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UK preparing for 14-nation maritime exercise Joint Warrior
The United Kingdom and Royal Navy are set to host 14 nations for a major two-week drill off its coasts next week. Starting on October 1, exercise Joint Warrior will see ships, aircraft and troops carry out maneuvers at military ranges across the country and in maritime exercise areas off the west an
NATO’s submarine rescue drill concludes in Turkey
The international, NATO-led, submarine search and rescue exercise Dynamic Monarch 2017 concluded off the coast of Marmaris in southwestern Turkey on Friday. Canada, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States took part in the exercise, which focused on subm
US Coast Guard decommissioning cutter Assateague after 27 years of service
The US Coast Guard has taken the Island-class cutter Assateague (WPB 1337) out of service in a ceremony at Naval Base Guam. The 110-foot patrol boat will officially be decommissioned Oct. 13 after 27 years of service as part of a service-wide recapitalization effort. “Assateague’s operational histor
Russian Navy commissions two Project 23040 search and rescue boats
The Russian Navy has commissioned another two Project 23040 search and rescue boats in a ceremony in Severomorsk. Bearing pennant numbers 1229 and 1230, the boats will be based in Severomorsk, Murmansk region, where they will be part of the Northern Fleet’s diving service. Project 23040 boats are bu
US, UK navies complete mine countermeasure drill in Persian Gulf
Navy ship from the UK and US concluded their regularly scheduled mine warfare drill in the central Persian Gulf on September 21. Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX) 17-3 is a quarterly bilateral exercise aimed at ensuring undisturbed operations of naval and support vessels, as well as commercial s
UK’s Devonport Naval Base welcomes new fleet commander
Royal Navy’s Devonport Naval Base has welcomed a new fleet commander in a ceremony in Plymouth. Commodore Rob Bellfield is the new Commander Devonport Flotilla after a supersession event to replace Commodore Paul Halton who goes onto a new post. Cdre Bellfield is a former commanding officer of the t
Last remaining D-Day landing craft getting overhaul in UK
UK’s last remaining D-Day landing craft will be receiving a much needed overhaul after receiving nearly £5million from The National Lottery and its Heritage Lottery Fund. This overhaul will allow the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth to have an original landing craft tank (LCT) on display. The D-Day Museum
Australia’s AWD Hobart is entering service this weekend
The Royal Australian Navy’s first Aegis-equipped air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart is set to officially enter service in a ceremony in Sydney, on September 23. Starting construction in January 2010, Hobart is entering service seven years later as the third Australian destroyer to bear the name Hobar
Photo: USS Makin Island out of the water for first time since 2006 commissioning
US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) on August 25 entered a floating dry dock in San Diego for a 14-month overhaul. During the depot-level planned maintenance availability (DPMA) National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) will outfit the ship with the latest war fighting
Australia to receive “digital shipyard” in Adelaide, frigate contender promises
One of the contenders competing for the Royal Australian Navy’s $35 billion Future Frigate project has promised to transform Adelaide into a digital shipyard should it be awarded the lucrative contract. BAE Systems Australia said it would transform Australia’s shipbuilding industry through the devel
Israel Shipyards launches new OPV for Cypriot Navy
Israel Shipyards has launched a new 62-meter offshore patrol vessel built for the Cypriot Navy. The launch took place last week at the company’s shipyard in Haifa Bay in Israel. The vessel will be used to protect the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “The project is of great importance for the
Russian Navy’s lead logistics vessel Elbrus to be delivered by November
The lead ship of the Russian Navy’s Project 23120 logistic support vessels is conducting flight tests and is expected to be delivered to the Russian defense ministry by November this year. Elbrus, as the lead ship is named, is currently performing interoperability tests with KA-27 and KA-29 helicopt
HMS Diamond gets underway from Montenegro as SNMG2 flagship
Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond assumed command of NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 operating in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. The ceremony, in which Diamond relieved sister ship HMS Duncan, took place in Montenegro over the weekend. Duncan was originally to be replaced by helicopter c
US Coast Guard offloads record $679.3m of cocaine
The US Coast Guard has offloaded a record amount of cocaine seized within 12 months of cocaine-chasing operations. A total of 50,550 pounds (22.9 tons) of cocaine and heroin worth an estimated $679.3 million was offloaded Wednesday in San Diego at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Marking a record-break