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Top News of the Week September 2 – 7, 2013
Russian Warships Need to Be Built under Unified Terms to Avoid Delays Construction of warships must be carried out under unified contracts including the cost of their weapons systems to ensure their prompt delivery on budget to the Russian Navy, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. Greater P
USA: NMCB 3 Seabees Visit Shipboard ‘Steelworkers’
Roughly 20 Seabee steelworkers from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 met the “Steelworkers” of USS Stethem (DDG 63) during a tour aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Sept. 4. According to tour guide Fire Controlman 1st Class Travis Boatwright the visit provided an op
SPS Cantabria to Exercise with RAN, New Zealand Navy Ships
The fleet replenishment ship ‘Cantabria’ has set sail to participate in a three-week training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate ‘Stuart’ and the New Zeeland Navy frigate ‘Te Mana’ in east-Australian waters. This time the ‘Cantabria’ embarked an Air Unit made up of two AS350BA ‘Sq
Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 10 Persons Engaged in Illegal Fishing
Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS) craft, Z 225 and Z 230 attached to the Naval Deployment Nayaru of the Eastern Naval Command with the assistance of Mullaithivu District fisheries officials arrested 10 persons engaged in illegal fishing 4.5 nautical miles east of Kokilai on 04th September 2013. The
USS Freedom VBSS Team Trains with Malaysian Navy
Sailors assigned to USS Freedom’s (LCS 1) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team conducted a boarding exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy Sept. 4 as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2013. Freedom is one of three U.S. ships along with a P-3C maritime patrol aircraft p
Canadian Ships Take Up Leading Role in Exercise Unitas
Canadian ships HMCS Iroquois, Preserver and Ville de Québec are participating in Exercise Unitas in the western Caribbean with 14 southern allied countries from September 6 to 15. Held each year since 1959, Exercise Unitas is the largest annual exercise south of the United States border and is desig
USA: LRAD Corporation Gets Order for LRAD 300X Systems for Patrol Boats
LRAD Corporation, the world’s leading provider of long range acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), announced today it has received a $700,000 order for LRAD 300X systems for installation on international coastal patrol boats currently under construction. Shipments under the order are scheduled to begin t
HMNZS TE MANA Well into Her Work-Up
The Anzac frigate HMNZS TE MANA is well into her Work-Up, operating out of Sydney in the East Australian Exercise Area. The Work-Up so far has included many damage control and machinery breakdown evolutions and a successful towing exercise with the RAN Landing Ship Heavy HMAS TOBRUK. While not at se
Australian, New Zealand Navies Reinvigorate Collaborative At-Sea Training
Reinvigoration of collaborative at-sea training as part of Exercise ANZAC 2013 is underway with HMNZS Te Mana conducting a Unit Readiness Work Up with an integrated Australian and New Zealand assessment team. Sea Training Unit – Major Fleet Units (STU-MFU) personnel embarked Te Mana to conduct a For
Northrop Grumman to Show Off Its Capabilities at DSEI, London (UK)
Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its capabilities in command, control, communications, computers, intelligence (C4I), border security, unmanned ground systems, cyber security as well as navigation and maritime systems at the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in
USS The Sullivans Assists Saudi Dhow
The guided-missile cruiser USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) provided medical assistance to a vessel in distress in the Arabian Sea, approximately 40 miles off the coast of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, while conducting maritime security operations in the area. The three-person crew of motor vessel Abir Alqaray N
USS San Antonio Docks in Israel
Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) arrived in Haifa, Israel for a routine port visit, Sept. 4. San Antonio’s commanding officer, Capt. Randell Dykes, said this visit is a well-deserved break for Sailors and Marines, and for many is the first time t
Spanish Navy Wraps Up Trials of UAV ‘Skeldar V-200’
The Spanish Navy has concluded integration trials of the Unmanned Air Vehicle ‘Skeldar V-200’ in Canary Islands waters on board the Maritime Action Ship (BAM in its Spanish initials) ‘Relámpago’ before deploying in the theatre of operations. As of mid-September, the UAV is scheduled to operate from
Russian MoD Criticizes Deployment of US Warships in Mediterranean
Russian Ministry of Defense has criticized deployment of US warships in the Mediterranean Sea, as reported by CCTV. A defense official from Russia said that the deployment would intensify the situation in the region. Russian Navy fleets are undergoing a rotation in the region which is said to be unr