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German Navy officer cadets setting sail on Romanian sail training ship
It is official. German Navy officer cadets are finally getting their feet wet on August 9 when they will embark Romanian sail training ship Mircea to gain their first at sea experience and training. Mircea is scheduled to enter the German port of Wilhelmshaven on August 2 to welcome the cadets who w
France nationalizes STX shipyard halting Italian takeover
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday announced the country is temporarily nationalizing Europe’s only only shipyard capable of building aircraft carriers in a bid to find a better shareholder deal. This means that Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, who earlier signed a heads of agreement
Singapore, Malaysia conclude naval exercise Malapura
Some 600 personnel from the Republic of Singapore and Royal Malaysian Navy concluded ten days of drills as part of the bilateral exercise Malapura which took place from July 18 to 28. Conducted since 1984, this year’s exercise was hosted by the Royal Malaysian Navy and saw the participation of six w
USS Dewey returning from surface action group deployment
U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) is en route home following a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific as part of the Sterett-Dewey surface action group (SAG). The destroyer is scheduled to arrive at Naval Base San Diego July 31, exactly four months af
Italy takes over command of counter-piracy mission Atalanta
Italian Navy Rear Admiral Fabio Gregori took over command of the EU counter-piracy operation Atalanta from Spanish Navy Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado during a ceremony in Djibouti on July 27. EU NAVFOR’s deputy operation commander, Rear-Admiral Alfonso Pérez de Nanclares (Spanish Navy), also
New Zealand Navy frigate returns from six-month mission
Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha returned to her homeport at Devonport Naval Base after almost six months of operations across the Asia-Pacific region. As the frigate approach the base, Te Kaha fired a 17-gun salute to the Chief of Navy who replied with a 7-gun salute from the shore. Te
US Navy brings CARAT to Timor-Leste
U.S. Navy’s annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise will be working with Timor-Leste National Police and Forsa Defesa Timor-Leste with the arrival of U.S. Navy Task Group 75.5 in Dili, Timor-Leste, on July 31. CARAT Timor-Leste 2017 is part of a series of bilateral CARAT mi
US Navy tests up-gunned ESG concept during Talisman Saber
U.S. Navy’s Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group was joined by a U.S. destroyer and four Australian frigates to test elements of the up-gunned ESG concept during two weeks of drills at exercise Talisman Saber 2017. The field training exercise (FTX) component of TS17 tested a combined and join
First Canadian company joins UK Type 26 supply chain
Engineering firm WR Davis became the first Canadian company to be picked by BAE Systems to deliver equipment for the construction of the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates. BAE Systems as the prime contractor on the program awarded a C$12m contract to WR Davis Engineering Ltd for the uptake and downt
First Type 209/1400 submarine ready for handover to Indonesia
Nagapasa, the first of overall three Type 209/1400 submarines to be built for the Indonesian Navy is ready for handover to Indonesia. According to IHS Janes, South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has completed work on the submarine and is now preparing Nagapasa f
USS George HW Bush arrives in UK ahead of Saxon Warrior 17
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and ships from its carrier strike group arrived in Portsmouth, UK, today ahead of a major two-week drill. Accompanied by the USS Philippine Sea, USS Donald Cook and Norwegian ship HNoMS Helge Insgstad, the aircraft carrier is on the final leg of its de
Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute wraps up maintenance
Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine HMS Astute has returned to the fleet after completing a major capability upgrade and a sea training period. HMS Astute’s sea training process tested all aspects of the equipment and crew, ensuring that she is ready to respond to emergency situatio
Destroyer HMS Duncan first Royal Navy ship to visit Ukraine in eight years
A visit by Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan to the Ukrainian port of Odessa on July 24 marked the first UK warship visit to Ukraine in eight years. The Portsmouth-based destroyer led a NATO task group into the Ukrainian port at the start of a three-day visit ahead of exercises with the host nation’s
Peru-hosted UNITAS 2017 concludes
Armed forces from 19 nations concluded two weeks of multinational exercises and events at-sea and in port, in Loma, Peru. The 58th iteration of the longest running multinational naval exercise closed on July 26. Participating nations utilized 30 vessels, 28 aircraft as well as several submarines and