The United States and China, by increasing their dialogue and engagement, can build a foundation of trust while fostering regional security and prosperity, the top U.S. commander in the region said yesterday. “While competition between the United States and China is inevitable, conflict is not,” Nav
Leading Seaman Marine Technician Nathan Cook is one of the commissioning crew for NUSHIP Canberra and is now undertaking Introduction into Service (IIS) Training at the new BAE Systems – Maritime Contractor Temporary Training Facility at Mascot, Sydney. The former warehouse has been converted to a s
Japanese mine clearance divers, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operators and mine warfare specialists have joined a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship to practise training serials with the UK. As part of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2013 (IMCMEX13) set in the Middle East, personnel fro
HMS Edinburgh has slipped her lines from Ocean Terminal for the last time as she bade farewell to her affiliated city of Edinburgh yesterday for the last time. During her six-day stay the soon-to-be decommissioned Type 42 destroyer hosted a number of events and was the centre of attention for thousa
Portsmouth-based Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster leaves Portsmouth on Tuesday 28 May for a six-month deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean. The Atlantic Patrol will provide a challenging deployment for the ship, where she is scheduled to undertake a range of tasks across the region in support
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command celebrated National Maritime Day at a ceremony co-hosted with the U.S. Maritime Administration at MARAD’s headquarters May 22. Over 200 government and maritime industry leaders and guests attended the commemoration. In 1933, Congress established May 22 as Nat
The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote Regional Maritime Security (MASE). In the past decade, the level of maritime insecurity in the region’s waters has become the hig
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) participated in a combined passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Egyptian Navy Ship Toushka (FFG-906), May 20. The passing exercise was highlighted by each ship’s visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team boarding the other ship. Egyptian navy perso
The maritime action ship ‘Rayo’ has concluded her participation in operation Atalanta against piracy in Indian Ocean waters. The ship was integrated into the EUNAVFOR (European Union Naval Force) for 85 days. From May 20, the ship will head towards the African coast for a deployment with scheduled p
OSI Maritime Systems announces the provision of an advanced Command, Control and Situational Awareness system to the Royal Australian Navy Amphibious Task Group. OSI’s Tactical Asset Control and Tracking System (T-ACT) will be equipped on two Mother Ships and 12 Landing Craft. Designed for close C2
Thales UK has marked one year of successful operations for the Fully Integrated Communications System (FICS) onboard the Type 45 Destroyer, the Royal Navy’s most advanced class of surface ship. First of class HMS Daring was deployed operationally to the Arabian Gulf in 2012, followed by the operatio
Victory Squadron (VS) trainees and staff based at HMS Collingwood, Fareham, supported the inaugural Southampton Maritime Festival that was hosted at the Southampton Docks over the recent Bank Holiday weekend. Warrant Officer 2s Sam Salt and George Boardman took a team of 12 VS Trainees down to South
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic (BOA 70) – the longest continuous military campaign of the Second World War – the city of Liverpool will act as the focal point this weekend for the national commemoration. The theme of BOA 70 is to illustrate the past, present and future of
The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) arrived in Jakarta yesterday, marking the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013 (CARAT ’13), May 21. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationsh
