The Ukrainian Navy frigate Hetman Sahaychanyi completed its fifth patrolling of the Gulf of Aden. During its fifth patrol near the Somali coast,Ka-27 PS helicopter pilots conducted air reconnaissance, executed practical gun exercises and many other drills and trainings. The frigate is currently dock
Manama port in Bahrain yesterday welcomed Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman for a visit, which will last 5 days, as reported by the Stars and Stripes. USS Harry S. Truman left her homeport of Norfolk, Va. in July embarking on a nine-month deployment, which is almost half complete. Sh
Italian aircraft carrier Cavour is on her way to the Port Rashid in Dubai, the Gulf News reports. The aircraft carrier will pay a week-long visit to Dubai to improve Italy’s economic, defense and humanitarian relations with the Middle East and Africa. In addition, business and governmental talks wil
China has announced that it is constructing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the biggest ever to be indigenously-built, according to qianzahn.com. With this move, China will match the aircraft carrier capacity of the US Navy. The 110,000-ton super aircraft carrier should be launched by 2020. Curr
Command of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) changed hands during a ceremony on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Dec. 22. The air wing’s deputy commander (DCAG), Capt. George Wikoff, relieved Capt. Sara Joyner during the ceremony. Joyner led CVW-3 through pre-deployment carrier qualifications and more th
The Brazilian Navy has hired DCNS to carry out a ship check on the forward catapult of its aircraft carrier São Paulo. DCNS team of engineers conducted the diagnostics and trials for the Brazilian Navy in November at the naval premises of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the team’s intervention, the
Atlas Elektronik to Supply Sonar for Royal Thai Navy’s New Frigate ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH has been commissioned by the Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Ma- rine Engineering (DSME) with the supply and integration of a bow sonar (ASO) as well as a low- frequency active towed array sonar (ACTAS) for a
Commander, Destroyer Squadron 28 relieved the USS Jason Dunham’s (DDG 109) executive officer and command master chief of their duties Dec. 20 as a result of their inappropriate responses to reports of hazing conduct, including failure to inform the commanding officer regarding the alleged hazing. Ca
2013 was one of the busiest years on recent record for the Royal Australian Navy Fleet. During a period of substantial border protection activity, and against a backdrop of international piracy and narcotics trading interdiction in the Middle East and Indian Ocean, the Navy continued to meet its mis
Guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), commemorated its 20th year of service with members of the ship’s first plankowners at Naval Base San Diego, Calif. Dec. 18. John Paul Jones, named after American Revolutionary War Navy Capt. John Paul Jones, was commissioned Dec. 18, 1993. Cmdr.
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH has been commissioned by the Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Ma- rine Engineering (DSME) with the supply and integration of a bow sonar (ASO) as well as a low- frequency active towed array sonar (ACTAS) for a new frigate of the Royal Thai Navy. Delivery of the systems is plan
This year was really busy for Huntington Ingalls Industries. Numerous construction projects have been finalized and many new contracts have been signed. Since the whole year is impossible to be put in one news, hereby we bring you the most interesting and important milestones of HII in 2013 in the f
This year was really busy for Huntington Ingalls Industries. Numerous construction projects have been finalized and many new contracts have been signed. Since the whole year is impossible to be put in one news, hereby we bring you the most interesting and important milestones of HII in 2013 in the f
The delivery of the Italian FREMM ‘Virginio FASAN’, the first in ASW configuration, was held today at the FINCANTIERI shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). The FASAN was delivered to the Customer with an outstanding state of readiness. All the scheduled complex and meaningful operations were performed i
