Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 helped rescue four people whose plane went missing on a flight from Tinian to Saipan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Oct. 6. HSC-25’s five-person helicopter crew Rescue 10 successfully found the crashed Piper single-engi
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that the amphibious transport dock Somerset (LPD 25) returned from successful U.S. Navy acceptance sea trials on Sept. 20. The company’s ninth ship in the San Antonio (LPD 17) class returned to the company’s Avondale facility following three days of
Sharp-eyed sailors aboard a Royal Navy minehunter have found an unknown shipwreck on one of the world’s busiest tanker routes. The crew of HMS Shoreham were practising using the ship’s hi-tech sonar suite off the coast of Abu Dhabi when Able Seaman Tash Kennedy picked up an unexpected contact on the
BAE Systems has secured a 15th successive annual contract to produce additional rounds for the Nulka active missile decoy. Valued at approximately $35 million, the latest follow-on order will see production take place during 2014 in Edinburgh Parks, South Australia, and 2015 in Mulwala, New South Wa
ATK, a world leader in ammunition, precision guided weapons and rocket motors, has been awarded a contract valued at $102.4 million by the U.S. Navy for the second full-rate production lot (FRP 2) of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). The contract covers AARGM and Captive Air Traini
Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) responded to a distress call and rescued two injured civilian mariners off the southwest coast of the Republic of Korea, Oct. 8. At approximately 5:20 p.m. (local), Cowpens received a distress call from a Cypriot-flagged civilian container
Operation RENDER SAFE 2013 is on track to begin next month. The mission is a standing Australian Defence Force (ADF) operation to help remove the explosive remnants of war from the South Pacific. This year Solomon Islands is the focus, the task is to continue removing ordnance left behind 68 years a
Royal Navy frigates and Mine-Hunters are ready to take part in the major multi-national military exercise Joint Warrior. Exercise Joint Warrior is a tri-service exercise held in the spring and autumn of each year. Providing high quality tactical training for the three UK armed forces, as well as vis
The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Submarine Force recently honed its operational proficiency during a Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine Exercise (SLMM-Ex) conducted this week off the coast of Kauai at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). SLMM-Ex was designed to demonstrate the capability of a Los Angeles-c
The South African Ship Spioenkop is expected to head for a patrol mission today, according to the SABC. The ship is being sent on a month-long patrol aimed at strengthening South African Navy’s relations with its African counterparts. SAS Spioenkop is the third of four Valour class frigates of the S
The French Ministry of Defence awarded the contract to modernise the French Navy’s fleet of Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft to Dassault Aviation and Thales. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian signed the contract at a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Thales facility in
The MU90 lightweight torpedo has entered active service with the Royal Australian Navy, having achieved Operational Release Status after a recent final test firing. The entry into service has been achieved as a result of close collaboration between the Djimindi Alliance (comprising the Defence Mater
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started fabrication on the U.S. Coast Guard’s sixth National Security Cutter (NSC), Munro (WMSL 755). “Our shipbuilders have a great jump start on the construction of this ship as we have already cut and processed more than 400 t
The Royal Navy of Oman has organised a reception at Said bin Sultan Naval Base to welcome AL SHAMIKH, the first of the three Khareef class warships built by BAE Systems under the sultanate’s Project Khareef His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saud al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs gree
