After a refit at HM Naval Base, Devonport, the Royal Navy’s fourth largest warship, has sailed to sea. The deep-water survey ship HMS Scott is now training and proving the ship is fully able to deploy in the future. HMS Scott helps map the world’s deepest oceans to aid navigation of Royal Navy ships
The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) transits the Mediterranean Sea. Laboon is participating in Exercise Noble Dina, an annual trilateral exercise conducted with Hellenic and Israeli forces to increase interoperability and tactical expertise in a number of warfare areas. Image:
French Navy’s patrol boat FS Pluvier (P 678) sailed into the Lithuanian Klaipėda Seaport for a friendly visit today. The vessel will take a short rest in the port, after which it will continue its deployment on May 13. During the visit her crew and representatives of the Lithuanian Navy will pay tri
Patrol boat crew Assail Two has recently completed Exercise PENGUIN 2015, embarked in Australian Navy’s HMAS Armidale, bringing to a close a four day exercise that included harbour and sea phases as well as social and sports activities. With the aim of being held every two years, this year’s exercis
Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command and Air Marshal BS Dhanoa, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command witnessed naval operations by the Western Fleet at sea on 08 May 2015. Flying operations from on board INS Viraat and other fleet ships
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps expeditionary forces are scheduled to participate in exercise Culebra Koa (CK15) in the Hawaii Operating Area May 18-21, 2015. CK15 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet training exercise designed to demonstrate and increase joint proficiency in expeditionary operations. The exercise wi
More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are scheduled to depart San Diego today, May 11, for a deployment in support of the Navy’s maritime strategy. The Essex ARG is comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (
Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) tested one of its weapon systems, May 6, by launching multiple RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) against multiple airborne and low altitude targets. The RAM is a lightweight, quick-reaction, fire-and-forget missile designed to destroy
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) welcomed aboard President of the Republic of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, while the ship was in port in Gdynia, Poland, May 8. Komorowski was met by members of the U.S. Embassy to Poland, and Jason Dunham’s commanding
Dynamic Mongoose 2015 Begins NATO’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 2015 (DMON 15) began today, Monday, 4 May 2015, off the coast of Norway, with ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied and 1 partner nation converging on the Norwegian Sea for anti-submarine and anti
Mikel Inc., Fall River, Massachusetts, is being awarded an $8,7 million contract modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for research and combat system development and processing for Navy submarines. The majority of work will be performed in Middletown, Rhode Island, and is
Commander Combined Task Force 151 (CCTF151) Commodore (Cdre) Asif Hameed Siddique visited United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 07th to 12th April for a Key Leadership Engagement (KLE). During his visit CCTF-151 met with Colonel Staff Abdullah Sultan AL Khozaimi Deputy Director of Naval Operations and Tra
The U.S. Navy awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a task order to provide fleet deployment training program support to the U.S. Fleet Forces Command. The single-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee task order has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total con
For patrol boat crew Assail Two, embarked in HMAS Armidale, the conclusion of Exercise PENGUIN 2015 on 24 April did not mean the end of official duties. Instead, Assail Two had the honour of leading the Anzac Day dawn service on Muara Beach, Brunei. The ceremony was held at the site where Australian
