Force Commander of the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) , Rear Admiral Herve Blejean, visited the Naval Force ships located in Djibouti. The Commander met with German and Spanish Maritime patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft teams, along with the Support Element of Operation Atalanta (SEA). The
Italian Navy frigate ITS Libeccio has completed her deployment within the European Naval Force Operation Atalanta. During the four-month deployment, ITS Libeccio conducted about 50 friendly approaches to local vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and the Arabian Sea. Crew of the Italian Navy
The Royal Moroccan Navy teamed up with its U.S. counterpart in a passing exercise in the Mediterranean sea last week, February 6, aimed at boosting interoperability and tactical proficiency. The U.S. Navy was represented by the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55), w
The Italian Navy frigate ITS Libeccio has assisted a drifting Yemeni dhow during her patrolling within the EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta. ITS Libeccio’s crew saw the dhow moving at a very low speed 100 nautical miles from the shore. The technical personnel from the Italian ship boarded
Cargo ships, carrying valuable cargo are likely to become targets of pirate attacks, especially in narrow areas such as the Strait of Hormuz or the Bab al Mandeb Strait. To be able to counter such attacks, HMS Westminster teamed up with its allies from Bahrain and the US in a fast paced exercise,
The Italian and Ghana navies are scheduled to hold a joint maritime training from March 5-10, 2014, according to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Laura Carpini, announced the holding of the exercise amid her visit to Vice Admiral Mathew Quarshie,
The South Korean Navy destroyer ROKS Choi Young has finished a joint exercise with the Ukrainian Navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachnyi in the Gulf of Aden. This was the first time in the history of the Ukrainian Navy to conduct an exercise with the South Korean Navy. The primary goal of the exercise wa
The Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Westminster staged a submarine hunt east of the Suez Canal, where she is wrapping up her anti-piracy deployment in anticipation of the arrival of her sister HMS Somerset, which will take over in early February. The tests included firing of a red-tipped dummy torpedo St
The US Navy has sent USS Donald Cook, a ballistic-missile destroyer, to Spain to bolster NATO’s anti-missile presence in Europe. USS Donald Cook departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va. on January 31 bound for her new homeport of Rota, Spain, where three other Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will be d
The US Navy’s guided-missile cruiser, USS Chosin (hull number CG 65) taking part in the exercise Koa Kai 14-1 in the waters near Hawaii. Koa Kai, Hawaiian for “Sea Warrior,” is a semiannual exercise in the waters off Hawaii. It is designed to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) and the Royal Australian Navy have signed a contract, under which OSI will provide in-service-support for its ECPINS-W Sub (Warship Submarine) software across the Navy fleet. The contract was signed for software upgrades and engineering support services over the next thr
Within its scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, the U.S.Navy’s frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) dropped anchor in Nouakchott, Mauritania for a port visit, on Wednesday. The visit is aimed at building up relations with the Mauritian leaders and bolstering maritime partnershi
Damen Shipyards Group has been contracted by the Defence Material Organisation of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) and by the Swedish Forsvarets Materielverk (FMV) for the delivery of five Harbour and Seagoing tugs. Damen’s ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid design has been selected for the Royal Netherlands Na
Crewmembers of the German Navy ship FGS Hessen, attached to EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta, boarded three Iranian flagged dhows in the Gulf of Aden last week. FGS Hessen detected the three dhows drifting in the waters and contacted them via radio to ask if they needed any assistance. Crewmember
