More than 1,650 Australian Defence Force personnel have arrived in the United States ahead of a month of focused military training activities with 26 nations from across the globe for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Australia has deployed three ships and diving personnel including HMA Shi
The Indian Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar handed over the ‘Varunastra’, a ship launched heavy weight torpedo’, also known as underwater missile to the Indian Navy during a ceremony held June 29. Varunastra has been developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory of the DRDO based at
Even though Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Windsor had to return to port after its engine supercharger broke down on June 3, the submarine still made it to the NATO anti-submarine exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2016. While the submarine may have been a bit late to arrive, Rear-Adm. John Newton,
Participating ships of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) reunited while on routine patrol increasing U.S. Navy presence in the South China Sea ahead of the international ruling on the South China Sea dispute. The ships met on June 27 after conducting nearly three months of thea
While the construction start of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigate was set for 2016, the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems still do not have a set price and date for the frigates. British media recently reported about leaked emails showing that BAE offered a £275 million reduction in price along wit
Three teams of shipbuilders are competing for the contract to build the German Navy’s new Multi-role Combat Ship 180 (Mehrzweckkampfschiff – MKS 180) – previously designated as ‘Korvette 131’. German Naval Yards Kiel has teamed up with British BAE Systems to submit a construction offer thereby joini
Ships assigned to the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG) met with Turkish naval forces to stage an anti-submarine warfare exercise on June 25. Shortened to ASWEX, the exercise was designed to utilize the navies’ skills while defending multiple units from possible sub-surface threats. “Anti-su
The record number of countries to participate in the world’s largest naval exercise has been pushed down from 27 to 26 as it became known that Brazil would not take part in the drills in the Pacific. “Unfortunately, due to unforeseen scheduling commitments, Brazil is unable to participate in RIMPAC
The SEA 5000 Phase 1 (Future Frigate Design and Construction) project brought on board two human factor scientists to make sure that the Royal Australian Navy’s Future Frigate operations room support effective and efficient RAN operations. Defence scientists Susan Cockshell and Kingsley Fletcher are
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Thai Armed Forces concluded the 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise at the Royal Thai Navy Base in Sattahip, Thailand, June 22. CARAT Thailand 2016 consisted of eight days of shore-based and at-sea training events in multiple
Curtiss-Wright, an American company manufacturing industry valves, has landed contracts to deliver a total of $80 million worth of valves for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarines and Ford-class aircraft carriers. The company announced June 22 that the awards were received from Bechtel Plant Mac
French Navy’s D’Estienne d’Orves-class aviso, FS Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacoubet was returning home from the port of Piraeus when the ship’s Captain decided to transit the Corinth Canal in order to avoid a 400 kilometer detour around the Peloponnese. The ship had spent a month searching for EgyptAir p
NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg kicked off the annual ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ anti-submarine warfare exercise in a visit to Trondheim, Norway today. The ASW drill, focused on detecting and defending against submarines, runs for ten days. Three thousand sailors and aircrew from eight Allies (Canada, Franc
Submarine Squadron 15 held a change of command ceremony at the U.S. Naval Base Guam on Polaris Point, June 20. Capt. David Schappert relieved Capt. Jeffrey Grimes as commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 15. Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) Rear Adm. Frederick Roegge wa
