More than 200 veterans and guests gathered aboard USS Underwood (FFG 36) Dec. 7 to honor and remember those who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago. Mayport’s Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Branch 290 has hosted the annual memorial service in conjunction with Naval Stati
PELICAN Exercise Series 31/11 was officially deactivated with the closing ceremony onboard KDB DARULEHSAN. Sea phase was indeed a triumphant phase for the PELICAN Exercise, in which objectives were accomplished, the aims to expose young officers in conducting all the exercises has been achieved and
Formal visit of French frigate Commandant Birot at Russian port of Novorossiysk has been finished. The host ship was Russian seagoing minesweeper Vice Admiral Zakharyin. During the 5-day visit, the ship’s commanding staff held meetings with the city authorities and the naval base command. Crewmen of
Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) observed a moment of silence Dec. 7 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which resulted in America’s entrance into World War II. The ship’s commanding officer ordered a pause in all s
Aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov left Northern Fleet (NF) main base Severomorsk and headed for the Barents Sea. Departure of the aircraft carrier kicks off shaping of NF carrier group consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko and auxiliary vessels – rescue tu
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, embarked on its flagship USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), along with Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 and USS Momsen (DDG 92), got underway Dec. 7 from Naval Station Everett for the last time for a scheduled routine deployment. The deployment will be to the western Pacific Co
In 2012 Russia starts construction of advanced Project Borei-A nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), reported RIA Novosti referring to Director General of Sevmash shipyard and Rubin design bureau Andrei Diachkov. At present, Sevmash builds three Project 955 Borei submarines designed b
USS Carney (DDG 64), part of NATO’s counter-piracy task force Operation Ocean Shield, worked with other NATO forces and coalition partners to disrupt pirate activity in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 5. A Japanese maritime patrol aircraft patrolling the area on counter-piracy operations spotted a suspicious
The Brazilian Navy recently tested an integrated combat system provided by Lockheed Martin on the SS Tapajo, a U209 (Tupi)-class submarine. The exercise marks Brazil’s first use of the combat system and demonstrates its compatibility with international allied navies. The SS Tapajo’s integrated comba
CTRM Aero Composites Sdn Bhd has been encouraged and supported as an internationally recognized expert in composites research and technology by Indonesia-based North Sea Boats (NSB). In cooperative interaction with NSB, they develop, manufacture, market, sell and service advanced technology composit
The Aegis guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) departed Naval Base San Diego Nov. 29, for an independent seven-month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR). The first ship to complete the DDG modernization (DDGMOD) midlife hull, mechanical, and electrical upgrade,
Iran’s Navy Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi says the latest missile and subsurface systems of the naval forces of the country will be tested in the upcoming “Velayat 90” drill. Mousavi said on Sunday that the surface-to-sea missiles in addition to submarine units recently delive
This week, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the refurbishment of the control rooms of the four Walrus-class submarines. A contract was also signed for the delivery of four Super High Frequency (SHF) satellite communication systems. The contracts form part of the sustainment programme fo
High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift began subject matter expert exchanges (SMEEs) in La Union, El Salvador to begin HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12), Dec. 5. Swift arrived in La Union Dec. 1, and is scheduled to be in El Salvador for three weeks to engage with partner nation peers in a
