Naval troops attached to SLNS Vijayaba of the Eastern Naval Command with the assistance of Uppuweli Police arrested 3 persons with 200 water jel capsules weighing 30 kilograms and 10 meters of safety fuse in the Illuppukulum and Erakkanddi area on 28th July 2013. The arrested persons and the items w
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, and his wife Dr. Jill Biden visited with service members and their families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Saturday, July 27, on their way back from Asia to honor men and women in uniform, as well as highlight the rebalancing efforts in the Pacific
Having completed a successful three months of Maritime Security and Marine Enforcement tasking since leaving refit earlier this year, HMS Tyne came alongside in the River Tyne to visit her affiliated port of North Shields. Arriving early in the morning on Saturday 13 July, it was a unique opportunit
The command of a warship was passed down at a time-honored ceremony that was held at the submarine piers for the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 26. Cmdr. Caleb Kerr commanding officer of Bremerton, was relieved by Cmdr. Wesley Bring
As the bilateral exercise Talisman Saber 2013 between the U.S. and Australia gains momentum, the two nations learn more every day on what it means to work together. The exercise is a biennial combined Australian and United States (US) training activity, designed to train Australian respective milita
On July 23rd, the frigate ‘Numancia’ and the COVAM (Spanish Navy Surveillance and Operations Center) provided support to the Spanish trawler ‘Albacora Cuatro’ in the Indian Ocean. The COVAM received a call from the Spanish trawler informing of an engine breakdown and was sailing adrift. A member of
The Spanish Combat Support Ship ESPS Cantabria deployed to Australia since February, is currently in the Coral Sea participating in Exercise TALISMAN SABER 13 providing logistic support to United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy ships. One key element for the successful conduct of military oper
A group of NUSHIP Canberra personnel laid eyes on the ship they will soon call home during their first visit to Williamstown Dockyard in Victoria last week. Most were surprised at the sheer size of Canberra and appreciated the opportunity to explore the ship for the very first time. At 230 metres in
Raytheon Co has to stop work on the next-generation electronic jamming system, having received an order from the U.S. Navy to do so, according to Reuters. Raytheon was awarded the electronic jamming system contract on July 8th, but BAE Systems formally objected the award. The next generation jammer
Following aggression by the fictional island nation ‘Kamaria’, Australia and the United States have been called upon to form a combined force to restore peace and security to the region. Now, a large and highly capable Australian and US Navy fleet is amassing in the Coral Sea to prepare for action a
This summer sixty-eight Navy reservists joined with Commander, Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare Forces, Third Fleet (CTF-34) June 24-28 and July 22-26 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to conduct a pair of self-contained synthetic training events designed to improve the Navy’s theater ASW cap
An impressive fleet of 18 amphibious craft and specialist assault troops have made history by sailing into the Royal Navy’s new amphibious centre of excellence in Plymouth. 10 Training Squadron Royal Marines sailed from its former base at Royal Marines Poole for the last time to the new £30-million-
Vice Admiral NN Kumar, AVSM, VSM, Chief of Material, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) arrived Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, 23 Jul 13, on a three day maiden visit to the Eastern Naval Command after assuming office as the Chief of Material. The Flag Officer called on Vice Admiral Anil
Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Samudura brought all the 73 stranded Sri Lankans ashore safely on 26th July 2013. On the direction of the Navy, a merchant vessel heading for Singapore had rescued them 290 nautical miles south east of Galle around noon on 24th. The Navy alerted the merchant v
