A Royal Navy Sea Harrier short take-off and vertical landing jet fighter made one last flight in preparation for its final mission. While it did not fly under its own power, it was still quite a sight seeing the aircraft slung beneath an RAF Chinook. A specialist team of RAF and RN engineers, plus t
U.S. technology company Battelle announced it received a U.S. Navy contract for work on the Naval Synchronization Toolset (NST) for the navy’s fleet of F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. NST is a forecast analytic system that helps synchronize aircraft capability sets with the reality of availability. Soon, th
Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Stuart is set to complete her anti-ship missile defense upgrade this week, marking the completion of an Australian Navy capability upgrade program that spanned seven years. Completion of works on HMAS Stuart was announced by contractor BAE Systems who
The Russian Navy’s Project 949A Oscar-class submarines will be rearmed with the 3M-54 Kalibr cruise missile, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on March 6. “The Zvezda shipyard is carrying out profound modernization of Project 949A nuclear submarines, including the replacement of arm
Norway’s Kongsberg, German thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Atlas Elektronik signed a teaming agreement on Thursday that will see the three companies form a joint venture for the construction of Norwegian submarines. The joint venture company that will be established in Norway will be the internation
The Indian Navy commissioned the third water jet fast attack craft INS Tillanchang during a ceremony held at Karwar on Thursday. Built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), INS Tillanchang is the third of four follow on fast attack craft to join the Indian Navy. INS Tarmugli and
The UK Royal Navy today formally named HMS Forth, the first of its five new Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels. The 90-metre warship, which will be tasked with vital counter-terrorism, anti-smuggling and maritime defence duties, was named HMS Forth in honour of the Scottish river in a cerem
U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) assisted in the medical evacuation of a Pakistani Navy sailor on March 6. The sailor, assigned to Zulfiquar-class frigate PNS Aslat was in need of medical attention. “After finding out the status of the patient, I coordinated with my corpsme
The U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned two Island-class cutters in a joint decommissioning ceremony held on March 8 in Atlantic Beach. Cutters Cushing and Nantucket served the Coast Guard for 30 years. Coast Guard Cutter Cushing was the 21st 110-foot Island Class cutter built by Bollinger shipyard in L
Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans arrived in London on March 7 for a four-day visit to the capital. The visit of the Portsmouth-based warship coincided with International Women’s Day, the 100th anniversary of women in the Royal Naval Service, and National Apprenticeship Week. Those on board took part
European and Chinese counter-piracy task group commanders met in the Gulf of Aden during their regular patrols. The force commander of the European Union’s operation Atalanta, Spanish Navy Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas, welcomed Rear Admiral Zhao Jicheng, commander of the Chinese
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have developed and patented a transparent thermoplastic elastomer armor that will be lighter and capable of regeneration in the battlefield. The armor will be made of thermoplastic elastomers, soft, rubbery polymers converted by physical means,
The U.S. Navy carried out the first ever structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7), Naval Sea Systems Command announced on Tuesday. The test took place on February 28 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, and marked the f
Members of the Slovak military police have traveled to Germany to prepare for their deployment to the EUNAVFOR-led Mediterranean Sea operation Sophia. A team of 10 have been training with German Navy Marines (Seebatallion) since January 30 and will spend the rest of this month preparing for the depl
