The trilateral training exercise Mavi Balina 2012 (MB12) kicked off in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Turkey, Nov. 5. Mavi Balina is an invitational maritime exercise, hosted by Turkey, which focuses on providing realistic operational training in surface and submarine warfare for uni
The Force Commander of the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, met Jacques Launay, Head of EUCAP Nestor, the European Union mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa. With this meeting, EUCAP Nestor and EU NAVFOR formall
The IONIEX-2012 Russian-Italian joint naval exercise will take place in Taranto, Italy in Nov 5-10. Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 2, 2012
Jungly Sea Kings of the Commando Helicopter Force were given a glimpse of traditional style aircraft carrier operations when they joined France’s flagship. The green helicopters, used to carry Royal Marines and their kit into battle, flew on to FS Charles de Gaulle in the Med in the middle of a majo
120 nautical miles southwest of Socotra, the EU Naval Force ship ESPS Castilla took custody of six suspected Somali pirates, who allegedly attempted to seize the Spanish tuna fishing vessel FV Izurdia. Their transfer to Spain was ordered by Central Court of Prosecution no3, Madrid. The suspect pirat
The Force Commander of the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, met with local Somali fishing representatives, clan elders of coastal communities and local authorities on board the EU NAVFOR flagship, ITS San Giusto, off the northern coast of Somal
HMS Dauntless returned home to Portsmouth yesterday (Tuesday 30) from her maiden deployment circumnavigating the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was met by hundreds of family and friends pleased to see their loved ones after seven months away at sea. The Type 45 destroyer has clocked up 30,000 miles visiti
Since her departure from the Romanian port of Constanta in September, the crew from Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand has certainly been very busy. The sailors have sailed over 7000 nautical miles and carried out a range of counter piracy missions in support of Operation Atalanta off the Somali
The Defence Secretary and his French counterpart on Friday witnessed first hand a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean aimed at further developing the joint capability of the UK and French forces. Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian witne
On 27 October EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, visited Spanish warship ESPS Relampago, which is operating as part of the European Union Naval Force deployed off the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden in counter-piracy operation – Atalanta. The Force Commander and members of hi
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
HMS Illustrious, the UK’s high readiness helicopter and commando carrier, has been joined by sixteen doctors and specialist nurses and a biomedical scientist to validate the UK’s ‘role two afloat’medical capability. Participating in Exercise Corsican Lion, a UK-French maritime exercise taking place
On 23 October 2012, Norwegian Defense Logistics Organisation has signed a contract with DCNS in the presence of Geir Kilhus, chief of NDLO naval systems and Pierre Legros, SVP Surface Ships & Naval Systems. This agreement covers follow on technical support for the Senit 2000 Combat Management System
Raytheon Company signed a contract for 42.8 million pounds to deliver five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence starting in 2013. Installation and in-service support will be provided by Babcock Marine. “Phalanx provides unparalleled ship self-defense t
