Deck-based version of American fighter F-35 Lightning II happened to be incapable for deck landing, writes The Daily Telegraph referring to Pentagon’s report. The point is that arrester hook of F-35C is situated too close to landing gear, and this poses a problem for pilot to hook arrester’s barrier
Multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) hosted French aviators and engineers interested in the capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey Jan. 14. A small group of French aviators and aircraft specialists flew out to USS Bataan while the ship was transiting the Strait of Bonifacio in order to
INS Krishna, part of the First Training Squadron since 1995, cast off from Kochi on17 Jan 12 for the final time, as she sailed for Mumbai to be de commissioned there later in2012. Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command and alarge gathering of Navy personnel and fami
Warships of Russian Navy will be re-equipped with new gyrocompasses till 2018; they will bring navigation security to advanced level, said a spokesman for the Navy on Jan 16 at press conference. “Experimental prototypes of those systems have been effectively tested on ships and will be commissioned
Deployed Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) concluded a four-day port visit in Valetta, Malta, Jan. 16. The crew hosted a dinner reception aboard the ship Jan. 13, assisted with refurbishing a public park Jan. 14, and enjoyed tours and time off around
Tossing their caps in the air in delight these are the first of 1,200 new ratings to pass into the Royal Navy in 2012. Some 45 able seamen – destined for careers in all branches of the Senior Service – completed their basic training at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint at a ceremony presided over by […
Members of the Scouting Association of Japan from Machida Prefecture Troop 1 based in Tokyo, toured the Navy’s only full-time forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Jan. 14. “The most fascinating part of the tour was the flight deck,” said Yasuyuki Yagi, assistant scout ma
Military Attache of the Czech Republic Lieutenant Colonel Miroslav Kaspar called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake at the Naval Headquarters on 13th January 2012. They held cordial discussions on matters of mutual interest and bilateral relevance. Mementos w
While underway in the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 14, Sailors and Marines assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) paused to remember the catastrophic fire that took place on its flight deck in 1969. Capt. William C. Hamilton Jr., commanding officer of Enterprise, addressed the crew over the
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Yekaterinburg suffered from large fire late Dec 2011 will be delivered to Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center (Severodvinsk) not earlier than May 2012, reported RIA Novosti on Jan 16 referring to a shipyard’s official. On Dec 29, 2011 the fire occurred in
A few hours after transiting the Strait of Messina, multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) welcomed an Italian AV-8B Harrier on board Jan. 13. Bataan will assist in transporting the Italian Harrier, assigned to the Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati “Wolves” based in Grottaglia, Italy, to the d
This week Russia will finish state trials of the first out of three ships for Indian Navy – frigate INS Teg – built by Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad), said the yard’s press secretary Sergei Mikhailov. “Frigate INS Teg left the shipyard’s quay and headed for Russia’s westernmost port Baltiysk via Kali
Distinguished guests joined with special warfare personnel, past and present, at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Naval Special Warfare Community Jan. 13. In response to then-President John F. Kennedy’s desire for the Armed Forces to possess an unconventional w
Cameroon navy has taken delivery of three new Boston Whaler patrol boats from the US. These boats will be used for countering threats of piracy and lawlessness. The navy evaluated the patrol boats at a presentation ceremony. Reportedly, the New Boston Whalers were bought at undisclosed cost. This pu
