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Cobham Gets Survey Contract Extension for Australian Navy
Cobham Aviation Services has been awarded a five year contract extension by Fugro LADS Corporation Pty Ltd to support the provision of hydrographic survey services for the Royal Australian Navy. Cobham will continue to support Fugro in providing this unique service which involves operating an airb
USS Theodore Roosevelt Launches Missile During Combat Trial
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) successfully engaged incoming aerial threats with its NATO Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) system during a Combat System Ship Qualification Trial (CSSQT), May 21. TR launched multiple ESSMs to verify the defensive capabilities of the missile
VIDEO: Russian Navy’s New Tug Finishes Sea Acceptance Trials
The sea part of the official acceptance trials of the tugboat «RB-406» of project 16609 (building No 625) of the Acceptance Program of 2014 has successfully finished. During this year the tugboat will be delivered to the State Customer – Russian Navy and put into operation within the Pacific Fleet
HMAS Perth Exceeds Standard Endurance
Australian Navy Sailors and well-maintained equipment keep Australian Navy’s ships at sea and the crew of HMAS Perth recently demonstrated how a few creative solutions could guarantee just that, during their recent deployment as part of Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN. The dilemma and challenge fo
USA: Sailors from NSE’s CPO 365 Participate in COMREL
Sailors from Naval Station Everett’s (NSE) CPO 365 program participated in a community relations project (COMREL) to help maintain grave sites at the Marysville Cemetery, May 22. During the event, Sailors cleared grave sites, cleaned headstones, and placed American flags on graves of veterans. The
UK: Royal Navy’s Ensign Flies Again on Wreck of Battle-Cruiser HMS Repulse
The White Ensign flies again on one of the most hallowed sites in Royal Navy history. Fifty-seven metres beneath the South China Sea Lt Adam Bolton admires the Royal Navy’s standard fixed to the wreck of battle-cruiser HMS Repulse, sunk by the Japanese 73 years ago. The reservist from HMS Vivid in
US Coast Guard, Harbor Safety Committee Test Bay Area’s Capability
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco personnel and CMA CGM – the third-largest shipping group – along with other local industry partners tested the Bay Area’s capability to tow ultra-large container vessels during an exercise Wednesday. The vessel used for this exercise was CMA CGM’s Centauru
Royal Navy to Maintain ‘Enduring Presence’ in Middle East
The Royal Navy will maintain “an enduring presence” in the Middle East according to its senior commander in the region. With work on a new £6m headquarters in Bahrain under way, Commodore Keith Blount says the investment is part of a long-term commitment to keep Royal Navy units in the region – buil
USCG Barque Eagle Docks in San Juan, Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” arrived to San Juan, Puerto Rico Wednesday morning and is moored at Pier 1 east in Old San Juan, where the public will be able visit prior to the Eagle’s scheduled departure Saturday. “The crew and cadets onboard EAGLE are very excited to b
Australia: Members of NEOC 50 Embark for Their First Sea Training Deployment
More than a hundred members of Australian Navy’s New Entry Officer Course (NEOC) 50 embarked in HMAS Choules for their sea training deployment – a key milestone in their initial training to become qualified officers in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). NEOC is the foundation course for most new off
Australian Navy Ship Seizes 786 Kilograms of Narcotics
HMAS Darwin has again intercepted a suspected drug smuggling vessel operating in international waters, seizing 786 kilograms of narcotics with an estimated street value of $30 million. Darwin’s boarding parties boarded the suspicious dhow in the Arabian Sea and spent approximately 23 hours searchi
USS Vella Gulf to Sail into Black Sea Today
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) will enter the Black Sea Friday, May 23, to promote peace and stability in the region. Vella Gulf’s mission is to work with NATO allies toward mutual goals, demonstrating the United States’ commitment to strengthening and improvin
USA: MDA Tests Raytheon’s SM-3 from Aegis Ashore Weapon System
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted the first flight test of the Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3 from the Aegis Ashore weapon system, which is designed to protect U.S. deployed and NATO forces in Europe from ballistic missile attack. The non-intercept scenario tested the safe launch and fly
MH370: ADV Ocean Shield Arrives Back in Search Area
ADV Ocean Shield has arrived back in the search area. The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Bluefin-21, was deployed from the vessel around 2am this morning. It remains underwater on its search mission. Over the next week, Bluefin-21 will search the remaining areas in the vicinity of the acoustic sig