Royal Navy type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has achieved another milestone in her navigational history by maneuvering her way thorough the the Panama Canal for the first time. Bound for maritime security patrols in the Caribbean, with this passage HMS Richmond joined numerous other Royal Navy warships
The Ukrainian Navy’s Frigate Hetman Sahaydachnyi started the second patrolling through the Gulf of Aden within the EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta on January 19th, 2014. The frigate recently finished the first patrolling of the area, which took place from January 5 to 15, after which it headed t
Chinese shipboard helicopters successfully finished low-attitude flight training in the South China Sea today, as reported by the People’s Daily. The helicopters trained landing aboard the Chinese naval vessels. The vessels, equipped with landing platforms, are currently patrolling the South China
A steel cutting ceremony of the Pakistani Navy’s 12-ton Bollard Pull Pusher Tug was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) on January 20th. High-ranking officials from the Pakistani Navy, government authorities and the Karachi Shipyard representatives attended the ceremony. The 16.89
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Inc., located in Newport News, Va. has received a USD 9.8 million contract for onboard repair parts in support of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) construction. USS Gerald R. Ford will be the lead ship of its class of the US Navy supercarr
The 3D printers are used for printing tools and testing of all kinds of machines, nevertheless BAE Systems has made 3D parts for military uses. The company’s engineers have created and flown a 3D printed camera bracket part for the first time aboard a Tornado fighter jet, which was launched from B
BAE Systems has received a £6 million (about USD 9.94 million) contract to extend its support to the Royal Navy’s warships. The BAE Systems teams for the Class Output Management and Design Services are in charge of providing a one-stop shop of support to the HMS Illustrious, the Hunt Class and the
Following two years of construction works, the Algerian Navy’s future flagship the Kalaat Beni-Abbes (hull number 474) landing dock ship was launched at Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri on January 8th, 2014. The amphibious vessel, displacing 8 800 tons, will now proceed to sea-trials aimed at verif
Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage, yesterday welcomed a team of the U.S. Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) at the Sri Lankan Naval Headquarters. The goodwill visit team of four members included Defence Attache of the US Embassy in Sri Lanka, Lieutenant Colonel Patric
The Iranian Navy deployed two warships for their first-ever navy mission in the Atlantic Ocean, the Arab News reports. The ships, Sabalan and Khark, carrying about 30 navy academy cadets, will undertake a three-month voyage across the Atlantic. Kharg is a 207.8 meters long replenishment ship of th
Following a request for assistance in cleaning efforts, the Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector steamed her way through tough weather to Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. HMS Protector crew arrived on site and helped clear a 1.5km stretch of beach of washed up debris in just under two hours. The
The crew of the US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, USS Makin Island (LHD 8) went out to sea to test the ship’s overhauled systems. Namely, the ship has undergone a 13-month Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA) period, which saw numerous repairs. During the nine-day scheduled sea trials
CARIS Bathy DataBASE (BDB) training took place recently at the Colombian Navy’s Center for Hydrographic and Oceanographic Studies (Centro de Investigaciones idrográficas y Oceanográficas (CIOH)) based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia by a software company CARIS. Bathy DataBASE delivers a robust an
USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) returned to Norfolk, V.A on 17 January 2014, having finished her brief underway within the ship’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). The INSURV was established 130 years ago to inspect US Navy’s ships and to report on their readiness. The ship’s inspection comes after
