Early spring is traditionally a period of drills and exercises for naval units deployed in the Far East. For officers of Pacific Fleet (PF) main base Vladivostok and cadets of the Makarov Pacific Naval College, this period lasts all year round. Active and future naval officers practice on training s
The supply ship HNLMS Amsterdam has been designated as the new guard ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Caribbean, where it will be deployed in counternarcotics operations and coastguard tasks. The ship sailed from the port of Den Helder in mid-February and is scheduled to perform its tempora
Sri Lanka Navy assisted in the repatriation of 22 Indian fishermen who were released from Sri Lankan custody. The released fishermen and 05 Indian fishing trawlers bearing the registration numbers TN/10/MFB/769, TN/10/MFB/277, TN/10/MFB/173, TN/10/MFB/1012 and TN/10/MFB/223 were handed over to India
African sailors who spent 27 days aboard guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012, departed Simpson, Feb. 27. The 10 APS shipriders came from the navies of Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo and Togo. The shipriders got aboard S
Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed Eckehardt Keip as managing director of Northrop Grumman Holding GmbH, which includes operating entities Northrop Grumman L.E.F. GmbH and Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH. Keip has been managing director of Northrop Grumman LITEF in Freiburg for nearly eight year
A $300 million maintenance and repair contract for the Anzac Class Frigates will be negotiated with Naval Ship Management Australia, following their selection as preferred tenderer. Minister for Defence Materiel Senator Kim Carr said the new five-year contract was expected to provide better outcomes
Indian Government permitted national navy to buy nine mid-range reconnaissance airplanes to overall amount of $1 bln. According to The Times of India, new airplanes will maintain India’s security over the Indian Ocean along with earlier ordered P-8I Poseidon long-range reconnaissance airplanes produ
Cathelco are supplying equipment for two force projection and command vessels, BPC Mistral Class, which are being built in France for the Russian Navy. DCNS will act as the prime contractor for the warships to be constructed at St -Nazaire, the first ship due for delivery in 2014. With a displacemen
Deep-sea diving system produced by Divex (Scotland) for Russian rescue ship Igor Belousov will be delivered, mounted, and tested by specialists of Russian company Tetis Pro which is going to provide 5-year long aftersales service and train operators. The contract with Tetis Pro will be signed in the
Helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious was the unique venue for the draw of the next round of Rugby League’s most famous competition. England’s Head Coach Steve McNamara flew aboard Lusty in the North Sea with the precious Carnegie Challenge Cup to pick the clashes in the second round of the contest – t
Russian Navy’s delegation arrived in Bodo (Norway) on Feb 27 to attend the first planning conference of the Pomor 2012 Russo-Norwegian naval exercise, Defense Ministry Press Service told Central Navy Portal. During the conference lasting till Feb 29, the parties agreed on terms of the exercise, conc
Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Green Wave departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 25, after delivering more than 6.8 million pounds of vital supplies in support of Operation Deep Freeze. ODF is the annual joint task force support For Antarctica mission to resupply the remote
Mayor Alvin Brown welcomed Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus to Jacksonville on Tuesday. The secretary visited City Hall and met with 40 JROTC cadets from Mandarin High School. He also attended a luncheon with local business leaders at EverBank Field. The mayor presented the secretary with the key to
Festive keel-laying ceremony of frigate Admiral Makarov will take place at JSC Yantar Shipyard (affiliate of United Shipbuilding Corporation) on Feb 29. This is the third ship in the series built by the shipyard for Russian Navy since 2010. In accordance with two contracts tied with Russian Defense
