Sri Lanka Navy arrested 30 Indian fishermen along with 5 Indian fishing Trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the Northern seas of Sri Lanka on 06th April 2013. They were handed over to Talaimannar Police for legal action. [mappress] Naval Today Staff, April 9, 2013; Image: Sri Lanka Navy
The Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations April 6 after departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam April 2 for an independent deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Chung-Hoon is expected to carry out various missions
A Chinese anti-piracy warship will probably visit the Indian port of Kochi this year. That is going to be the first such port visit in 12 years as Indian news portal “India Today” reports. “There has been a noticeable uptake in our relations with China in recent months,” reports India Today citing s
SLNS Udara, P 432 and Cost Guard Ship CG 42 attached to the Northern Naval Command arrested 26 Indian fishermen and 5 Indian Trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the Northern seas of Sri Lanka on 05th April 2013. They were taken into SLN custody in Sri Lankan Waters off Kovilam Point and brought t
The Portuguese Frigate NRP Álvares Cabral joined the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta on 6 April 2013, in Djibouti. During her participation in Operation Atalanta, for the next 4 months, Álvares Cabral will be the EU Naval Force flagship, hosting the Force Commander and his mu
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducted flight operations April 5 in conjunction with maritime security patrols while steaming across the South China Sea. Stennis routinely performs aircraft launch and recovery operations in cooperation with other U.S. ships in its s
The Royal Navy has begun outfitting its warships with the ARTISAN (Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation) 3D radar, which is five times more efficient than any radar currently in use with the Navy. A radar system so sophisticated it can detect a tennis ball-sized obje
It may only be a brief visit, but for 26 year-old Lieutenant Chris Stevens, it is a return to his roots. Chris is the Commanding Officer of HMS Puncher, the Universities Royal Naval Units fast patrol vessel for universities in London. He grew up in Weymouth, Dorset attending Budmouth Technology Coll
Sri Lanka Navy arrested 30 Indian fishermen along with 5 Indian fishing Trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the Northern seas of Sri Lanka on 06th April 2013. They were handed over to Talaimannar Police for legal action. [mappress] Naval Today Staff, April 8, 2013; Image: Sri Lanka Navy
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) volunteered at various community relations (COMREL) projects during a three-day port visit to the Republic of Singapore. While in port, 41 Sailors participated in four COMR
Swedish Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) HSwMS Carlskrona joined the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta on 6 April 2013, in Djibouti. HMS Carlskrona is a 106 meter long OPV with a crew of 139, including the boarding team and helicopter crew. She is a former flagship of EU NAVFOR (2010)
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) is scheduled to return from the Seventh Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) April 8 after completing its forward-deployed mission and a hull swap with USS Antietam (CG 54). Cowpens has been forward deployed to Yokosuka since 2000 and recently particip
Naval institutions at Naval Regional Security Centre (NRSC) in Vakarai and Naval Deployment Batticaloa of the Eastern Naval Command were declared open on 04th April 2013 under the patronage of Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe. Senior Naval officers, Army and Police person
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation an $80 million contract to upgrade and enhance the Next Generation Command and Control Processor (NGC2P). The NGC2P system is a tactical data link communication processor that provides critical real-time information about friendly and enemy acti
