On 31 July 2015, Operation Atalanta flagship, Spanish warship ESPS Galicia, sailed into the port of Salalah to resupply with food and stores. During the visit, Force Commander, Rear Admiral Alfonso Fernández Gómez de Córdoba, took the opportunity to invite on board the commanding officer of INS Suna
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply the MT30 gas turbine packages for the first three Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the Royal Navy. The Company will now begin manufacture of the gas turbines and the surrounding steel packages for the ships, which are to be built by prime contractor BAE Sys
The US Coast Guard’s latest 418-foot National Security Cutter James (WSML 754) entered Boston Harbor August 3, 2015. The James is the fifth of eight planned National Security Cutters – the largest and most technologically advanced class of cutters in the Coast Guard’s fleet. The cutters’ design prov
A new crew boarded Royal Navy’s HMS Atherstone Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel. Crew 4 of the 2nd Mine Countermeasures Squadron has relieved Crew 1 taking over responsibility of HMS Atherstone’s maritime security and mine countermeasure operations in the Persian Gulf. The crew of over 40 pers
Australian Navy’s STS Young Endeavour has sailed across the North Sea to compete in the Sail Training International Tall Ship Races from Norway to Denmark – further north than the brigantine has previously sailed. In eight months at sea Young Endeavour has rounded Cape Horn, attended the Anzac Cente
Take a look at Royal New Zealand Navy’s Anzac class frigate part-way through her major refit. The vessel HMNZS Te Mana was floated out of the Devonport Naval Base dry dock today wearing her new haze grey paint scheme. The vessel received an update of her Integrated Platform Management System (propul
US Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Yokosuka naval base jointly celebrated their 39th annual Friendship Day, Aug. 1. The two nations concurrently opened their respective bases to the general public to allow an estimated 56,000 visitors to e
Spanish Navy’s patrol boat Infanta Elena (P76) recently assisted a fishing vessel in distress near Cabo Tiñoso, Murcia, Spain. Infanta Elena, which is currently on patrol conducting maritime surveillance and security measures in the Mediterranean, learned through an emergency call on August 3 that t
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) hosted the Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 Rear Adm. Cynthia M. Thebaud on Aug. 3 while the ship was underway for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group’s (ARG) composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). During the course of her v
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) have just completed almost five weeks of fisheries patrols in the high seas of the South Pacific. Compliance officers from MPI boarded and inspected 19 vessels during the operation, which was supported by Navy patrol
Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender flexed muscles through a gruelling 6 week pre-deployment Operational Sea Training (OST) package to achieve the Navy’s ‘gold’ standard. As one of the Royal Navy’s most capable ships, Defender proved her worth across the full spectrum of war fighting capabil
US Navy’s USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) arrived in Belize, Aug. 3, to offload adaptive force packages (AFPs) during Southern Partnership Station-Joint High Speed Vessel 2015 (SPS-JHSV 15). SPS-JHSV 15 is a U.S. 4th Fleet deployment designed to strengthen civil and maritime capabilities with regional partn
A Merlin from 814 Naval Air Squadron is guided down on to the flight deck of Italy’s flagship for the first time as part of the international migrant mission in the Mediterranean. The 814 NAS crew normally based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose near Helston in Cornwall flew on to the Aircraft Car
US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) – Port Hueneme Division (PHD) awarded a $35.4 million contract to Engility Holdings, Inc. to continue providing radar engineering, software support and logistics services. The award is a follow on to a contract originally won by TASC, which was acquired by Engi
