Nearly 1,000 Sailors from amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1) pulled into Mayport, Fla., March 13. Wasp left her homeport of Norfolk March 2 to conduct routine operations in the waters of the Southern Caribbean, and use the degaussing range in Mayport. “With the [degaussing] range in Norfolk un
A submarine of Russian Imperial Navy lying at the depth of 76 meters near Cape Fiolent (Sevastopol, Ukraine) will be lifted soon. As is planned, the sub is to be turned into museum. Submarine Skat was built in 1905. She was responsible for protection of Sevastopol and was sunken in 1919 as overaged
Soviet submarine S-2 sunken in Jan 1940 during the Soviet-Finnish War will be declared a military memorial. Finnish party is ready to include wrecks of S-2 laying on the Baltic Sea’s bottom in Finland’s territorial waters into official list of Soviet military memorials, Capt 2 rank (retired) Alexand
India’s Center for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) refused to certify deck-based version of Tejas fighter. According to The Sunday Guardian, that was the reason why the aircraft was not qualified for first flight. The certification agency wanted Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Delegation of Baltic Fleet (BF) officers headed by the chief of BF Combat Training Dept Capt 1 rank Sergei Volkov left for Denmark to participate in the DANEX-2012 exercise planning conference. Representatives of participating countries will discuss organization of the exercise and determine its mai
Austal has enhanced its positioning for Australian and international defence programs by entering into an agreement with mission system integrator General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. The companies aim to combine Austal’s shipbuilding, systems and support capabilities with General Dynamics
The Chief of Naval Operations released NAVADMIN 083/10 March 12 outlining the realignment of his staff at the Pentagon to enhance the Navy’s ability to navigate fiscal challenges and deliver fleet and platform readiness. Vice Adm. Bill Burke will assume the new position of Deputy Chief of Naval Oper
Norwegian State Secretary for the Ministry of Defence Roger Ingebrigsten met with Northrop Grumman Corporation executives Feb. 29 in Palmdale, Calif., where Northrop Grumman produces the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter center fuselage. As part of his visit to the United States for an update on the F-35 pr
HMAS Parramatta handed over duties to HMAS Melbourne in the Middle East maritime Area of Operations last week after completing a successful six-month maritime security and interception operation deployment as part of Operation SLIPPER rotation 27. HMAS Parramatta is now heading home to Fleet Base Ea
Babcock has been awarded a three year contract to supply High Modulus PolyEthylene (HMPE) Rope and Technical Services to all classes of Royal Navy surface ships. Under the contract, Babcock will provide services including management activities, new manufacture, engineering support, post-design servi
Pacific Fleet (PF) servicemen held joint exercise and released a civil ship “captured” by pirates in the last day of the visit to Seychelles on March 5. According to the PF task unit commander Capt 1 rank Ildar Akhmerov, Russian servicemen demonstrated anti-piracy skills to their Seychelles counterp
Visit of Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief ADM Vladimir Vysotsky to Netherlands finished on March 10. Vysotsky arrived in Netherlands on March 7. Russian Navy CinC met with Dutch defense minister Hans Hillen, Royal Netherlands Navy Commander Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, and Russian Ambassador to Ne
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution participated in the 33rd Snow Row off the coast of Hull, Mass. March 10. The Hull Lifesaving Museum (HLM) hosts the annual event to kick off the season of racing row boats in the New England area. “It builds camaraderie amongst the crew members to be able to comp
DEFENDER, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, two days ago set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her second and final stage of sea trials off the west coast of Scotland, ahead of her handover to the Royal Navy later this year. During 28 days at sea, DEFENDER will
