Ex-HMAS Sydney, a former Royal Australian Navy Adelaide-class frigate, left Sydney Harbour today to be towed to Western Australia for recycling. Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan said the frigate will be recycled by Australian company Birdon Pty Ltd. “Ex-HMAS Sydney had an illustrious career
U.S. Navy researchers are looking into the possibilities of having unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) constantly in the air, providing 24/7 information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Working at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Vehicle Research Section and Photovoltaic Section, resear
The German Navy has received its upgraded Sea King MK41 helicopter simulator ahead of schedule, CAE – the company in charge of the modernization – announced on May 16. The simulator has re-entered service at the Nordholz Naval Airbase in Germany. Previously, Sea King training was conducted on a basi
French unmanned systems manufacturer ECA Group announced that the unmanned mine counter measure integrated system (UMIS) it delivered to Kazakh Navy passed sea acceptance trials. The system was delivered and installed onboard the Kazakh Navy 10750E-class mine countermeasure vessel. Built by the Russ
Royal Navy’s newest sailors from the aircraft handling branch at RNAS Culdrose spent the last six months preparing for their roles on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers. The motto that they will have to work towards every day of their aircraft handling careers is: Nostris In Manibus Tuti” – “Saf
Participants of this year’s multinational exercise Pacific Partnership had an opportunity to respond to a simulated collision of a cruise ship and a tanker during an emergency response drill. Conducted in Da Nang, Vietnam, as part of the exercise, the activity was led by the Vietnam People’s Armed F
The Australian Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group says it has acquired a new Towed Acoustic Projector System (TAPS) that will help the organization improve its underwater acoustic research. DST said it had been using it’s much larger 10 tonne sonar research projector system (SRP) to conduct
The U.S. Navy needs to take steps that will ensure the fleet starts growing and improving right away if it wants to remain competitive, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson said on Tuesday in Singapore. In a report released on Tuesday and titled The Future Navy, CNO outlined what the
The crew of Indian Navy ship ‘Sharda’ prevented a piracy attack in the Gulf of Aden on May 16. According to the Indian Navy, the Sukanya-class patrol vessel received a distress call from Liberian-registered bulk carrier MV Lord Mountbatten which reported an attempted piracy attack 230 nautical miles
Russian Navy’s second Project 18280 intelligence-gathering ship Ivan Khurs was launched during a ceremony held at St. Petersburg’s Severnaya Verf Shipyard on May 16. Ivan Khurs is the second of overall four planned vessels in the Yury Ivanov-class. Ivan Khurs is set to start mooring trials by the en
In another step towards completing hull integration in the coming months, Royal Australian Navy’s third air warfare destroyer, the future Sydney, received her mast on May 15. AWD Alliance, with shipbuilder ASC at the helm, loaded out the mast onto the hull of Sydney, following a mast stepping ceremo
Rolls-Royce announced it has won a contract to supply MT30 marine gas turbines to power the next three ships in the Republic of Korea Navy’s Daegu-class frigate program. Eight Daegu-class frigates (also known as FFX II) are scheduled to be built. The first ship being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Systems a $303,9 million contract for the procurement of three low-rate initial production Lot 2 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. In addition to the three UAVs, the $303 million contract also covers the acquisition of one main operation control station, one
The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) evacuated a mariner from a U.S. Army logistics support vessel (LSV) in the early hours of May 15. After reaching the LSV, Lake Erie deployed an embarked helicopter to retrieve the distressed mariner. The mariner was broug
