Amount of pirate attacks off African coast sharply reduced in 2011, said French defense minister Gérard Longuet. About 200 attacks were registered in 2011 in contrast to 700 attacks in 2010; pirates captured 13 vessels in 2011, while in 2010 there were 30 ships, reports ITAR-TASS referring to Longue
The future USS San Diego (LPD 22) departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard, March 15, “sailing away” from the building yard manned for the first time by the ship’s crew. This milestone marks the end of production for LPD 22, the sixth ship of the San Antonio class of amphi
Distinguished visitors participated in a four-day embark aboard Virginia-class submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780), as it operated in the Atlantic Ocean, March 9. The guests gained an appreciation and awareness of the capabilities of the Missouri as it transited from the Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test a
St. Petersburg Submariners’ Club on March 24 will hold a festive evening associated with 106-th anniversary of Russian submarine fleet. The solemn event will take place in Bering Restaurant of the Saint Petersburg Hotel at 5 pm. Recall that the club celebrated previous anniversary in Peter the Great
Nearly 1,000 Sailors from amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1) pulled into Mayport, Fla., March 13. Wasp left her homeport of Norfolk March 2 to conduct routine operations in the waters of the Southern Caribbean, and use the degaussing range in Mayport. “With the [degaussing] range in Norfolk un
India’s Center for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) refused to certify deck-based version of Tejas fighter. According to The Sunday Guardian, that was the reason why the aircraft was not qualified for first flight. The certification agency wanted Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Pacific Fleet (PF) servicemen held joint exercise and released a civil ship “captured” by pirates in the last day of the visit to Seychelles on March 5. According to the PF task unit commander Capt 1 rank Ildar Akhmerov, Russian servicemen demonstrated anti-piracy skills to their Seychelles counterp
Visit of Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief ADM Vladimir Vysotsky to Netherlands finished on March 10. Vysotsky arrived in Netherlands on March 7. Russian Navy CinC met with Dutch defense minister Hans Hillen, Royal Netherlands Navy Commander Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, and Russian Ambassador to Ne
DEFENDER, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, two days ago set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her second and final stage of sea trials off the west coast of Scotland, ahead of her handover to the Royal Navy later this year. During 28 days at sea, DEFENDER will
Russian Navy will not modernize Dmitry Donskoy-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN, Project 941 Typhoon), reported Jane’s Defence Weekly referring to ARMS-TASS. Complete modernization of one Project 941 submarine is equivalent to construction of two new Yury Dolgoruky-class SSBN
The Naval Sea System Command’s Office of the Director of Ocean Engineering Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recently began developing a prototype hyperbaric aluminum welding capability that will permit underwater welds to the U.S. Navy’s aluminum- hulled ships. The hyperbaric aluminum weld
The Asian Shipowners’ Forum has called for a United Nations resolution that would see the international body sponsor and manage armed personnel on board ships sailing through pirate-infested waters. The call, in a statement released by ASF on Wednesday, follows the group’s proposal to Working Group
Outfit of Northern Fleet (NF) marines serving in reinforcement units on board surface ships now includes new armor vests. Specific feature of the new individual protection means lies in the fact that, apart from protective functions, they may serve as lifejackets. Floating armor vest is a new-genera
Visit of Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky to Netherlands started on March 7. The visit will last till March 9 and include meetings with Dutch defense minister Hans Hillen, Royal Netherlands Navy Commander Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, and Russian Ambassador to Netherlands
