Aviation
USS Carr Returns to Norfolk
USS Carr (FFG 52) returned to Norfolk, Va., Nov. 15, after a five-month deployment to the Baltic and Caribbean Seas. Following more than two months in the Baltic Sea, working to strengthen bonds with partner nations in the region, USS Carr spent nearly two months in the Caribbean conducting operatio
JMSDF Helicopter Destroyer JS Kurama to Join US Navy Ships in Koa Kai Exercise
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) will join U.S. Navy ships in exercise Koa Kai 12-1 beginning Nov. 10, marking the first time a JMSDF surface ship will participate in the semi-annual exercise in and around Hawaiian waters. Koa Kai 12-1 is an inte
UK: Helicopter Carrier HMS Illustrious Comes through First ‘War’ Since USD 63 Million Refit
Helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious has come through her first mock war since her £40m revamp earlier this year as she continues her rigorous training ready for front-line duties in the new year. The 22,000-tonne warship is in the hands of the Navy’s premier trainers, Flag Officer Sea Training, who’v
French Frigate FS FLOREAL Joins EU NAVFOR Task Force 456
Wednesday 9 November, the French frigate FS FLOREAL has integrated the EU NAVFOR Task Force 465. FS FLOREAL is a 93.5 meter long frigate based on the French island “La Réunion” and has a displacement of 2950 t when fully loaded. She has a crew of just under 100 and is equipped with a Panther [&helli
UK: Navy’s Next-Generation Helicopter Makes Debut at Sea
This is a sight to warm the cockles of any Naval aviator’s heart: the first landing of the Fleet Air Arm’s next-generation helicopter on a ship at sea. Noon precisely in Lyme Bay on Monday, November 7, 2011 and a Wildcat touches down on the vast flight deck of RFA Argus. The helicopter is the [&hell
Philippine: Navy, Coast Guard Search for 20 Crewmembers of Cargo Ship
Philippines Navy and Coast Guard search for 20 crewmembers of a cargo ship possibly sunken westward Luzon Island, reports Associated Press. According to Philippines Coast Guard spokesman Algier Ricafrente, Hong Kong maritime rescue coordination center received a distress signal from MV Oceanic Union
USA: Austal Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony for Second Joint High Speed Vessel
On November 8, 2011, Austal held a keel-laying ceremony for its second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), “Choctaw County” (JHSV 2), one of seven Austal-designed 103-metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels under contract with the US Department of Defense. Captain Henry W. Stevens, III (USN), Strategic a
USA: Boeing Signs Contract for P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $9,994,101 modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0026) for planning and analysis efforts that will address additional increment two, acoustic processor technology refre
USA: Boeing Bags USD 1.37 Billion P-8A Aircrafts Contract
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $1,377,823,556 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-09-C-0022) to procure seven P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Low Rate Initial Production II aircraft. Work will be performed in Chicago, Ill. (21.9 percent);
UK: Plymouth-Based Frigate HMS Portland Goes to Help Injured Yachtsman
The Plymouth-based frigate HMS Portland responded to a Coastguard request earlier today to assist a casualty in a yacht in the English Channel 15 miles south-west of Portland Bill. The ship was conducting training off the South West coast when she was alerted to the situation and quickly closed to h
USA: Military Sealift Command Fleet Replenishment Oiler Returns to Norfolk
Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn returned to Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 28, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, providing underway replenishment services primarily to U.S. and NATO forces sup
UK: Navy Shows Wide-Ranging Abilities
Around 1,000 sailors and Royal Marines from across the Naval Service took part in the Maritime Combat Power Visit, showing what the Royal Navy does, to more than 300 students from the advance command and staff at the Forces’ college at Shrivenham, plus senior officers, academics, the media, MPs, aff
Russian, Japanese Frontier Services Participate in Anti-Criminal Drills During Joint Exercise
Russian and Japanese frontier services on Oct 27 practiced anti-criminal drills during joint exercise, reported RIA Novosti on Oct 28 referring to a representative of Sakhalin Coast Guard Department. “The exercise scenario was based on real situations typical for Russian and Japanese border guards.
USA: Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Completes First Phase of PMINT
Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked approximately 1,200 Marines and 1,700 Sailors to complete the first phase of PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) Oct. 25 and 26. This process involves on-loading and off-loading embarked personnel, aircraft, w