The Royal Netherlands Navy’s supply ship HNLMS Amsterdam has arrived with a shipboard NH-90 helicopter in the Caribbean. The ship reached the port of Curaçao on August 26 and will operate as guard ship in the Caribbean for the next 4 months. The Amsterdam will carry out assignments for the Flag Offi
Naval troops attached to Naval Deployment Lankapatuna of the Eastern Naval Command arrested 3 persons engaged in illegal fishing at Ilankaitturai on 01st September 2013. Four oxygen cylinders, two face masks, two pairs of diving fins and a snorkel were among the items recovered from their possession
U.S. President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders Tuesday and expressed confidence that lawmakers will authorize his plan to take action against the Assad regime for using chemical weapons against its own people. Obama said he thanked the leaders for approaching the issue of Syria “with the
U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment Team (LEDET) 101 embarked and integrated with Sailors on the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) for training and anti-drug smuggling operations off the California coast, Aug. 26 – 29. “We are currently supporting counter-smu
The Navy is scheduled to commission its 10th Virginia-class attack submarine Sept. 7, during a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va. During a formal ceremony to be attended by several hundred dignitaries, families and crew members, Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota (SSN 783) will
A Royal Navy warship on deployment in the Mediterranean has been flexing her hunter-killer technique in an anti-submarine warfare exercise with the Italian Navy. HMS Westminster is working as part of the Navy’s Response Force Task Group which is on an annual deployment to the Med and then the Gulf t
Eighteen defense ministers from nations throughout the Asia-Pacific region sat together after their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on August 29, each in turn signing a joint declaration that reaffirms their commitment to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and to working together peac
MT Defence Services (BMT), an operating company of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the appointment of Toby Middleton as Amphibious Business Development Lead. Educated to Masters level at King’s College London, Toby has exten
On Wednesday, 28 August 2013, the historical ordnance disposal operation Open Spirit 2013 ended in the east Baltic. During the ten-day operation twelve ships and four EOD teams from eight nations searched the sea bed for underwater explosives. During this time SNMCMG1 covered the area of 24 square n
Twenty-five ‘Tercio de Armada’ Marines left Rota Naval Base on board the Royal Netherlands Navy ship ‘Rotterdam’ to take part in the Africa Partnership Station 2013 program, along with other Marine Corps instructors from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Africa Partnership S
Two Canadian warships, HMCS Algonquin and HMCS Protecteur returned to Esquimalt harbour Saturday afternoon following a collision with one another on August 30 at approximately 11 a.m. PST while conducting exercise manoeuvres en route to Hawaii. There were no reported injuries. “The Royal Canadian Na
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 3, for the second time in less than two weeks. Denver’s first visit to Darwin was a working port visit where the crew conducted an offload of a large part of
In just three weeks on counter-drugs operations in the Pacific HMS Argyll has helped her allies to seize more than six tonnes of contraband valued at $116 million US dollars. The Royal Navy warship worked alongside her US, Canadian and Colombian allies to help deter potential drug traffickers from u
DCNS, a world leader in naval defence and an innovator in the energy sector, is exhibiting at MSPO Exhibition taking place in Poland from 2nd to 5th of September 2013. As a naval prime contractor, systems integrator and shipbuilder, DCNS combines resources and expertise spanning the naval defence va
