ANADOLU Shipyard has successfully delivered to Turkish Naval Forces Command TCG Ç-155, the fifth of 8 envisaged vessels stipulated by the three- year- long Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project. The hand-over ceremony of TCG Ç-155 was held today and it was attended by Captain Enis Perçin, Planning, Desig
Four Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) personnel will form part of the Queen’s Honour Guard around the Royal Barge on Sunday, June 3 when over one thousand boats sail on the River Thames in support of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. One of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river will
Slipping silently into the waters of the Firth of Clyde, Royal Navy mine hunter, HMS Shoreham on May 28 left her home port of HM Naval Base Clyde for a three-year deployment. The high-tech Sandown class ship is off to join the UK task-force based in the Gulf. En route she will operate in the [&helli
Bae Systems has recently completed a scheduled programme of engineering for HMS Diamond in time for her to take top billing and launch Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on 1 June 2012. The engineering work was completed to a very demanding schedule, by the Type 45 Class Output Man
The fifth vessel of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project undertaken by ANADOLU Shipyard for the Turkish Navy, namely TCG Ç-155, will be delivered on June 1st 2012 Friday, Anadolu Shipyard announced on May 29. A small ceremony will be organized in the Shipyard for the delivery of TCG Ç-155. Landing Craft
ANADOLU Shipyard (ADIK) has started on May 28th 2012 Monday Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) of the Sixth Vessel of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project undertaken for Turkish Navy. ANADOLU Shiphard has already delivered the first four vessel of the LCT project back in March and April of this year and the Fif
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Argus has set sail to North America to get ready for the hurricane season. Onboard are a team from the Royal Navy’s Maritime Aviation Support Force (MASF), and they are ready to provide aid, whatever the conditions. RFA Argus set sail last Saturday and is currently on pas
The mighty HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s largest warship, will visit her affiliated city of Sunderland from May 24-28 and be open to visitors from the local community on Sunday 27 May. Berthing alongside at Corporation Quay, Port of Sunderland on Thursday, the ship will spend a very busy few days in t
EU Naval Force Warship FS NIVÔSE welcomed ten Djiboutian coast guards on 16 May for training and discussion on skiff interception, vessel protection teams and online communication. During a port visit in Djibouti, the crew of NIVÔSE and members of the Djiboutian coast guard shared their experiences
Brigadier General Khalifa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa – Commander of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force called upon HMS Triumph during her recent visit to Mina Salman, Bahrain. The Brigadier General expressed his delight at being able to visit the boat and praised the strong links between Bahrain and the Unit
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit is supplying advanced integrated bridge systems (IBS) for the new class of patrol boats being built for the Swedish Coast Guard. The IBS for the new Swedish patrol boats is based on Northrop Grumman’s advanced VisionMaster FT™ technology, wh
Exercise Dynamic Mongoose commences today and the ‘Flying Tigers’ of 814 Naval Air Squadron are poised to show their capability in the challenging Norwegian environment. Working alongside the Norwegian Navy, as well other European counterparts, the Tigers’ flexibility in operations will be tested vi
ANADOLU Shipyard which is actually running for two SSM (Turkish Under-secretariat of Defense Industries) Turkish Navy projects (namely LCT and LST; Landing Craft Tank and Landing Ship Tank) is also attracting the interest of international defense industry players. ANADOLU Shipyard has delivered the
On 21st May the German Secretary of State, Mr. Thomas Kossendey, visited the German detachment for Operation Atalanta in Djibouti where he witnessed the handover of German frigate FGS Berlin to FGS Bremen as an EU Naval Force frigate. Before he witnessed the handover ceremony on board FGS Bremen Mr.