The official qualification trials of the sonars for the FREMM frigate programme took place over a six-week period in June and July 2012 on the FREMM frigate Aquitaine in the Bay of Biscay. The successful trials are the culmination of nine months of testing with the UMS 4110 CL bow-mounted sonar and
On 18 October 2012, DCNS celebrated the launch of FREMM multimission frigate Normandie in the presence of Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Defence, and Pierre Moscovici, Minister for the Economy and Finance. This latest success is a further demonstration of DCNS’s industrial vigour and vitali
Two Royal Navy ships will visit Belfast this weekend in support of the Armed Forces Careers Exhibition taking place at Holywood. Type 23 frigate HMS Kent and River Class fisheries protection vessel HMS Severn will both berth alongside at Pollock Dock. Arriving first, HMS Severn will sail into port a
Exercise Joint Warrior 12-2 concluded off the coast of Scotland, Oct. 11. Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 took part in the exercise with guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) fleet replenishment ship USNS Leroy Grumman (TAO 195), Helicopter Mari
Sevmash shipyard is ready to sign acceptance certificate of Project 955 lead submarine SSBN Yury Dolgoruky… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy,October 2, 2012
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Alexander Nevsky has successfully passed another round of shipyard’s sea trials in… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 02, 2012
HMS Monmouth is alongside at her homeport of Plymouth undergoing engineering support ahead of pre-deployment training. The ship’s bridge reverberates to the sound of grinding tools as a new sensor mount is fitted on top of the ship and a welder works in the engine turbines, while at the bows, weapon
St. Petersburg Submariners’ Club and veterans of the Navy asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to reconstruct and mount engines in the museum cruiser Avrora. Putin re-addressed the letter to defense minister Anatoly Serdiukov, reports Izvestiya newspaper. The legendary cruiser could be used not on
Lead nuclear submarine of Project 955 Borei SSBN Yury Dolgoruky will serve in Northern Fleet (NF); the second submarine, SSBN Alexander Nevsky will be based in Pacific Fleet (PF), said Anatoly Shlemov, head of state defense order department at United Shipbuilding Corporation. “Pacific Fleet will rec
Chris Lade has been appointed Defence Sales Manager at Saab Seaeye, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric remotely operated underwater vehicles. This is a new position with responsibility for sales of underwater vehicle systems to the defence industry and follows Saab Seaeye’s expanded role i
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) K-407 Novomoskovsk returned to basing site… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 14, 2012
In 2012, ballistic missile Bulava will not be launched by SSBN Yury Dolgoruky; it is planned to launch the missile by same-type submarine… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 10, 2012
Project 949A Antei nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Smolensk was launched at Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center… (rusnavy) [mappress] Russian Navy, August 7, 2012
Commander Block took command of the ship following four years deployed to, or supporting, operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. On assuming command of the Portsmouth based frigate, he said “It is an immense honour to have been appointed in command of this highly sophisticated, well trained ship which
