Aviation
Makin Island sailors and marines in month-long drill near Djibouti
Sailors and marines from the U.S. Navy’s Makin Island amphibious ready group will spend the month of December in the vicinity of Djibouti rehearsing amphibious operations and conducting combat sustainment training. The exercise is dubbed Alligator Dagger and led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force
UK starts construction of two more Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels
The UK Ministry of Defence announced Thursday that work on two new offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy will get underway with a £278M contract with shipbuilder BAE Systems. The two new vessels were named HMS Tamar and HMS Spey. Preparation works were already underway and Minister for Defence
Photo: Spanish warship trains with Somaliland Coast Guard
Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel BAM Relampago took members of the Somaliland Coast Guard on board for maritime training off the coast of Somaliland on September 3. The training consisted of radar and search and rescue (SAR) drills including helicopter evolutions. UN Office on Drugs and Crime (
Another jet crashes attempting to land on Russian aircraft carrier
A Russian SU-33 aircraft crashed on December 3 while attempting to land on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, according to a report by The Aviationist. The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Su-33 fighter jet skidded off the dock after the arresting cable broke. The pilot sustai
Australian Navy depth sounder helps New Zealand in quake aftermath
The Royal Australian Navy laser airborne depth sounder flight has deployed to assist in disaster relief efforts off the South Island of New Zealand. The Cairns-based flight has conducted a hydrographic survey of the sea floor in the coastal margins of the north-east coast of the South Island followi
Colombian Navy launches third offshore patrol vessel ARC Santander
Colombian state-owned shipbuilder Cotecmar launched the third offshore patrol vessel for the Colombian Navy, during a December 1 ceremony in Cartagena. The vessel was named ARC Santander and christened in the presence of the Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. ARC Santander is the third of six o
Indian Coast Guard Samarth-class OPV launched in Goa
Indian shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched the sixth and final Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessels (OPV), in Goa on November 30. The indigenously designed and built OPV is named ICGS Sujay and measures 105 meters in length. GSL has so far delivered three vessels in the class t
Photo: Royal Navy Wildcat concludes aviation year at BRNC
One of the Royal Navy’s new Wildcat helicopters has provided an added dimension to the final test of training for around 140 officer cadets at Britannia Royal Naval College. The provision of search and rescue, winching and operational over-watch pushed the Cadets to the limit as they completed a fic
USS Coronado tests Singapore waters after maintenance
U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) sailed from Changi Naval Base in Singapore November 30, for a routine patrol following a scheduled maintenance period. The 2014-commissioned Coronado arrived in Singapore on October 16 after participating in the 2016 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) e
US Navy’s small-deck ship UAS Tern a step closer to first flight
The U.S. Navy’s unmanned aircraft Tern, under development by DARPA and the Office of Naval Research, has made another step towards its goal of performing an initial flight test by 2018. In mid-October, the Tern team completed a critical design review (CDR) of the air vehicle’s General Electric engin
Japan, US mine warfare specialists work together during 3JA drill
Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy’s Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) and members of mine countermeasures squadron (MCMRON) 7 staff joined Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) MCM units for combined operations in the final phases of the bilateral mine countermeasures exercis
Video: Royal Navy patrol boat rescues kayaker
The crew of a Royal Navy patrol boat rescued a 61-year-old kayaker on Sunday after his upturned kayak was spotted in the Solent following a mayday call. A student aboard HMS Smiter spied a black object in the water off Lee-on-the-Solent as the boat and RNLI responded to an SOS: a kayaker had capsize
Mexican Navy commissions two new ships during navy day celebrations
The Mexican Navy commissioned the offshore patrol vessel ARM Chiapas and logistic support support ship ARM Isla Maria Madre during a ceremony on November 23. The two new vessels were commissioned in the presence of Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto and the secretary of the Mexican Navy, Admiral V
Norway to acquire five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
The Norwegian ministry of defense announced that it plans to replace its ageing fleet of nine maritime reconnaissance aircraft with five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). Under a project that is expected to cost 9,825 million Norwegian Krone (approx. EUR 1,1 billion) including the