The Swedish Coast Guard MPRA aircraft left the Seychelles on 15 February 2013 after a productive four month deployment to the Seychelles as part of EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta. The Swedish coastguard Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft, joined the operation in October 2012 and lef
Raytheon Company, acting through its Missiles Systems business, and Chemring have agreed to develop a naval capability to defend against surface targets, for use on ships ranging in size from small patrol boats to large combatants. A briefing was being held Tuesday at the International Defence Exhib
HMS Exploit ventured up the River Avon to the bustling port of Bristol on Sea Weekend Number 8 of the 2012-2013 academic year during a cold, crisp and sunny February weekend. Exploit, tender to Birmingham University Royal Navy Unit (URNU) berthed in the port’s Cumberland Basin at the high profile Ar
Expanding cooperation in the field of maritime security was the main subject discussed during another set of bilateral staff talks between Polish and French Navies on February 14 in Gdynia (Poland). Vice admiral Ryszard Demczuk, Deputy Commander of the Polish Navy and Rear admiral Charles-Henri du C
Sonardyne International Ltd. has today announced the launch of its new Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Sonar, NOAS, at NAVDEX 2013 in Abu Dhabi. Designed for use on submersible vehicles, NOAS enables faster, safer and more efficient navigation by detecting and classifying potentially hazardous und
Military personnel from the Kingdom of Thailand, the United States, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia simultaneously participated in a non-combatant evacuation operation and a transportation of Japanese nationals overseas demonstration Feb. 17 during exercise Cobra Gold 2013 in Pattaya, Chonburi provinc
The Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), made a brief stop at Naval Station Mayport Feb. 14 to introduce the ship to Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet on its way to its new homeport in Little Creek, Va. The port call is an opportunity for senior officials and military personnel fro
The President of the Association of Naval Services Officers announced the cancellation of their convention Feb. 14. NAVADMIN 029/13 announces the official cancellation of the ANSO Convention which was scheduled to take place from May 6-10 in Arlington, Va. “In light of the recent correspondence conc
Faculty at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) have developed a shipping resupply program that aims to save the Navy millions of dollars in fuel costs. Navy Cmdr. Walt DeGrange of Knoxville, Tenn., is part of a team of researchers who are rethinking the way naval vessels refuel and take on supplies.
High Speed Vessel USNS Swift (HSV-2) departed Mayport to begin Southern Partnership Station 2013 (HSV-SPS 13), Feb 14 in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to conduct subject matter expert (SME) exchanges and partner building from Feb 15-May 26. Supporting the U.S. Maritime Strategy, HSV-SPS 13 w
On February 14, Vice Admiral Peter Hudson CBE (UK Navy), took over command of the NATO Maritime Headquarters during a brief ceremony in Northwood, London. He takes over at a time of major change within NATO which sees Northwood as the Alliance’s sole maritime command with command of the range of NAT
Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith hosted today his Spanish counterpart Minister Pedro Morenés Eulate, who is staying in a visit to Melbourne. They were joined by the Minister for Defence Materiel, Dr Mike Kelly. Minister Morenés was in Melbourne to conduct bilateral discussions and to pa
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and 449 Sailors assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 left Naval Air Station North Island Feb. 11 to begin carrier qualifications after a seven-month planned incremental availability (PIA). The Gold Eagle/Quicksand team a
Officials from the Royal Thai Navy hosted a reception to kick off exercise Cobra Gold 2013 (CG 13), in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 12. “The reception was a great opportunity to interact with our partners in a less formal setting, especially after the long hours of planning with our partners to make Cob
