Australian Defence Force medical specialists have embarked on a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship, JDS Kunisaki, as part of Pacific Partnership 2014. During the multi-national program, five ADF medical staff and four support personnel will work with regional partners and agencies to run cl
Cobham Aviation Services has been awarded a five year contract extension by Fugro LADS Corporation Pty Ltd to support the provision of hydrographic survey services for the Royal Australian Navy. Cobham will continue to support Fugro in providing this unique service which involves operating an airb
More than 100 Naval War College Alumni and guests from 14 different countries discussed important Indo-Asia-Pacific issues at the NWC 10th Regional Alumni Symposium in Manila, Philippines, May 21-23. Rear Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter, Jr., president, U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, R.I., a
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence signed a contract on 21st May with MBDA for the provision of Sea Ceptor for the Local Area Air Defence element of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade (FSU) project. This contract confirms the selection of the system by the RNZN for its ANZAC
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to its forward-operating location of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, May 23, after completing sea trials. Sea trials occur over a period of four days, allowing ships to evaluate and assess their equipment s
More Ukrainian Ships Pull Out from Crimea The evacuation operation of the Ukrainian Navy ships from the Crimea region resumes as more ships redeploy to other naval bases. Yesterday, May 20th saw the departure of several ships and vessels under the agreed arrangements of the Joint Commission of the R
More than a hundred members of Australian Navy’s New Entry Officer Course (NEOC) 50 embarked in HMAS Choules for their sea training deployment – a key milestone in their initial training to become qualified officers in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). NEOC is the foundation course for most new off
The officers and crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s flight deck while in port Fleet Activities Yokosuka, May 20. During the ceremony, Cmdr. John Bradford assumed command of Stethem from Cmdr. Chris Adams, ma
ADV Ocean Shield has arrived back in the search area. The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Bluefin-21, was deployed from the vessel around 2am this morning. It remains underwater on its search mission. Over the next week, Bluefin-21 will search the remaining areas in the vicinity of the acoustic sig
Austal Limited (Austal) has delivered the second of eight Cape Class Patrol Boats being supplied to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a $330 million design, build and in-service support contract. Cape Byron was delivered four weeks ahead of its original delivery date. Aust
Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft have joined forces with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and United States Navy in a test of anti-submarine warfare off the Philippines coast. An AP-3C Orion from No. 92 Wing flew a maritime surveillance sortie in support of a US Navy P-3C using a
The Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Base West based operational tanker, HMAS Sirius, entered Sydney Harbour this week as part of a visit to Garden Island on the east coast. At over 190m in length, and displacing more than 46,000 tonnes with a full load, Sirius is currently the largest ship in the Na
The Chief of Navy of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Vice-Admiral (VADM) Ray Griggs, was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) [or the Meritorious Service Medal (Military)] by President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen presented
The Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Romeo helicopter has had another system added to its arsenal, with the commencement of dipping operations off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida on 13 May. After five months of flying operations from Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, NUSQN 725 received its fi
