Ships, submarines, and maritime patrol aircraft successfully completed the annual NATO anti-submarine warfare (ASW) Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE on May 14. 10 Allied nations participated in this exercise, alongside partner nation Sweden. The exercise was run by Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) through
US, UK Plan Future Joint Carrier Operations One of the highest-ranking women in the US Armed Forces has met with her Royal Navy counterparts to plan future joint carrier operations. HMS Scott Returns to Sea After a refit at HM Naval Base, Devonport, the Royal Navy’s fourth largest warship, has saile
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, part of NATO’s four Standing Maritime Groups, recently took part in a multinational military exercise Joint Warrior 2015. In an interview with Rear Adm. Brad Williamson (USA), Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), Naval Today was provided with some up
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived in Haakonsvern, Norway, for a scheduled port visit, May 13, 2015. Jason Dunham’s presence in the Norway serves to reaffirm the U.S. dedication and commitment toward strengthening the partnerships and joint operationa
The Chief of Staff of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak, Polish Army, paid his first visit to the NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) to meet with the MARCOM Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Giorgio Lazio and his staff, to discuss operational matters of mu
A Plymouth based warship has been put through her paces exercising with submarines off the coasts of Scotland and Norway. HMS Portland began her workout by providing the opposition for the final stage of Submarine Command Course or ‘Perisher’ as it is more widely known. The course gets its nickname
Between May 12th and June 1st, the Spanish Navy has scheduled a series of joint maritime security exercises with 25 national, regional and local departments with responsibilities in the maritime domain, in 11 different scenarios throughout the Spanish coast. MARSEC 2015 is intended to test the colla
Bergen Group Services AS has been awarded a one-year extension of the contract with the Norwegian Armed Forces’ logistics organization (FLO) for the ship technical maintenance of the Navy’s frigate class. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 70 million, and is valid until July 2016. Bergen Gro
The Royal Navy’s specialist ice-breaking survey ship HMS Protector has arrived in Plymouth – her new base-port – for the first time, to a warm welcome from families and friends. The vessel returned to HM Naval Base Devonport after a 19-month deployment in the Antarctic. As the Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship
The Chiefs of European Navies (CHENS) met in Naples, Italy on May 7-8. CHENS is a forum of 25 Chiefs of Staff of European Navies (NATO and EU) which seeks to promote understanding between European navies and to examine issues of common and mutual interest, increasing regional awareness of the mariti
In June NATO and Allies will conduct a series of training events which are referred to as the ALLIED SHIELD series of exercises. The ALLIED SHIELD series includes Exercise NOBLE JUMP, the first training deployment of Allied high-readiness units under the new Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJT
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed Gdynia, Poland, after a three-day scheduled port visit May 9, 2015. While in port, the ship hosted visits from the President of the Republic of Poland and the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, which helped reaffirm the U.S
One of the highest-ranking women in the US Armed Forces has met with her Royal Navy counterparts to plan future joint carrier operations. During a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth in March, Vice Admiral Nora Tyson and her team of US personnel discussed how the UK and US carriers would work together on c
L-3 SAM Electronics recently announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide the electrical distribution system for six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The ships will be built at the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut, Malaysia, with Design Authority provided b
