Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will take sea for trials again early in the summer 2013, said Sergei Novoselov… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 11, 2012; Image: Flot
One of the U.S. Navy’s battery-powered vehicles has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, News Herald informs. Naval command lost contact with the 6-feet long Remus 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle on Thursday night during a training exercise. The UUV was heading north after the loss of c
Planning group of Black Sea naval cooperation task group (BLACKSEAFOR) convened at Turkish naval station Golcuk… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 11, 2012
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has awarded a £1.2 billion (USD 1.92 billion) contract for Audacious, the latest Astute Class attack submarine to be built for the Royal Navy. Audacious is the fourth of 7 Astute Class submarines being built for the Royal Navy. They are the most technologically-advanced
Navy personnel and dignitaries today gathered at HMAS Cairns to farewell an old friend, Balikpapan Class Landing Craft Heavy (LCH), HMAS Wewak. The ship is being decommissioned after almost 40 years of service moving large amounts of cargo, personnel and equipment from larger ships to shore. As frie
Members of the Ship’s Company (Starboard Crew) visited their nominated charity and affiliate Fountains Primary School, to present a £1000 cheque. The money was raised during the previous patrol after a sponsored 50km rowing race with Lt Stu Moss taking on and defeating the combined efforts of 50 oth
Sailors assigned to submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) joined youths from local organization ‘Boys Town’ on the fields of Sembawang Naval Base, Singapore during a Community Service project (COMSERV) to participate in a variety of sports activities, December 05. The event kicked off with brie
There was some pre-Christmas cheer in the air at RNAS Yeovilton as the Base welcomed back 120 personnel and four Sea Kings, from Commando Helicopter Force which have been deployed in the Mediterranean on the Royal Navy’s biggest exercise this year, `Cougar 12’. The Junglie Force have been operating
The Navy Information Operations Command, Maryland hosted a Cyber Captain’s Cup challenge Nov. 30 to test participant’s skills in forensics, programming, trivia, packet analysis and reverse engineering. The event was put on by the Cyber Captain’s Cup team, made up with a half-dozen Sailors, who parti
On Tuesday, December 4, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy visited the Polish naval forces. Vice Admiral Bernt Grimstvedt met with the Commander of the Polish Navy Vice Admiral (three star) Tomasz Mathea and visited the 3rd Flotilla of Ships, Divers Training Centre and the Naval Acad
Former Newlands College student Ira Vickerman has had more adventure as an Able Seaman (ASEA) in the Naval Volunteer Reservist than many others only dare to dream. Still based in Newlands, ASEA Vickerman has a day job as a Line Mechanic for an electrical company which involves all aspects of power p
On 7 December 2012, in Djibouti, Rear Admiral Antonio Natale, assumed command of Operation Ocean Shield, NATO’s counter piracy mission from Cdre Ben Bekkering (Royal Netherlands Navy) who has completed a successful 6-month deployment in the region. After a short port visit, the flagship will commenc
Sixty Porirua based cadets marched out for the last time this year in front of friends, family and NZ Defence Force personnel at the end of year parade on Saturday 1st December. New Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral (RADM) Jack Steer was reviewing officer for the three local Cadet units, T.S. Taupo, City
Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed two days of back-to-back community service (COMSERV) projects at the Chao King senior community center and Sunshine Action youth center, Dec. 4-5. Sailors traveled throughout the city, led by Frank Cable chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Jo
