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Spanish patrol ship works with Cameroon Navy
Spanish Navy offshore patrol vessel OPV Atalaya currently deployed to Western Africa, has conducted a series of cooperation exercises with the National Navy of Cameroon between March 28 and April 8. The training activities were divided into two phases: the first one was organized in port in areas re
Joint Warrior 161 under way
Ships from two NATO maritime groups joined nearly 30 surface and sub-surface assets from Allied nations for the start of the UK exercise, Joint Warrior 161 (JW 161) April 10. Air and land forces will also participate in the two-week long, bi-annual exercise. Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) an
Japanese midget submarine wreck revisited off Newport, Australia
The Royal Australian Navy has revisited the final resting place of a Japanese midget submarine as part of a program to preserve the Second World War wreck. Involved in the attack on Sydney Harbour which resulted in the sinking of accommodation ferry, HMAS Kuttabul, the location of the submarine was
UK, France kick off Exercise Griffin Strike
Three French and three Royal Navy warships have joined the exercise Griffin Strike which will see participation from around 5,000 personnel from UK and France during the following two weeks. Simultaneously, over 3,400 more NATO troops will exercise by land, sea and air during the two weeks of Exerci
Australian government offers a frigate and a landing ship as dive wrecks
The Australian Minister for Defence has announced that former HMA Ships Tobruk and Sydney will be offered to Australian states and territories for the creation of dive wrecks. After decades of service in the Royal Australian Navy, Tobruk and Sydney were decommissioned in July 2015 and November 2015
USS Gerald R. Ford to be delievered to US Navy in September
The U.S. Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, should be ready to join the Navy in September this year, U.S. Navy officials said. Sean J. Stackley, Assistant Secretary for acquisitions outlined the timetable for the lead ship of the class in a statement ahead of a U.S. Senate
GALLERY: Operation Atalanta warships gather for joint training
Photos: EUNAVFOR Three Operation Atalanta warships were operating in the Gulf of Aden recently when they took the opportunity to conduct Force Integration Training (FIT). The FIT included a number of naval manoeuvres which served to confirm that the warships were ready in all respects for their coun
Indonesia, Australia conduct joint maritime patrol
Australia and Indonesia concluded a joint maritime security patrol between the two countries’ waters on April 5. Illegal fishing was the focus the fifth coordinated maritime security patrol, code-named Ausindo Corpat 2016. The patrol had elements of the Australian Defence Force unite with the Indone
Singapore Navy takes charge of Combined Task Force 151
Republic of Singapore Navy assumed command of the Combined Maritime Forces’ counter piracy unit, the CTF 151, from the Pakistan Navy during a ceremony held at CMF headquarters in Bahrain on March 31. Rear Admiral Cheong Kwok Chien will lead a multi-national team of over thirty people for three month
Norway opts for French, German submarine solutions
Seeking to avoid risks and costs of developing its own submarines, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense has identified French DCNS and German TKMS as the main candidates for the construction of Norwegian future submarines. The Ministry of Defense said it made this conclusion after considering economic,
El Camino Español wraps up Eastern Mediterranean deployment
Spanish Navy’s roll-on/roll-off light transport ship El Camino Español arrived in Cartagena, Spain after a 32-day deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean. The ship provided logistic support to the ongoing Spanish Army operations in the Lebanon and Turkey. El Camino Español departed Cartagena March 7
German WWII torpedo detonated in Scotland
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have detonated a German World War II torpedo found during a routine seabed survey in Scapa Flow on March 1. The torpedo is likely to have been one of those fired at HMS Royal Oak, as the battleship lay at anchor in Scapa Flow in 1939. The attack by the […]
Lockheed nets $78.8M for US Navy’s Undersea Warfare Systems work
U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Comand has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract modification for work on the integrated surface ship Undersea Warfare System (USW) systems. The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 provides surface warships with an integrated undersea/anti-submarine warfare detection, localization, classifica
Bulgaria sets aside €419M for two new patrol vessels
Two multi-purpose patrol ships to be built for the Bulgarian Navy, including armament, equipment and communication systems, will cost the country €419M, Nikolay Nenchev, Bulgarian Defence Minister said. Bulgarian News agency Novinite reported the minister saying that the two vessels would be built w