The Navy’s fifth littoral combat ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to benefit from new high-power density waterjets aimed at staving off rudder and propeller damage experienced on high-speed ships. The product of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) program, the w
Coast Guard rescue crews assisted a commercial fishing vessel on fire 35 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., Monday. Watchstanders at Sector Southeastern New England received a radio call from the 88-foot fishing vessel Raiders at approximately 8:40 a.m. An Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk Helico
Boeing delivered the sixth production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy Jan. 31, successfully completing the first group of low-rate initial production aircraft that are dramatically improving the service’s maritime patrol capabilities. The delivery is the final aircraft from a contract awarde
South Korean and American troops began naval exercises on Monday off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, according to BBC.com The drills come after North Korea said it was planning to carry out its third test of a nuclear device, thus rising nuclear tensions within the region. The North Korea ha
Naval Submarine School announced Feb. 4 the recipient of the Dennis Sulzer Memorial Leadership Award. Chief Fire Control Technician (SS) Richard Strubel is the leading chief petty officer of the Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS), and this year’s award winner. “Chief Petty Officer Strubel demons
DCNS, a world leader in naval defence and an innovative player in energy, firmly believes that the sea represents the future of the planet. The oceans offer a number of solutions to the human, economic and environmental challenges that our planet will be facing in the coming decades. The Group is in
Sri Lanka Navy accorded a 25-Gun Salute to the Nation yesterday (04th February 2013) at the Lighthouse premises in Colombo Fort at 12.00 p.m. to mark the 65th Independence Day. The traditional 25-Gun Salute, the highest of its kind, is accorded by the Sri Lanka Navy to the Nation on the Independence
Harry S. Truman Strike Group (HSTSG), underway since Jan. 14, completed its composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) and returned to Naval Station Norfolk Feb. 3. COMPTUEX was a scenario-based pre-deployment exercise assessed by Commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic (CSFTL). CSFTL ensured HST
Portsmouth-based Royal Navy minehunter HMS Cattistock sailed yesterday (February 4) on a four-month NATO mission in the Mediterranean. She will be working as part of a permanent multinational maritime force in the area called the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2). Ships from alli
Politicians from across Europe have visited HMS Monmouth to see how the Black Duke is helping to keep the waters of the Gulf safe. The Plymouth-based frigate, approaching the half-way point in her deployment to the Gulf, was visited by 25 MPs from 11 countries who serve on the Transatlantic Defence
A Change of Command ceremony for the frigate HMNZS TE KAHA was held on 1 February at Devonport Naval Base. Commander David McEwan RNZN assumed Command and Commander Jon Beadsmore relinquished Command. Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Jack Steer presided. TE KAHA is built to the German MEKO 200 Class desig
The Junior Sailor’s Mess at HMAS Stirling has undergone some major improvements, after relocating to a larger function centre on the base. The revamped ‘Tamar Tavern’ re-opened its doors at the end of January, offering a relaxation space which is sure to be the envy of Defence Mess Members everywher
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), underway with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSG ARG), conducted an amphibious beach raid exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPUTEX) Jan. 29. The simulated raid exercise, which was held as a part of COMPTUEX, wa
Expanding cooperation in the field of maritime security was the main subject of the German – Polish bilateral talks held between January 29 and 31 in Gdynia (Poland). Vice admiral Ryszard Demczuk, Deputy Commander of the Polish Navy and Rear admiral Jürgen Mannhardt, responsible for development of t
