The ship that will fulfil HMS Endurance’s role as an interim Antarctic patrol vessel entered Portsmouth Naval Base for the first time yesterday, Monday 23 May 2011. The ice-breaker MV Polarbjorn – to be named HMS Protector – has been leased on a three-year contract from Norwegian company GC Rieber S
U.S. Naval Base Guam will open a new Visitor Control Center for visitors to obtain base clearance starting June 1… (guampdn) [mappress] Source: guampdn, May 24, 2011;
On 17th May, during the simultaneous port visit in Djibouti, the Commanding Officer of the Chinese frigate MAANSHAN payed a visit to EU NAVFOR warship ESPS SANTA MARIA. The Chinese frigate MAANSHAN is part of Task Force 526 with her sister ship WENZHOU – the Flag Ship, and the tanker QIANDAOHU. They
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies today at TAI’s facility near Ankara. Turkish officials at the event included the nation’s Minister of National Defense, Vecdi Gonul; Undersecretary for Defense Industries Murad
The Navy will deploy two gunboats and a supply ship for anti-terror security operations in the Sulu Sea next week… By Jaime Laude (philstar) [mappress] Source: philstar, May 24, 2011;
Ukrainian defense minister Mikhail Yezhel again called all Ukrainians to build Project 58250 corvette together and donated his monthly salary for the ship’s construction, reports Segodnya… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, May 24, 2011;
TWO Royal Navy warships will be refitted in Plymouth instead of Scotland, a government minister has revealed… (thisisplymouth) [mappress] Source: thisisplymouth, May 24, 2011;
Pacific Fleet (PF) anti-piracy task unit headed by Capt 2 rank Ivan Kovalev returned to homebase Vladivostok on May 21… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, May 24, 2011;
The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, has cancelled the practice demonstration and air show scheduled for May 24-25 at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Md. This cancellation is due to a safety stand-down period imposed by the team’s commanding officer after a lower-than
The guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) safely transited through the Strait of Gibraltar to enter into the 6th Fleet area of responsibility, May 21. The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow transit which separates Europe and Africa by only seven miles at its most narrow point, connecting the Atlanti
Minehunter HMS Grimsby recently met up with HMS Iron Duke in the Gulf. HMS Grimsby is about to end her two-year-plus tour of duty in the Middle East and return to the cooler surroundings of Faslane, while HMS Iron Duke is making her first appearance in the Gulf and, in this instance, shaking off the
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s Newport News shipyard moved the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier out of its dry dock to a shipya… By Peter Frost (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, May 24, 2011;
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, which departed Norfolk, Va., earlier this month, has made its way across the Atlantic Ocean and i… By Geoff Ziezulewicz (stripes) [mappress] Source: stripes, May 24, 2011;
The tremendous bow of the USS New York will cut through New York Harbor and into the Hudson on Wednesday, with its crew manning the rails. T… (northjersey) [mappress] Source: northjersey , May 23, 2011;
