Two Spanish Navy vessels are currently sailing towards Sicily, Italy to take part in exercise Dynamic Malta 16, says the Navy. The French-design Galerna-class submarine Mistral (S-73) and the lead ship frigate Santa María (F-81) will integrate into a naval task group and participate in NATO’s anti-s
U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) completed a port call in Suva, Fiji, February 14, and thereby became the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Fiji in 10 years. While in port Suva, the crew of more than 300 sailors actively integrated with the local community. Sailors
Operation Atalanta flagship, ITS Carabiniere, and South Korean warship, ROKS Choi Young, met in the Indian Ocean on February 10, 2016. After being welcomed on board ROKS Choi Young, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Barbieri, was given a tour by the Task Group Commander, Captain An,
NATO’s Standing Maritime Group Two, with the German combat support ship EGV Bonn at the helm, sailed into the Souda Harbor, on the Greek island of Crete. This is where the Greek frigate Salamis (F-455) joined the maritime group for the operations ahead. The ships sailed into the harbor a day earlier
HMS St Albans, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate worked with Royal Saudi Navy minehunter HMS Al Jawf to support Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in the Persian Gulf. The Kuwaiti-led Combine Task Force 152 (CTF), headquartered in Bahrain, is in charge of Maritime Security in the Gulf for the 31 member n
The American power generation and rotating element equipment manufacturer Philadelphia Gear Corp., now part of Timken, has been awarded a $1.04 billion contract for main reduction gears for U.S. Navy’s Arleigh-Burke destroyers. Carl D. Rapp, vice president of the Power Systems group for Timken, said
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) arrived in the Mediterranean city of Bar, Montenegro, for a scheduled port visit February 12. While in port, USS The Sullivans crewmembers will participate in local cultural events and tours of the area around Ba
Attending the NATO Defence Ministers, meeting in Brussels, Canadian Defence Minister, Harjit S. Sajjan supported the decision and confirmed the participation of the Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Fredericton in the Aegean Sea patrols. NATO Defence Ministers, meeting in Brussels, agreed on February 11, 2
Two Canadian Navy coastal defence vessels, Edmonton and Saskatoon departed Esquimalt, Canada on February 12 to participate in Operation Caribbe 2016. HMC Ships Edmonton and Saskatoon are the second pair of several Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) ships that will participate on Operation Caribbe 2016. Bef
Four ships from NATO’s Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group TWO (SNMCMG2) arrived in Batumi, Georgia on February 12. The fifth member of the Group, Italian Navy minehunter Gaeta, will arrive later in the visit. Under the command of Captain Ramazan Kesgin, Turkish Navy, the Group includes the fl
U.S. Navy’s future amphibious assault ship USS Portland (LPD 27) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard February 13. The ship was transferred from the land level facility to the drydock, which was then flooded allowing her to float off the blocks. Captain Darren Plath, LPD
Three Indian Navy ships, the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, guided missile destroyer Mysore and the Fincantieri-built replenishment oiler Deepak are scheduled to visit Male, Maldives from February 15 – 18. The ships are part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet based at Mumbai. INS Vikramaditya, one o
Two Royal Navy Type 23 frigates HMS Iron Duke and Monmouth on February 12 arrived in the Norwegian city of Bergen ahead of NATO war games around the fjords. Iron Duke is assigned to NATO’s Standing Group 1 – the first RN ship in more than a decade to attach to the formation, which patrols the [&hell
Pakistani Navy Chief, Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, paid a visit to EU NAVFOR’s operational headquarters in London, UK, February 11. He was welcomed by the Deputy Commander, Rear Admiral Jonas Wikstrӧm. During the visit both Admirals welcomed the good cooperation that exists at sea between Operation A
