The Royal Navy is going to take over the type 45 destroyer, HMS Duncan, on Wednesday, 20th March. The manufacturer, Bae Systems, has managed to complete the finish touches on the ship in a record short time between the launch and handover of the ship. HMS Duncan, the final Type 45 destroyer, was the
It has been a busy couple of days for EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez. The Spanish warship, which is conducting EU counter piracy patrols off the Somali coast, was once again able to provide much needed protection, this time to super tanker MV Smyrni, after the vessel was relea
The latest addition to the Brazilian Navy’s fleet departed the UK in the snow yesterday for her new home in Rio de Janeiro where she will strengthen Brazil’s maritime security. APA is the second of three Amazonas Class Ocean Patrol Vessels being delivered to the Brazilian Navy by BAE Systems. Her si
Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project of ANADOLU Shipyard, comprising eight vessels, which was awarded to the Shipyard back in December 2008 and which officially started after contract negotiations on July 28th 2009, took another important step on March 9th 2013, when the first LCT, namely TCG Ç-151, was
Navy has begun forming a permanent task force to defend Russia’s interests in the Mediterranean Sea, reports Ria Novosti citing Russian navy commander. “The defense minister has ordered us to form a task force that will operate in the Mediterranean Sea on a permanent basis,” commander told reporters
Saudi Prince HRH Major General Naif Bin Abdullah Bin Saud Bin Abdullah Al Saud, Director of Safety for the RSAF, visited 1710 Naval Air Squadron at Portsmouth’s naval base on a fact-finding mission. He was given a comprehensive tour of the headquarters including the squadron’s repair office and vari
The Applied Physical Sciences Corp. has received a $15.1 million contract for research and development of configurable technology to provide anti-submarine warfare surveillance over large, operationally relevant, deep ocean areas. This effort will include system architecture and design, sensors and
In a quiet gathering held at Fleet Base West this week, United States Navy (USN) Exchange Officer Commander Travis Petzoldt was fare-welled by his colleagues at Australia’s Submarine Headquarters. During his two year tenure with the Royal Australian Navy, Commander Petzoldt performed the role of ‘Pr
Russia will get 78 warships in total by the end of 2020, said Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu as reported by RIA Novosty. According to Sergey Shoigu, military… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, March 12, 2013, Image:Mil
Sailors of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) participated in a community relations (COMREL) event at the Rhone American Cemetery (RAC) March 9. RAC was established Aug. 17, 1944 for American Soldiers who were killed during World War II. The French government g
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) and German frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) departed Alicante, Spain, March 10. For the ships of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group 8 (CSG 8), Alicante was an opportunity to continue to build cooperative relationships with each other
More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26 MEU) departed from Norfolk and Little Creek, Va., and Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11. The deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces to support maritime security operat
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK and Thales Deutschland have jointly been commissioned to modernize the combat system of the German Class F124 frigates. The CEOs of both enterprises recently signed the contract at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in
All three crew members aboard a Navy EA-6B Prowler jet assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., were killed when the aircraft crashed this morning in an unpopulated area approximately 50 miles west of Spokane, Wash. The names of those killed in
