce the amount of suicides by training Sailors in suicide intervention skills. ASIST is offered at military bases around the
Melbourne-based BMT Design & Technology (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has completed a study for the Commonwealth of Australia, to examine a range of options for the Life of Type Extension (LOTE) of a wide range of Defence Maritime Platforms. This included the entire surface fleet of the Roya
Thermal imaging and detection systems maker Flir Systems Inc. has been awarded a $49.9 million Navy contract to supply maritime electro-optical/IR imaging systems to the Navy and Coast Guard. The contract, awarded by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Div., will support the Navy and Coast Gu
One week into the exercise, Brilliant Mariner 2013 is gaining momentum and Task Force 445 (TF445) is keeping pace. So far, the units participating in the exercise have been conducting “serialised” exercises, ranging from gunnery practise to anti-submarine and anti-aircraft drills. This helped the 23
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and BAE Systems Australia have entered into a new strategic alliance to enhance collaboration on defence technologies. The alliance will see the two organisations potentially work together on strategically significant areas such as submarines, c
The Navy handed over 4 Indian fishermen found in the northern waters of Sri Lanka to Delft Police on 03rd October 2013 for further investigations. Naval troops attached to the Northern Naval Command detected them in an Indian fishing trawler south of Delft. [mappress] Press Release, October 07, 2013
Rolls-Royce has been awarded two contracts worth a combined value up to $496 million to support T56 engines on US government aircraft. Under a $406 million, six-year contract, Rolls-Royce will provide parts, plus field and engineering support, for thousands of T56 engines. The contract was awarded b
Canadian Ship HMCS Toronto made an important drug seizure on Saturday, October 5 during her patrol in the Arabian Sea region, while deployed on Operation Artemis. This drug seizure marks HMCS Toronto’s seventh narcotics shipment disruption as part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the India
Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, Sagara brought the 70 persons, who had been stranded in the south western deep seas, safely to the Galle harbour on 04th October 2013. The rescued persons included 44 men, 13 women and 13 children and they are all in good health. The multi-day trawler named “
Sailors aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) participated in Clean the Station Day on Naval Station Norfolk (NAVSTA), Oct. 4. “We must take pride in the appearance and cleanliness of the base,” said Chief Yeoman Brad Long, event coordinator for George H.W. Bush. “This event gives everyone the chance
Northrop Grumman Corporation is participating in the Pacific 2013 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, where it will highlight its maritime security capabilities, including unmanned aircraft systems for maritime and coastal surveillance, marine navigation, radar and mine detection systems, a
In a Missile Defense Agency test, the U.S. Navy fired a Standard Missile-3 Block IB, made by Raytheon Company, from the USS Lake Erie. The SM-3 eliminated the medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target. “We remain on track to deliver this critical capability in time for a 2015 deployment in suppor
