HMS Artful, the third of the Royal Navy’s new Astute Class attack submarines will set sail for sea trials this summer. Artful, which will provide the Royal Navy with its most technologically advanced submarine, is currently preparing to leave the construction yard in Barrow-in-Furness for sea trials
Royal Navy’s HMS St Albans will act as the guard ship for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event hosted in Portsmouth later this month. The frigate’s presence is just one of several ways in which the Navy has announced its support of the international race series, due to begin on July 23
Royal Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship HMS Bulwark is on her way back to Devonport today after conducting a humanitarian mission in the Mediterranean. During her 60 day mission, HMS Bulwark rescued almost 5000 people from their stricken wooden and rubber boats, including many pregnant women and unacco
The Spanish Navy concluded its Command of the Spanish-Italian Amphibious Force (SIAF) on Tuesday, July 7. The change of command ceremony took place on the flight deck of the LHD ‘Juan Carlos I’ docked in Rota Naval Base and was presided over by the Spanish and Italian Fleet Commanders, Santiago Bolí
Six sailors from HMS Ocean were among the prize-winners at this year’s Defence Maritime Logistics School annual awards ceremony held at HMS Raleigh. The group were among 32 sailors to receive awards recognising the top students trained at the DMLS over the past year, while others were presented to t
The Royal Canadian Navy frigate Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg officially joined Standing NATO Maritime Forces in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean yesterday, July 7, as part of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s response to the Putin regime’s aggression in Central and Eastern Europe. HMCS Winnip
Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel ‘Alborán’, currently engaged in the albacore surveillance and protection campaign off Cape Finisterre, assisted a Spanish fishing boat with a fisherman with a stroke on board. Given the seriousness of the cerebrovascular accident, it was decided to medevac the f
One of the new Jehu class landing ships, which the Finnish Navy received in June, will be presented to the audience for the first time on 9 July in the South Harbour of Helsinki, Finland. The multipurpose and fast Jehu class represents the newest capacity of the Navy. The ships can be used for troop
After completing 4 months of counter piracy missions on Operation Atalanta, Spanish warship ESPS Infanta Cristina heads to her homeport of Cartagena in Spain. The Spanish warship was employed in a wide variety of missions during her deployment. This included counter piracy patrols, fishing monitorin
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Varna, Bulgaria, for a scheduled port visit, July 6, 2015. Porter’s presence in Bulgaria reaffirms to NATO allies that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties while working toward mutual goals of promoting p
US Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21) hosted Col. Brendan B. McAloon, the Senior Defense Official in Paris, and Jane D. Hartley, U.S. Ambassador to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco, for a distinguished visitor tour with Admiral of French Firefighters, Jean-
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived in Helsinki, Finland, for a scheduled port visit July 03, 2015. Jason Dunham’s presence in Finland reaffirms to NATO allies that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties while working toward mutual goals
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) entered the Black Sea, July 5, 2015, to promote peace and stability in the region. Porter’s presence in the Black Sea will serve to reaffirm the U.S. dedication and commitment toward strengthening the partnerships and joint o
Italian Navy Orders LHD from Fincantieri Italian Navy placed an order for the construction and equipment of one multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD) with Fincantieri and Finmeccanica. Three US Navy Vessels Leave Fremantle, Australia Three US Navy vessels departed Fremantle Port, Australia, after a fiv
