Sensors & Combat Systems
U.S. Navy will sail more in the South China Sea
The U.S. Navy will sail, fly and operate wherever international law allows, Admiral Harry B. Harris, Commander of the United States Pacific Command, said at an Armed Services House committee hearing yesterday, February 24. The U.S. Navy Admiral, in confirmation of U.S. fears, said that China was “cl
IFR 2016: Two US Navy ships join the Review
According to a U.S. Navy press statement, USS Antietam, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, and USS McCampbell, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be representing the United States in Visakhapatnam, India. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has arrived to India
US Navy challenges China in South China Sea, again
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur made an ‘incursion’ into waters China claims to be under their territorial jurisdiction on Saturday, January 30. Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the People’s Republic of China, reported that the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer saile
Indian Navy to commission indigenously built ASW corvette
INS Kadmatt, the second indigenous stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette is scheduled to be commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on January 7. The Navy takes pride in the fact that “about 90% of the ship is indigenous.” This complies with the Navy’s objective and motto of ‘Make in I
USS Lassen concludes 10-year forward deployment
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) left Yokosuka, Japan on January 6 after nearly 10 years in the Forward Deployed Naval Forces. The ship will conduct her last patrol in the western pacific before heading to her new homeport of Mayport, Florida. Lassen i
Indian Navy test-fires new surface to air missile
The Indian Navy has carried out the maiden firing of its newly developed Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) on December 30. The firing was undertaken on the Western Seaboard by INS Kolkata, wherein the missile successfully intercepted an aerial target at extended ranges, the Navy said. Apart
USS Benfold Changes Command in Japan
U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) held a change of command ceremony at the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet headquarters U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan on November 30. Commander Justin L. Harts relieved Commander Michele M. Day as the ship’s commanding officer
Indian Navy: Wreck of Pawan Hans Helicopter Found
The ill fated Pawan Hans Helicopter (of Dauphin make) AS 365 N3 was located on the sea bed after it crashed and sank about 80 miles west of Mumbai on November 4, near the offshore oilfield Bombay High in the Arabian Sea. In a joint operation coordinated by the Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordinatio
US, China Discuss South China Sea Ops
US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and his Chinese counterpart, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) Commander Adm. Wu Shengli took part in a video teleconference to discuss ongoing engagements between the two navies and recent operations in the South China Sea. The talks held on Oc
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Hosts US Navy’s Destroyer
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, for a port visit Oct. 19, after conducting a routine South China Sea patrol. Lassen spent the last four weeks on a routine patrol in international waters in the South China Sea, in support of securit
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HMS Queen Elizabeth Gets New Radar System A cutting-edge 3D radar system, capable of detecting objects as small as a tennis ball and travelling at three times the speed of sound more than 25km away, has been successfully installed to the Royal Navy’s future aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. HMS
HMS Richmond Trains with INS Betwa
The Royal Navy frigate has been working out with the Indian Navy while operating in the Indian Ocean. Deployed to the Middle East for six months, HMS Richmond has been training with Indian Navy Ship (INS) Betwa. The Portsmouth based frigate visited the port of Goa, India, for a routine stop and then
Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet Changes Command
Indian Navy’s Rear Admiral AB Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet has handed over the command of Eastern Fleet to Rear Admiral SV Bhokare. The change of command took place at a ceremony held in the Visakhapatnam Naval Base on October 6, 2015. Rear Admiral SV Bhokare is a specialist in
Indian Navy Expands Fleet with INS Astradharini
Indian Navy’s new indigenously built Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel INS Astradharini was commissioned October 6 at the Naval Base Visakhapatnam. The design of the Astradharini was a collaborative effort of NSTL, M/s Shoft Shipyard and IIT Kharagpur. The vessel has a catamaran hull form that sign