Solemn keel-laying ceremony of the Project 21900M diesel-electric open-sea icebreaker was held today on Dec 12 at JSC Vyborg Shipyard… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 13, 2012; Image: JSC Vyborg Shipyard
Sailors attached to USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (CVN 71) Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) and Weapons Department conducted load testing on aerial equipment, Dec. 11. The testing helps prepare Sailors for operational conditions during the ship’s last year of refueling complex overhaul
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief ADM Viktor Chirkov arrived in the UK paying a 4-day working visit. During his visit… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 13, 2012; Image: Flot
Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command reached out to fleet leaders in a Navy message Dec. 12 to ensure Sailors understand the minimal flame resistant qualities of the Navy Working Uniform Type I. Adm. Bill Gortney explained the current requirement for working uniforms and organizational clothing an
The Ministry of Defence announced on 2nd December 2012 that it has extended its 2008 contract by five years for A&P Group to continue supporting and maintaining Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships at home and abroad. Head of Commercially Supported Shipping for Defence, Equipment and Support, Commodore (RFA)
Private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard today said it has bagged a Rs 485-crore order to build a cadet training vessel for the Navy. The order from the Defence Ministry to build the 110-meter vessel capable of carrying a light helicopter and achieving a top speed of 20 knots, is a repeat order, the
Austal has appointed Graham Backhouse to the position of General Manager of its Henderson Shipyard Operations (HSO) in Australia. Austal’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bellamy, said Mr Backhouse would bring considerable value to the operation, which is now focussed on the design and manufacture o
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the deployment of two Quasar 125 horse-power work-class remotely operated vehicle and personnel to locate and remove unexploded World War 2 bombs from the German Sector of the North Sea. Hallin has experience of doing several such projects
Delivery of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (former Russian Admiral Gorshkov) to India will be discussed at the Russian-Indian… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 12, 2012
Last week 10 students from Birmingham University Royal Navy Unit made the 50 mile journey to RAF Shawbury for a flying afternoon. To complicate matters, this was to take up an invitation from a Navy Lieutenant helicopter instructor (Lt Ben Brazenell) with an Army Squadron (660 Army Air Corp Squadron
Delegation of Norwegian coast rangers arrived at Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet (NF) under the framework of bilateral… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 12, 2012
Eagerly awaited by family, friends and colleagues, HNLMS Van Amstel came into its home port of Den Helder. During the past 3 months, the multi-purpose frigate acted as the Royal Netherlands Navy guard ship in the Caribbean. In addition to providing a maritime presence, the CARIB guard ship’s main ta
New Buyan-class corvette Makhachkala has successfully completed all rounds of state acceptance trials… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 12, 2012; Image: Almaz Shipbuilding Firm
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) completed its second readiness exercise Dec. 10, consisting of damage control (DC) olympics, damage control jeopardy, and a general quarters drill as a means to prepare Sailors for operational conditions during the ship’s last year of refueling complex overhaul. The d
