Training & Education
USA: CACI Lands SLBM Contract
CACI International Inc announced today that it has been awarded a $23 million task order contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division in Dahlgren, Virginia to provide technical and engineering services to the Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) program. This contra
HMNZS TE KAHA to Depart for RIMPAC 2012
Media are invited to sail with HMNZS TE KAHA this Monday, June 04 from 1000 – 1200 as she departs Devonport Naval Base for a four month deployment, including participation in the world’s largest naval exercise. The ship and her crew of 173 will join other units from the NZ Defence Force for Exercise
RNZN Personnel to Form Part of Queen’s Honour Guard
Four Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) personnel will form part of the Queen’s Honour Guard around the Royal Barge on Sunday, June 3 when over one thousand boats sail on the River Thames in support of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. One of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river will
HNLMS Evertsen Heads for Suez Canal
This morning, 31 May, NATO Standing Maritime Group 1 flagship, HNLMS Evertsen, left Turkish territorial waters and is now heading towards the Suez Canal. HNLMS Evertsen is scheduled to take over command of Operation Ocean Shield on 7 June 2012. While in Turkey, the group conducted two port visits in
Russo-Norwegian Representatives to Discuss Final Details for Barents 2012
Final planning conference of the Barents-2012 Russo-Norwegian search and rescue exercise will take place in… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 31, 2012; Image: sz
UK: HMS Atherstone Sets Sail for Three Year Deployment
Portsmouth-based minehunter HMS Atherstone sailed for a three year deployment to the Gulf region. Atherstone’s primary role is mine hunting and disposal, a discipline in which the Royal Navy has a world leading reputation. The United Kingdom keeps a number of Mine Counter Measure Vessels based in Ba
The Netherlands Enhances Military Cooperation with Turkey
Dutch Defence Minister Hans Hillen had a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Dr. Ismet Yilmaz in Istanbul last week. The Defence ministers signed a statement aimed at enhancing the military cooperation between the two NATO allies. Mr Hillen subsequently paid a visit to the frigate HNLMS Evertsen, w
Dutch Fighter Aircrafts Fly Off to NATO Tiger Meet
Seven F-16 fighter aircraft from Volkel Air Base took off on May 27 to take part in a two-week multinational exercise in Norway. During this so-called NATO Tiger Meet, pilots from 313 Squadron carry out complex missions at the higher end of the spectrum of force. These large-scale exercises, which a
UK: HMS Shoreham Sails into Three-Year Deployment
Slipping silently into the waters of the Firth of Clyde, Royal Navy mine hunter, HMS Shoreham on May 28 left her home port of HM Naval Base Clyde for a three-year deployment. The high-tech Sandown class ship is off to join the UK task-force based in the Gulf. En route she will operate in the [&helli
USS Underwood Concludes UNITAS PAC
The closing ceremony for the multi-national exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and South and Central American navies, UNITAS Pacific (PAC), was held in Callao, Peru, May 25. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (USS 36) represented the U.S. N
CARAT 2012 Begins in Indonesia
A joint military exercise dubbed “Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2012” (CARAT) commenced on May 30 in Indonesia’s East Java province, the protagonists being Indonesian navy and its U.S. counterpart, Xinhua news portal informed. The waters off East Java province’s coast cities of Surabaya
USS Abraham Lincoln Participates in Damage Control Olympics
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) participated in a Damage Control (DC) Olympics while the ship was underway, May 25. The DC Olympics is a practical training competition pitting the ship’s 10 repair lockers against each other in a host of contests to
Norway: NATO Begins New Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise
Between 29 May and 06 June 2012, NATO will conduct a new Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise. DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 12, as the exercise is called, will take place off the coast of Norway and involve four submarines, 11 aircrafts and four surface ships provided by seven NATO nations. The objective is to provi
Canadian Navy to Apply New Technologies to Counter Laser-Based Threats
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, is developing innovative solutions to protect ships of the Canadian Navy against asymmetric laser-based threats. Under the designation LOCATES (Laser Optical Countermeasures and Surveilllance Against Threat Environment Scenarios), the Defence Res