The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) HMAS Childers has arrived in Darwin after participating in Milan 2014, the biannual international naval event hosted by the Indian Navy in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 5–9 February 2014. Milan 2014 was designed to increase maritime cooperation, interoperab
Anent the arrival of German Navy Ship FGS Bonn to Halifax, Canada, Rear Admiral John Newton, Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic issued the following message: “It is my great pleasure to welcome the Berlin-class replenishment ship FGS Bonn to Halifax for a seven-day visit in Canada beginning Wed
Hellenic Navy warship, HS Psara joined EU Naval Force Somalia, Operation Atalanta yesterday, Wednesday 19 February. The Greek Navy frigate left the Salamina Naval Base on Thursday 13 February. HS Psara will be part of the EU’s counter-piracy operation in the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean
During their recent port visit to Salalah, Oman, a delegation from the Ukrainian frigate, Hetman Sagaidachniy, led by Rear Admiral Tarasov, paid a visit to the EU Naval Force flagship, FS Siroco. The visit was an opportunity for the naval commanders to exchange operational experiences after their
BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. received a $15.2 million modification to a previously awarded Virginia Class Submarines contract on Feb. 18, 2014. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. The contract relates to supply of long lead time materials in support
The ship’s company of HMS Ledbury will visit their affiliated town of Ledbury this weekend and exercise their Freedom with a parade through the streets. Arriving on Saturday (February 22), the first engagement for the sailors from the Hunt-Class mine hunter will be a friendly football match agains
The Royal Netherlands Navy has concluded its large tactical exercise off the Norwegian coast. All the data collected during the tactical training was used to make 3D reconstructions. This technology makes it possible to analyze the exercise extremely accurately. The exercise saw the Navy test vari
The U.S. Navy recently tested, for the first time on a Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor that will find hard-to-detect targets over long distances. Boeing and Lockheed Martin are developing and integrating IRST, an essential upgrade to the combat capa
The Danish Chief of Defence has paid a visit to the men and women involved in the removal of chemical weapons from Syria. Plymouth based frigate, HMS Montrose, has been participating in the Danish led operation since the beginning of the year. She is one of three warships tasked with carrying out
The Canadian Navy and the United State Navy recently wrapped up a collaborative exercise where each nation’s sailors and air force personnel honed their anti-submarine warfare skills during Exercise Atlantic Shield off the eastern seaboard. Held from January 26 to 29, 2014, Atlantic Shield was a com
A dummy mine sits on the water surface, as the Royal New Zealand Navy’s diving team prepares for an international response to the humanitarian crisis in the ‘Barclay Islands’ within MCMEX 2014. The exercise, which began on February 16, 2014, will test participating nations’ ability to come togethe
Norfolk- based shipyard, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, has received a USD 56.97 million contract modification for extended dry-docking selected restricted availability for USS Monterey (CG 61). The extended dry-docking selected restricted availability includes modifications, which will update a
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the first time. Conducted at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif., the flight will allow the team to ramp up testing efforts to prepare the system for operations. Current t
Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk, Poland, has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply a HUGIN 1000 MR Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and associated underwater communications and positioning equipment for mine countermeasures (MCM) applications, as part of a minehunter class vessel delivery for th
