Aviation
Malaysian Navy’s New Ships to Get L-3 SAM Electronics’ Equipment
L-3 SAM Electronics recently announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide the electrical distribution system for six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The ships will be built at the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut, Malaysia, with Design Authority provided b
US Navy to Hold Sundown Ceremony for SH-60B Sea Hawk
Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific is scheduled to host a Sundown Ceremony for the SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, May 11 at 3:30 p.m. The Sundown Ceremony will commemorate 30 years of active service for the SH-60B. The SH-60B joined the ope
HMAS Anzac Sails to Istanbul
Following a series of successful activities around the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli Peninsula for the Centenary of Anzac, the Australian Navy’s helicopter frigate HMAS Anzac made a port visit to Istanbul where the crew participated in several diplomatic events. Together with her sister ship, New Ze
VDR: German Navy Should Widen Search Area
In the lead-up to the German federal government’s refugee summit on 8 May 2015, Ralf Nagel, Chief Executive Officer of the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR), argued that German Navy vessels should widen the area of the Mediterranean Sea it covers for migrant search and rescue mission. The vessels
HMS Bulwark Helps Save More Than 100 Migrants
More than 100 migrants were today saved from their sinking boat in the middle of the Mediterranean in a joint rescue commanded by the Royal Navy. With Britain’s Flagship HMS Bulwark in the lead, the Italian frigate Carlo Bergamini and the Italian Coastguard Cutter Michele Fiorillo all responded to a
HMAS Anzac Pays Visit to Brindisi, Italy
The Royal Australian Navy’s helicopter frigate HMAS Anzac has arrived in Brindisi, Italy, as part of her NORTHERN TRIDENT 2015 deployment. While in Brindisi, members of ship’s company will commemorate military service alongside colleagues from the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) at the Bari War Cemet
HMS Ocean Sails the River Thames
After concluding its five day visit to Sunderland, Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean arrived on the River Thames today. According to Port of London Authority, the vessel will now sail to Greenwich where it will be moored over the weekend. HMS Ocean is the Royal Navy’s sole amphibious assault ship and landing p
Boeing Gets P-8A Training Extention Deal
Boeing received an $118,1 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of training systems and training materials in support of the P-8A Multi-mission maritime aircraft for the US Navy and the government of Australia. This modification provides for the procurement of two
Sailors Remember USS Firebolt Crew Members
During their Operation MANITOU deployment, personnel from Maritime Operations Support Group and Combined Task Force 150 visited the US Navy Patrol Craft USS Firebolt for a tour. This was particularly significant for some of the members of the Australia Navy because of an incident which occurred 11 y
Australian Navy’s Helicopter Crew Supports NATO Op
Australian Navy’s Seahawk helicopter crew embarked in HMAS Success operated in support of Operation OCEAN SHIELD, a NATO counter-piracy operation around the Horn of Africa, in early April. The Seahawk crew and their helicopter ‘Odin’ have been deployed to the Middle East since November 2014 as part
Image of the Day: MQ-8B Fire Scout Conducts Ground Turns
An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 performs ground turns aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). The operation was carried out on May 1, while the vessel was in the South China Sea. Fort Worth is on a 16-month rotational dep
HMS Bulwark Ready to Work in the Mediterranean
Royal Navy’s HMS Bulwark and three Merlin helicopters are now ready to operate in the Mediterranean, working closely with the Italian Navy, and coordinated via Rome. The 19,000 tonne amphibious ship will work in tandem with the surveillance helicopters to provide a wide ranging search and rescue cap
Welcome Home USS Mitscher
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) returned home to Naval Station Norfolk May 4 completing a seven-month independent deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Mitscher deployed Sept. 22, 2014 to the Central Arabian Gulf with stops in the Mediterrane
USCG Seizes Two Mexican Lanchas
The US Coast Guard seized two Mexican fishing boats (lanchas) in the waters off South Texas, each with three Mexican nationals aboard. On Friday an Air Station Corpus Christi aircrew on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter spotted a lancha approximately six miles north of the U.S./Mexico maritime border and