Amphibious & Support Ships
EU Forces Obliterate Pirate Equipment on Somali Coastline
Earlier today, following the decision taken on 23 March 2012 by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take disruption action against known pirate supplies on the shore, EU forces conducted an operation to destroy pirate equipment on the Somali coastline. The operation was
J+S Exhibits Specialist Navy Equipment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Barnstaple and Aberdeen based engineering firm J+S recently returned from exhibiting at the biennial Defence Security Association exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is the second time J+S have demonstrated their capabilities in the Far East following their successful attendance at Oil & Gas
UK: HMS Montrose Receives Warm Welcome After Six Months of Deployment
More than 700 people cheered HMS Montrose into Plymouth on May 11 as the frigate completed her three-ocean, six-and-a-half-month deployment. The ship left home last October, spending the bulk of her time away in the South Atlantic, before visiting the Pacific and North Atlantic on her way home. A ra
UK: HMS Portland Undergoes Major Refit
Just in case you didn’t recognise the vessel from the sleek lines of her hull and bulbous bow, the ship’s company have obliged with a giant banner. The sailors clambered down to the bottom of the dry dock at Rosyth to ceremonially sign a ‘partnering charter’ to guide the Devonport-based frigate thro
Turkey: ANADOLU Shipyard Launches NB 230 (Ç-158)
The Eight vessel of the LCT (Landing Craft Tank) Project undertaken by ANADOLU (ADIK) Shipyard on the Contract signed with SSM in 2009 (Turkish Undersecretariat of Defense Industries) NB 230 / Ç-158 was succesfully launched on May 11th 2012. ANADOLU Shgipyard has delivered the First vessel of the pr
HMS Cattistock to Return to Poole, UK
Royal Navy warship HMS Cattistock will return to her affiliated town of Poole on Friday, May 11 for the second time in just two months, during which the ship will be open to visitors. The 750-tonne Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessel (MCMV) will go alongside Town Quay for five days, departing on
Turkey: ANADOLU Shipyard, SELEX Galileo Sign MoU
ANADOLU Shipyard proceeds with his intense work in the context of the LST (Landing Craft Tank) Contract that was signed with SSM (Turkish Undersecretariat of Defense Industries) on June 16th 2011. One of the last works realized by ANADOLU Shipyard under the LST contract was to reach a MoU with Itali
Atlas Elektronik UK Secures Cerberus Mod 2 DDS Sonars Contract
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Ltd has announced that it has secured a major contract for the supply of a significant number of its class leading Cerberus Mod 2 Diver Detection System (DDS) sonars for installation in strategic harbours in South Korea. The contract has been awarded by LIG Nex1, the South Korean
Over 3,500 People Tour Britain’s Biggest Warship
HMS Ocean took a brief break from her Olympic security training in London to host members of the public as the helicopter carrier opened her gangway. More than 3,500 people took advantage of the free opportunity to tour Britain’s biggest warship while he was moored in the Thames at Greenwich. Amid h
UK: Piracy, Passenger Ship Safety High on Agenda of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee
Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean will be high on the agenda when IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012. A High-Level Segment will
Greece: PE12 Kicks Off
Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), a multi-national exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. naval forces, officially kicked off at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, May 7. Phoenix Express is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve co
UK: Legendary Submariner Leaves Trenchant
One of the legends of the Silent Service presented newly-qualified submariners on HMS Trenchant with their coveted Dolphin badges when he visited the boat in Devonport. Seventy years ago, Lt Cdr Robert Read was navigator on the previous Trenchant – a submarine which proved to be a thorn in the side
USA: Siemens Lands AGOR Contract
Siemens Industry, Inc. yesterday announced that it has been awarded a contract to equip two U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels with its unique diesel electric propulsion solution at Dakota Creek Industries Inc. (DCI), located in Anacortes, Wash. Seattle-based Naval Arc
Raytheon Anschutz Delivers Navigational Radars for Canadian Navy’s Halifax-Class Frigates
In May 2012, the German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz completes the delivery of the first 6 sets of navigational Radars for the mid-life upgrade of the Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates. Furthermore, together with Canadian company Virtual Marine Technologies (VMT) a land-base