The image shows three of the ships in Exercise Southern Katipo 2015: New Zealand’s HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Te Kaha and French Navy’s FNS Prairial from Tahiti. Exercise Southern Katipo (SK15) is the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) major military exercise and occurs every two years. Personnel fr
The Royal Australian Navy’s Submarine Force has exercised responses to the unlikely event of a submarine incident at sea, after completing an intensive four week training exercise which demonstrated the submarine escape and rescue capability. During Exercise BLACK CARRILLON 15, members of the Navy’s
The French frigate FNS Prairial will be visiting New Zealand for Exercise Southern Katipo 15 and will be berthed at Ports of Auckland over the weekend. A light frigate of the French Marine Nationale, the Prairial will also visit Nelson and Napier. Exercise Southern Katipo aims to test and evaluate t
Fifteen member nations and one observer nation took on the topic of maritime security at the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium meeting of Chiefs, held during the Sea Power 2015 Conference. Participants discussed common maritime issues facing littoral nation-states of the Indian Ocean. Chief of Navy, Vice
HMS Queen Elizabeth Gets New Radar System A cutting-edge 3D radar system, capable of detecting objects as small as a tennis ball and travelling at three times the speed of sound more than 25km away, has been successfully installed to the Royal Navy’s future aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. HMS
Against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour, the ninth Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference was held this week, hosting visiting navy Chiefs, service representatives, academics and dignitaries from over 40 nations. Coordinated by the Royal Australian Navy’s Seapower Centre, the conference was held
In her first press conference as the Australian Defense Minister, Marise Payne said that she wants to boost Australian industry involvement in the construction of new naval ships. Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), in a media release issued September 20, 2015, has called on the new gove
The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Subic Bay, Philippines, Aug. 14 after completing a 10-day mission stop for Pacific Partnership 2015. During the second stop of the Philippines mission, U.S., partner nation and host nation service members and non-governmental organizations conducted su
Australian Navy’s path to a mature Seaworthiness system was launched by Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer, during the HMAS Success & Sirius Seaworthiness Board on 29 July. Rear Admiral Mayer said: The Fleet Seaworthiness Strategy provides assurance that Navy’s required capability
The Australian Government announced a long-term investment of over $89 billion in ships and submarines for the Navy over the next 20 years. According to a media release, this investment will generate significant economic growth and sustain several thousand Australian jobs over decades. The Governmen
Australian and United States personnel involved in PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2015 onboard hospital ship USNS Mercy have exercised their cooperative response to a notional disaster as part of their training for the real thing. United States Naval Ship Mercy, a 300-bed hospital ship which can expand capacit
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived in Darwin, Australia, for a port visit, July 20, after successfully completing Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15). This port visit follows both ships’ participation in TS15, in which Preble and Fitzgerald
After two weeks of dynamic maneuvering schemes and elevated command and control, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh D. Wetherald Commander, completed Exercise Talisman Sabre July 18. Bonhomme Richard, with USS Green Bay (LPD 20
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) participated in a surface-action-group versus surface-action-group (SAG vs SAG) exercise with the Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac-class Frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77) during exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS 15), July 12-17. The purpose
