The Royal Navy’s ship, HMS Monmouth, docked at Babcock’s Royal Dockyard in Devonport on January 31st, 2014 for support period. During the 15-month overhaul, HMS Monmouth will receive a new Arisan 3D Medium Range Radar 997, Vertical Launch Seawolf midlife update, galley updates, as well as a chloro
The South Korean Navy destroyer ROKS Choi Young has finished a joint exercise with the Ukrainian Navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachnyi in the Gulf of Aden. This was the first time in the history of the Ukrainian Navy to conduct an exercise with the South Korean Navy. The primary goal of the exercise wa
The Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Westminster staged a submarine hunt east of the Suez Canal, where she is wrapping up her anti-piracy deployment in anticipation of the arrival of her sister HMS Somerset, which will take over in early February. The tests included firing of a red-tipped dummy torpedo St
The Russian Navy’s research ship Seliger was spotted near the Olympic park in Sochi, Russia the BBC reported. Sochi is secured by 40,000 police officers, troops and hundreds of security cameras due to the Olympic games, which will start in three days. The Seliger was launched by Kaliningrad-based
The US Navy has sent USS Donald Cook, a ballistic-missile destroyer, to Spain to bolster NATO’s anti-missile presence in Europe. USS Donald Cook departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va. on January 31 bound for her new homeport of Rota, Spain, where three other Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will be d
The US Navy’s guided-missile cruiser, USS Chosin (hull number CG 65) taking part in the exercise Koa Kai 14-1 in the waters near Hawaii. Koa Kai, Hawaiian for “Sea Warrior,” is a semiannual exercise in the waters off Hawaii. It is designed to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas
The keel for the Australian Navy’s second Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) HMAS Brisbane was laid today at Australia’s premier naval industry hub, Techport Australia. The ceremony was presided by the Australian Minister of Defence Senator the Hon David Johnston. “Thank you all for attending today. Toda
Future USS Coronado Leaves Austal Shipyard he US Navy’s newest littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Coronado, left the Austal USA Shipyard and headed to her commissioning site in Coronado, Calif. LCS Program Manager, Capt. Tom Anderson, said that it was exciting to see the ship exiting the new
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) and the Royal Australian Navy have signed a contract, under which OSI will provide in-service-support for its ECPINS-W Sub (Warship Submarine) software across the Navy fleet. The contract was signed for software upgrades and engineering support services over the next thr
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk has awarded a contract worth USD 6.6 million to Vigor Marine LLC, seated in Portland, Ore, for regular overhaul and dry docking availability of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). The overhaul, which is expected to last until Apri
Detyens Shipyards, Inc., a naval facility specializing in emergency ship repair, ship conversion, and dry docking, has won a USD $9.6 million contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry docking of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). The contract includes options, w
In the aftermath of the recent mishaps that have caused various safety concerns, the Indian Navy has decided to suspend the commanding officers of INS Talwar and INS Betwa. Over the recent period, the Indian Navy has been in the center of media attention, due to a number of accidents that marred i
The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) is preparing to depart Norfolk, Va. on 31 January and head to her new homeport, the WVEC.com informed. The destroyer with about 340 sailors, 23 officers, 24 chief pretty officers and 291 enlisted, will be stationed at Spanish- based N
The 648-foot U.S. container ship MV Cape Ray departed Portsmouth Naval shipyard yesterday to destroy Syrian chemical weapons, the Associated Press reports. The mission, delayed due to the ship’s engine hiccups, has continued and MV Cape Ray headed for the Italian port of Gioia Tauro, where it will
