On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of Africa to join with Spanish frigate INFANTA ELENA, and take over the escort of a World Food Programme ship. Meanwhile, in Djibouti, Spain was about to hand over command of Task Force 465
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) frigate Smetlivy will continue deployment off Syria within a month, said an informed military diplomat. “At first, frigate Smetlivy will call at port Tartus to replenish water and food supplies; the crew will have a short rest there. After that, the ship will be deployed to eas
The commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet presented the Navy Unit Commendation award to the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Park and Parche Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam., Hawaii, April 5. Rear Adm. Fran
OceanServer Technology, Inc. has received an order from Wentworth Environmental Services (WES) for a base 42 Iver2 AUV equipped with Klein 3500 Side Scan Sonar. The new system is expected to be a multipurpose vehicle used for general imaging surveys and a test platform for new methods to characteriz
Navy personnel are busy preparing to teach the next generation of Sailors how to work with and fly the newest military aircraft, the F-35C Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter, as Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA-101) readies for its stand-up ceremony on Eglin Air Force Base May 1. The F-35 is a singl
Great Britain and France are forming strike task force in order to destroy land infrastructure of Somali pirates, reports BBC. The task force includes French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, British light aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark, and s
Sailors from submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) participated in a community service project at Likas Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, April 4. Likas Hospital is a facility for children under the age of 15 who require tr
Caspian Flotilla (CF) coastal missile battalion is practicing combat use of newest mobile missile system Bal at Adanak Test Range, Dagestan. During the joint exercise with CF strike group, the missilemen timely detected “enemy” sea target imitated by CF corvette Tatarstan. The battalion command post
Armenian government is ready to offer its territory for construction of new Russian early warning radar, said Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. “Of course. If our territory is of such interest, we’re open for dialogue”, Sargsyan told Kommersant. Answering the question about the radar’s search
A&P Falmouth has successfully completed a multi-million pound refit of the RFA Cardigan Bay – the third ship in her class to undergo a major refit at the world-renowned dockyard. The team at the docks is now preparing for the arrival of the RFA Lyme Bay, which is due to arrive this summer and will [
Servicemen of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) are preparing for military parade to take place in Sevastopol on May 9. Joint marching drills with Ukrainian naval mariners will start late in April. Totally, 1 303 servicemen of the two navies will participate in the parade. This information was told by a BSF spo
More than 3,000 Sailors from the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and their families took part in a command-sponsored pre-deployment fair April 2. The goal of the fair is to ensure the crew and their families are deployment ready. Sailors had the opportunity to visit more
In preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay will conduct an exercise April 13-18 to test it responsiveness to weather threats and disasters. The exercise called “HURREX/Citadel Gale 2012” will involve two simulated storm systems developing and intensifying to hurri
The future USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) successfully completed the second round of builder’s trials, April 4, in preparation for the ship’s acceptance trials scheduled for late April. The focus of builder’s trials is to measure ship and system performance and identify possible construction discrepancies p
