UK Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) has ordered a maritime autonomy demonstration system from SeeByte. The demonstration system will consist of UUVs equipped with SeeByte’s SeeTrack Neptune, an open architecture enabling autonomous multivehicle collaboration. The system
More than 6,000 Sailors serving aboard the five ships of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group are scheduled to depart their homeports of Norfolk, Virginia and Mayport, Floridan on Monday. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), commanded by Capt. Daniel Grieco, will depart Naval
US Navy ships assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) March 4-5 in preparation for the upcoming Foal Eagle exercises with the ROK navy. Members of the ROK navy welcomed the guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and the litto
US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the lead vessel of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, has been through a couple of pretty busy weeks. Bonhomme Richard traveled through the East China Sea, mid February, where it conducted a 25 mm machine gun drill during a ge
Captain Simon Asquith OBE will sail his Type 23 frigate HMS Portland into her namesake port on Saturday March 7 for a short visit. The ship will remain in Deep Water Berth for 4 days. Primarily in Portland for a routine visit, HMS Portland will open to members of the public on Sunday March 8. HMS [&
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returned to homeport at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Sunday, following a 79-day, 13,000 nautical-mile patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Since their departure Dec. 12, 2014, the crew of Waesche patrolled international waters off the coast of Ce
The US Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to Wilmington on March 2, following a 46-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. During the patrol, the crew aboard the Diligence was diverted to conduct a search and rescue mission of four Italian sailors aboard the 30-foot sailing vessel Alg
Today Spanish Navy warship, ESPS Infanta Cristina, joined the European Union’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia. The warship departed her home port of Cartagena in Spain on Wednesday, 18 February. Commanded by Lieutenant Commander David Duran Mayoral, the ship and
Computer Sciences Corp is being awarded an $8,3 million modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for professional services in support of the Littoral Combat Ship program. This contract is for professional support services in the areas of test and evaluation, lifecycle engine
US Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) changed command during a pierside ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, March 3. Capt. Timothy Kott turned over command of the Ticonderoga-class cruiser to Capt. Sean McLaren. Under Kott’s leadership, Mobile Bay was one of the most decorated ships
Russian Navy’s corvette Brest, of the Northern Fleet, conducted a tactical weapons exercise. The vessel engaged in firing at air and sea targets in combat training ranges in the Barents Sea. During the scenario played for the drills, an imaginary enemy vessel was defeated through intense maneuvering
Arleigh-burke class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) visited Kure to strengthen their close ties with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and collaborate on tactical doctrine and warfighting concepts, Feb. 26-28. During the visit, Lassen and JMSDF JS Ise (DDH 182) hosted warfig
The staff of Commander, Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 8 held a change of command ceremony in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Gulf of Aden, March 3. During the ceremony, Capt. Michael M. McMillan relieved Capt. Timothy L. Schorr as commodore. Schor
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) entered U.S. 6th Fleet’s area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe, March 3, 2015. While on deployment, Jason Dunham will interact with allied and partner nations, highlighting the U.S. comm
