Rear Admiral Duncan Potts, Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR) met on 18 September 2012 with President James Michel during his visit to the Seychelles, confirming the importance of the Seychelles in the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean. Rear A
HMS Ambush – the second of the Navy’s planned flotilla of seven Astute-class submarines – yesterday made her debut in Scotland as she arrived at Faslane. The £1bn boat has spent the past four days undergoing trials on the 200-mile journey from the yard where she was built to her new home. The £1bn [
HMS Dauntless served as the setting for inaugural annual defence talks between Britain and Colombia when she visited Cartagena. The new Type 45 destroyer once again served as a floating venue for events promoting the best of British on the latest leg of her Auriga 12 deployment to the North and Sout
Eitzen Maritime Services ASA (EMS) today announced that the Company has been awarded a USD 289 million Military supply order from a major NATO country. The customer is EMS largest customer and has been an important business partner to EMS Group since 1988. The contract is for food supplies and distr
Kelvin Hughes Surveillance has secured an agreement to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) and helicopter control radars for four fleet tankers being built for the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The ships are the first phase of the UK MOD’s Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) program
HMS Ocean returns to its home-port of HM Naval Base, Devonport at Plymouth on Friday (21 September) after two months on the Thames supporting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s largest warship, has been moored on the river Thames off Greenwich playing a key rol
Dozens of countries are kicking off a large-scale naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz on Iran’s doorstep. The place was obviously selected… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 18, 2012; Image: Flot
Ambush, the second of the Royal Navy’s Astute Class attack submarine, leaves her builder’s yard to begin sea trials. In the next few days, the 7,400-tonne submarine will leave the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where she was built, and sail to Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde in
Minister of Defence Hans Hillen concluded his visit to the islands of St Maarten, Saba and St Eustatius. He attended a large-scale hurricane response exercise and was brought up to date on the latest developments in the Caribbean and the work and duties of the Navy, Marechaussee and Coast Guard. On
Royal Navy warships will join vessels from two dozen other nations in one of the biggest minehunting exercises ever staged in the Middle East next week. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond today committed Britain’ Gulf-based minehunters to the 11-day ‘work-out’ which will be spread across some 2,000 mi
The only Black Sea Fleet (BSF) diesel electric submarine Alrosa would unlikely attend the Caucasus-2012 strategic exercise… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 12, 2012; Image: Sevastopol
On 10 September EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, visited French frigate La Fayette. La Fayette has been part of the European Union Counter Piracy force – Operation Atalanta off the Horn of Africa since 31 July 2012. Rear Admiral Credendino and his European staff were welcom
Built by Yantar shipyard for Russian Navy, research ship Seliger started sea trials in the Black Sea… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 12, 2012; Image: Flot
ANADOLU Shipyard has successfully completed the LCT (Landing Craft Tank) project of 8 vessels for Turkish Navy back in August 2012. On August 28th 2012 Tuesday, TCG Ç-158, the last vessel of the serries was delivered to Turkish Navy with a ceremony. ANADOLU Shipyard is actually proceeding with 8 ves
