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UK’s Joint Warrior kicks off
Over 30 ships and submarines are taking part in the UK-hosted bi-annual exercise Joint Warrior over the course of next two weeks. Around 13,000 soldiers and sailors from 13 nations will hone their warfighting capabilities from March 26 to April 6. Among the participants are ships from Standing NATO
Italian Navy frigate joins counter-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa
Italian Navy’s Maestrale-class frigate ITS Espero has joined the EU’s counter piracy mission off the coast of Somalia. ITS Espero was welcomed to the counter-piracy task force on Saturday, March 25. Led by Commander Luigi Pirozzi, ITS Espero’s sailors and marines prepared for their mission with oper
Royal Norwegian Navy to get Hugin AUVs for mine countermeasure tasks
The Royal Norwegian Navy is getting a mine countermeasure capability boost with a new set of autonomous underwater vehicles. Contracted by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), Kongsberg Maritime is to deliver four complete Hugin AUV systems for detection, classification and identification o
Indian Navy retires TU142M maritime patrol aircraft
The Indian Navy is decommissioning the TU142M Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft after it spent 29 years serving the nation. The Russian-built Tupolev aircraft will be formally de-inducted by Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff during a ceremony at Indian Naval Air Station Rajali, in Arak
Royal Navy flagship returns from six-month deployment
Royal Navy’s current flagship, HMS Ocean, wrapped up an eventful six-month deployment to the Middle East and returned to HMNB Devonport, Plymouth on March 24. During her deployment, HMS Ocean became the first UK warship to lead the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force (CTF) 50 in the Arabi
Peru commissions new polar oceanographic research vessel
The Peruvian Navy commissioned its newest polar oceanographic research vessel, B.A.P. Carrasco during a ceremony on March 22. The 97 metre ‘BAP Carrasco’ was built at Construcciones Navales P. Freire shipyard in Vigo, Spain, and handed over to Peru earlier this month. BAP Carrasco was launched in Vi
Spanish frigate Cristobal Colon arrives in Sydney
Spanish Navy’s Aegis-equipped frigate Cristobal Colon arrived in Sydney on Friday as part of her role in preparing Australian Navy sailors for the operation of Australia’s first Aegis destroyer Hobart. The frigate was escorted into Sydney Harbour by Royal Australian Navy ships Darwin, Melbourne and
USS Detroit completes combat system ship qualification trials
U.S. Navy’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) recently returned to port after completing combat system ship qualification trials (CSSQT), March 15. During the qualification, LCS Crew 103 conducted several trials to test the functionality of their combat systems suite, involving
NATO ASW drill Dynamic Manta concludes off Italy
The Italian-hosted and NATO-led anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta concluded on Friday off the coast of Sicily. Submarines under operational control of NATO Submarine Command (COMSUBNATO) joined surface ships under Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Task Unit Two (SNMG2 TU02) and maritime p
Australia to open new maritime technical college in 2018
The Australian government is establishing a maritime technical college to identify, train or retrain workers for the country’s $89 billion shipbuilding program, Australian Minister for Defense industry announced on Friday. Minister Christopher Pyne said an initial $25 million would be invested into
HMAS Canberra flight trials a tri-service undertaking
The first of class flight trials that Royal Australian Navy’s landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra conducted demanded engagement of Army test pilots, Navy flight test engineers and Air Force technicians, all working on the task. Canberra’s Commander Air, Commander Adrian Capner said that military a
Malaysian Navy LCS torpedo launcher systems pass factory acceptance trials
Torpedo launcher systems for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s six Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) have passed factory acceptance trials, British defense company Sea announced. The company said it worked with Kuala Lumpur-based project engineering managers Budi Axis Sdn Bhd to achieve acceptance of the first we
USS Green Bay completes amphibious integration training with embarked marines
U.S. Navy’s amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed amphibious integration training (AIT), March 19. AIT is designed to strengthen the ties between sailors and marines by conducting a diverse set of amphibious missions base
Navantia contracts MAN for Australian Navy tankers
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has picked MAN to provide main and GenSet engines to power the two new fleet support tankers that are to be built for the Royal Australian Navy. According to MAN, each vessel will feature two 18V 32/40 main engines and four 7L21/31 GenSets with shipset deliveries schedul