Russian aerobatic team Rus will demonstrate piloting skills in the skies of St. Petersburg. The 30-minute long air shows will be held on June 30 and July 3 – at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 5th International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS). Pilots will fly L-39 training jet airplanes. At t
Lockheed Martin engineers have completed installation of a XLS-band antenna at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam that will allow military commanders to receive real time weather information for operational use. This is one in a series of six installations around the globe under the U.S. Air Force MARK I
Despite the accident at More shipyard (Feodosiya, Ukraine), delivery schedule of Zubr class air-cushion landing ships to China will be maintained, reports Censor.net. According to the shipyard’s property administrator Roman Marchenko, delivery schedules will be fulfilled despite the accident (breaka
Britain’s newest operational warship – HMS Dauntless – has arrived in the world’s largest naval base ready to show international navies what she can do. Fresh from working with the Americans’ newest carrier, the USS George H W Bush in the Western Approaches, the Portsmouth-based Type 45 has made her
Sailors participating in FRUKUS 2011 received firefighting and damage control training at the Farrier Firefighting Facility at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 21. FRUKUS 2011, scheduled for June 20 to July 1 in Norfolk, Va., is an invitational exercise designed to enhance communication and interope
Los Angeles-class submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) region, June 21. “The ship is in excellent material condition and the crew is excited and ready to go,” said Columbia’s Commanding Officer,
Russian warships continue to secure commercial shipping in the Gulf of Aden and near the Horn of Africa, reports Northern Fleet Information Support Group. On June 22 Northern Fleet (NF) large ASW ship Severomorsk completed escorting of the first 7-ship civilian convoy through the piracy-hazardous wa
The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned arrival of the U.S. guided-missile cruiser Monterey, in the Georgian port of Batumi, saying that… (civil) [mappress] Source: civil, June 23, 2011;
The Afloat Training Group (ATG), Commander Task Force (CTF) 70, and Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) began drills aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) for the ship’s annual Command Assessment Readiness and Training (CART) II, June 21. The ATG group, flown in from San Diego and Norfolk, evaluates
To address the increased attention on the Gulf of Guinea as an area of concern for piracy and maritime threats, the Nigerian Navy’s Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral O. S Ibrahim, will be discussing their strategic plans to increase maritime security at Defence IQ’s Offshore Patrol Vessels conference. Ac
HMS York will pay a short visit to Bermuda on her way back to the UK having completed her current deployment… (royalgazette) [mappress] Source: royalgazette, June 23, 2011;
Family members and friends welcomed Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 Det. 6 Sailors home from a six-month deployment during a homecoming ceremony aboard the Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, June 17. “They deployed just before Christmas so unfortunately they missed the holidays,” said Cmdr. Kyle
Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch marked the conclusion of a month-long, bilateral survey mission conducted by the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, and the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons today by hosting Vietnamese military and government
After a long wait, India is set to get the advanced ‘Nerpa’ nuclear attack submarine on lease from Russia by the end of this year, a senior… (indianexpress) [mappress] Source: indianexpress, June 22, 2011;
