Members of Australian Clearance Dive Teams One and Four (AUSCDT 1 and AUSCDT 4) have taken time out from participating in Exercise RIMPAC 2012, to visit one of the United States most revered war graves. On December 7 1941, the Japanese struck at “Battleship Row” in Pearl Harbor, marking the start of
HMAS Perth is savouring its RIMPAC 2012 experience, taking out the coveted Gunnery championship trophy. Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) Rodeo Championship was judged on consistency of accuracy, measured from the distance from the aim point to the observed impact point. The results are measured usi
Momentous event for the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya took place recently as the Fighter’s wheels touched the deck for the first time. MiG-29KUB, piloted by the hero of the Russian Federation, honored test pilot of the RF, Colonel, Nikolay Diorditsa made a few approaches over the ship at differe
Defence and security company Saab has received an order for naval fire control and radar systems.The order amounts to SEK 450 million and involves business areas Security and Defence Solutions and Electronic Defence Systems. The fire control system and radar systems will be integrated with a third p
The world’s largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), officially concluded Aug. 3. The 23rd exercise in the biennial RIMPAC series, this year’s version involved 22 nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, and more than 200 aircraft that operated in and around
IF YOU don’t recognise the ancient ramparts – or the flag for that matter – it’s because no Royal Navy sailor has seen this historic fortress up close in decades. This is the Assaraya Alhamra (the Red Castle), bastion of Tripoli for more than half a millennium, as seen from the bridge of HMS Echo [&
Another significant milestone in the Astute programme has been achieved as the steelwork structure for the Command Deck Module of the fifth submarine was delivered to the Devonshire Dock Hall build facility. The 80 tonne structure will eventually house the accommodation areas for the Royal Navy crew
The Deputy Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Jones CB, paid a visit to HMS Defender on August 3, and became the first Flag Officer to step onboard the Navy’s newest Warship under the White Ensign. The visit gave Vice Admiral Jones the chance to welcome HMS Defender into Portsmouth and to take a look at
On July 6, US Senator Jeff Sessions joined Austal, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works personnel in completing the Combat Systems Light Off milestone in the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, Coronado (LCS 4). Senator Sessions operated th
HMAS Perth has completed an advanced air warfare weapons event during a multinational firing serial at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, the world’s largest maritime exercise in Hawaii. HMAS Perth joined HMAS Darwin in a six-ship formation with Canadian and US ships that conducted a coordin
Australian Navy Clearance Divers are playing a key role at RIMPAC 2012, both in Hawaii and on the US mainland. Their focus is on mine countermeasures – the largest collection of Mine Counter Measures (MCM) capacity ever deployed by Australia on this exercise. Commander Doug Griffiths is in charge of
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $6.9 million contract modification to plan maintenance and modernization work on the Los Angeles-class submarines USS Hartford (SSN-768) and USS Toledo (SSN-769). Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Und
Aug. 3, marks the 50th anniversary of the first deployment of USS Enterprise (CVN 65), and historians recently discovered the actual number of deployments is higher than commonly reported. Now as the Big E continues her final deployment, scores of Sailors and historians are reviewing and double chec
Crew of Northern Fleet (NF) destroyer (large ASW ship) Admiral Chabanenko prepares for the Northern Eagle 2012 joint naval exercise… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 3, 2012
