As part of a foreign military sales case, the U.S. Navy worked together with French military to execute France’s first aerial-target live-fire event using a GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST), or missile, on April 4. France’s military procurement agency Direction Generale Pour L’A
Royal Naval Reservist Lieutenant Mark Bannister, 35, has recently returned from a six-month deployment fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia. The Business Development Manager from Burnham swapped his civilian life to work for the European Union Naval Force in Djibouti, north east Africa. Mark sai
Students from across the country competed with underwater robots for a national title during the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded 2012 National SeaPerch Challenge in Manassas Park, Va., April 11-13. The event brought together top middle and high school teams to compete with underwater robots th
Naval troops attached to SLNS Kanchchadewa of the Northern Naval Command whilst manning the Meringimunai Fishing Marshalling Point arrested 04 persons attempting to proceed for illegal harvest of sea cucumbers on 13th April 2012. Two FGDs, 06 pairs of diving fins and 06 face masks were also taken in
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution will participate in New Orleans Navy Week, April 16-22. Sailors will kick off their participation with an interactive historical presentation at Bienville High School in Bienville, La. “We are excited about kicking off the 1812 bicentennial in New Orleans,” said
More than 130 men and women today joined the celebrated ‘band of brothers’ that is the Royal Navy’s Officer Corps as they formally passed out of its spiritual home, Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Former First Sea Lord Admiral the Lord Boyce was the guest of honour at the passing-out par
Naval troops attached to SLNS Gajaba of the North-central Naval Command arrested 12 persons engaged in illegal fishing using explosives on 14th April 2012. Five persons with a fish catch of 678 kilograms were arrested at the Pallemunai Fishing Marshalling Point whilst seven persons were taken in by
The U.S. Navy will showcase its energy initiatives during the 2012 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., April 16-18. Subject matter experts from the U.S. Navy will support an energy exhibit (booth #106) to provide informatio
A new damage control simulator aptly named “Avinash” was commissioned at Naval Base Kochi on 12 Apr 12 by Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command. This is the second damage control simulator under Southern Naval Command, the first one being at INS Shivaji at L
The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap April 12, concluding a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific. “It’s great to be back – we all missed our families,” said Cmdr. Ian Johnson, USS Connecticut commanding officer. Family
Three “blue-nosed” Reservists from HMS Sherwood in Nottingham have returned from a major exercise inside the Arctic Circle The biggest war game of the winter, involving 16,000 service men and women from 12 nations, was played out amid the Norwegian fjords and mountains in the harshest of winter weat
The amphibious transport dock landing ship USS New York (LPD 21) began participating and serving as the supporting platform for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during during the commencement of African Lion 2012, April 9. African Lion 2012, is a bi-lateral theatre and security exercise in c
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next five Virginia-class attack submarines will be named the USS Illinois, the USS Washington, the USS Colorado, the USS Indiana, and the USS South Dakota. Mabus named the Virginia-class submarines to honor the great contributions and support these
The first Dutch F-35 Lightning II test aircraft, the AN-1, rolled off the production line in fully assembled condition at the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Texas, on 5 April. In the coming weeks, the aircraft will be given a special coating. Lockheed Martin will then test the aircraft’s sys
