The first of the two Patrol Boats built for the Spanish Guardia Civil was launched at Gondan Shipyard’s facilities in Ribadeo yesterday. The contract was signed last summer. With an overall length of 20.5 m and a beam of 5.0 m, these boats have been built in Aluminum and Fiber (GRP) in Gondan’s Vega
The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) hosted the Mayor of Split, Croatia, the honorable Ivo Baldasar while in port April 13, 2015. The port visit serves to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Croatia and improve relations as the two nations work together for a stabl
The Royal Australian Navy helicopter frigate HMAS Anzac recently completed working up its whole ship skills in preparation for NORTHERN TRIDENT 2015, a global deployment that will see it represent Australia at the Centenary of Anzac commemorations at Gallipoli in April. In contrast to the Dardanelle
Royal Navy has contracted Kelvin Hughes to supply their SharpEye™ radars for the Navy’s new River class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) to be built on the Clyde. The Navy’s three new OPVs will benamed HMS Forth, HMS Medway and HMS Trent. The new vessels will be used for counter terrorism, coun
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departed the Black Sea, April 14, 2015, after a series of engagements that promoted peace and stability in the region. The vessel’s presence in the Black Sea served to reaffirm U.S. commitment towards strengthening partnersh
Following a port visit to Faslane, Scotland, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Clyde, en route to the coastal waters off the United Kingdom to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1, April 12. Also departing Faslane were the g
US Sailors, operating forward in the U.S. 6th Fleet, conduct daily operations, port visits and engage with allies and partners to maintain a forward presence throughout Europe and Africa and improve maritime security. Hereby we bring you a part of the 6th Fleet’s operations. While in Souda Bay, Gree
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the Turkish Navy in the Black Sea, April 12 and 13, 2015. During the first part of the event, Jason Dunham and the Turkish frigate TCG Turgutreis, conducted joint maneuver
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) arrived in Split, Croatia, for a scheduled port visit April 12, 2015. The port visit serves to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Croatia and improve relations as the two nations work together for a stable, secure and prosperous re
Sailing across the Indian Ocean on its way to Anzac Cove and beyond, the Royal Australian Navy helicopter frigate HMAS Anzac has kept itself busy with daily flying operations using the ship’s embarked AS350BA Squirrel helicopter. The flying operations have been a good opportunity to consolidate the
Indian Navy’s First Scorpene Sub Undocks Kalvari, first of the Indian Navy’s Scorpene class stealth submarines being built under the Project 75, under collaboration with M/s DCNS, France, achieved a major milestone today with her ‘undocking’ at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Spanish Navy’s Frigate
Warships of the Baltic Fleet recently completed an exercise involving artillery firing at various sea range targets. Small Missile Ship Passat, along with missile motor boats Dimitrovgrad, P-257 and Zarechnyi, conducted the drills which consisted of aiming and firing at light targets which simulated
Ships assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 pulled into Faslane, Scotland, ready to commence Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1, April 9. DESRON 26 arrived in Faslane with guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), ready to participate in Joint Warrior,
US Navy’s USS Anzio (CG 68) is en route to Scotland to participate in exercise Joint Warrior. The guided missile-cruiser will take part in the large bi-annual military exercise which is set to take place across various UK locations next week. The exercise will involve the Royal Navy, British Army an
