HMAS Success has conducted her first replenishment at sea as part of Operation MANITOU. Spanish Meteoro class corvette ESPS Rayo was off the coast of Djibouti on 2 January assigned to Combined Task Force 465, the European Union Naval Force, conducting anti-piracy patrols off the Horn of Africa. The
The Singapore Armed Forces continues to be committed to the Indonesian-led multinational search operations. To augment the underwater search, the 6-man Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) team was transferred to MV Swift Rescue from Endurance-class landing ship tank RSS Persistence, which departed f
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) with embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transited the Suez Canal Jan. 10, 2015 entering the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO). While deployed to the region, Iwo Jima will conduct maritime security operations and participate in theater se
2014 Battle “E” Winners Announced Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor, Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), has announced the winners of the 2014 Battle Efficiency (Battle “E”) competition. HMS Victory in Need of a Makeover UK’s oldest naval ship still in commission, HMS Victory, is facing it’s
The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59), departed Naval Station Norfolk today for the ship’s final deployment and will operate in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. Kauffman’s final deployment also marks the last scheduled deployment by any Oliver Hazard Perry-Class frigate and in S
Three Chinese Naval ships will arrive in Portsmouth next week for a formal visit aimed at enhancing military understanding between the UK and China. Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming and hundreds of UK-based Chinese residents will welcome the ships into the city’s Naval Base on Monday (January 12). He
Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) ship Victory-class missile corvette RSS Valour returned to Tuas Naval Base on January 5th, after having been deployed for eight days in the Indonesian-led multinational search operations for AirAsia plane (QZ8501). Receiving RSS Valour at Tuas Naval Base was Chief of
With the temperatures dipping into the 20s and wind chills making it feel even colder, Sailors onboard several Navy vessels pulled lines, set sail and moved one step closer to deployment, Jan. 8. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 kicked off the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Theodor
After paying a scheduled port visit to Civitavecchia, Italy on December 30, USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), US Navy’s amphibious assault ship, continued it deployment. The vessel soon took on a southbound transit through the Strait of Messina to carry on with conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet
GE Aviation has been awarded a three-year (2015-2017), $460 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Navy covering the repair, replacement and program support for F414 engine components for the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G Growler aircraft. This multi-year procurement arrangement is
JSS Karel Doorman, the Netherlands Navy’s Joint Support Ship, conducted replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with Royal Navy’s RFA Argus. The two ships met off the coast of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and engaged in an unusual RAS. During supply operations the vessels are normally positioned next to each other, s
The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), embarked with Amphibious Squadron Five and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a seven-day port visit in Duqm, Oman Jan. 5, 2015. The visit provided Sailors and Marines the opportunity to experience the culture and hospitality of Oman
The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Black Sea. Donald Cook is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. [mappress mapid=”14877″] Image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communicat
K2 Energy Solutions has received the first order against the contract for intermediate energy storage battery system for the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) electromagnetic rail gun as announced in July 2014. The initial $81,4 million contract was awarded
