HMS Daring, one of the Royal Navy’s new-generation Type 45 destroyers, has left Portsmouth for a wide-ranging deployment which takes her to the Far East – and beyond. The air defence warship will demonstrate the Navy’s global reach during the nine-month deployment which includes contributing to mari
Three U.S. Navy ships assigned to Task Group 73.1 and two TNI-AL (Indonesian Navy) ships got underway from Jakarta May 24th to participate in the at sea phase of the 19th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia exercise. During the at sea phase, the dock landing ship USS T
During a recent port visit to Djibouti ships company from the EU NAVFOR warship ESPS Numancia conducted training in support of EUCAP NESTOR with the Djiboutian Coastguard. EUCAP NESTOR is the EU’s Maritime Capacity Building mission within the Horn of Africa region. Members of the Djiboutian Coastgua
Members of the Royal Thai navy’s Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Division – Ordnance Department received a demonstration from members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 while visiting the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 27. The tour showcased a joint effort to
The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF), General David Hurley, and the Chief of Navy (CN), Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, visited the Combat Support Ship ESPS Cantabria on 23 May, while the Spanish ship was at sea exercising with HMAS Melbourne off the coast of New South Wales. The Spanish Armada Ship ESPS C
Sea Cadets have been given a three-day sea-going experience on the last ship in its class as HMS Edinburgh continues on her farewell tour of the UK. The aging Type 42 destroyer is the last of her class to be decommissioned as they make way for the brand new and hugely capable Type 45 destroyer [&hel
HMAS (Her Majesty’s Australian Ship) Newcastle, an Adelaide Class Frigate, berthed at Kochi on May 23. The ship, on her way for deployment in the Gulf of Aden, is commanded by Commander Paul O’Grady. The ship was received at the entrance of the harbor by INS Kabra. Officials from the Southern Naval
The U.S. Navy officials celebrated the opening of a $195 million Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) funded, state of the art fuel facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony May 13 for the Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego. The official party for the ribbon cutting cere
HMS Trenchant returned home to Devonport on May 22 – 11 months to the day she sailed on what became the longest patrol ever completed by one of the Royal Navy’s hunter-killer boats. Around 200 family members were waiting for the Trafalgar-class boat to return after 335 days away – 267 of them east o
The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux has recently conducted a patrol through the North West Australia area in the vicinity of important oil and gas infrastructure. During the patrol the submarine took the opportunity to exercise with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion air
The United States and China, by increasing their dialogue and engagement, can build a foundation of trust while fostering regional security and prosperity, the top U.S. commander in the region said yesterday. “While competition between the United States and China is inevitable, conflict is not,” Nav
HMAS Bathurst’s Attack Six crew has recently had a 25 percent crew change, with some familiar faces from other crews, some sailors from the Transit Security Element (TSE) and some new faces joining the top end team. The rotation of personnel in Patrol Boat crewing is common, but it is how the old cr
HMS Richmond, currently undertaking high intensity training at Flag Officer Sea Training in preparation for her forthcoming deployment, successfully completed yesterday a simulated counter narcotics operation with a multi-million pound drugs seizure. Throughout the exercise HMS Richmond worked in cl
Japanese mine clearance divers, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operators and mine warfare specialists have joined a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship to practise training serials with the UK. As part of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2013 (IMCMEX13) set in the Middle East, personnel fro
