Training & Education
Lockheed Martin Performs First Successful Joint Tactical Radio Network Demonstration for US Navy
Lockheed Martin performed its first successful Joint Tactical Radio network demonstration for the U.S. Navy, transmitting Internet-Protocol enabled data and video communications Using a Joint Tactical Pre-Engineering Development Model (pre-EDM) radio, the team extended the Navy’s existing network vi
Survey Ship HMS Echo Heads Britain’s Flagship Albion on Gulf Exercise
Survey ship HMS Echo stepped up to the mark when she was charged with leading the nation’s flagship in for a beach assault at the climax of the Royal Navy’s week-long exercises with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Devonport-based hydrographic vessel HMS Echo is six months into a two-year deployment
UK: Master Chief Petty Officer of Navy Visits Sailors Operating in Europe
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) kicked off fleet engagements with Sailors stationed across Europe July 12, starting in the United Kingdom at Northwood, Royal Air Force (RAF) Base Digby and Menwith Hill. Soon after landing in the United Kingdom, MCPON(SS/SW) Rick D. West served as gues
Australia: Squadron Sea Kings to Work Hard During Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011
Sea Kings will be worked hard during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 (TS11) which will be the aircrafts last major exercise before they face retirement after a career of 35 years. The three 817 Squadron Sea Kings were flown overland from HMAS Albatross to the exercise area at Shoalwater Bay in seven an
USA: NAVFAC Signs USD 42.7 Million Contract to Purchase Renewable Energy
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded a $42.7 million contract July 12, to purchase renewable energy that will supply Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar with up to half of its daily power during a 15-year period. This initiative is one of many throughout the Navy and M
US Navy Starts Beta Test of Nine Physical Fitness Exercises
The Navy, working with the University of Memphis Department of Health and Sport Sciences, began a beta test of nine physical fitness exercises July 11. Bill Moore, director, Navy Physical Readiness Program, said there are currently no plans to change the Navy’s physical readiness test, but the study
Malta Forbids Entrance for Spanish Warship Carrying Migrants
A Spanish warship under Nato command that rescued 111 migrants has been refused entry to Malta after it headed towards the island despite th… (timesofmalta) [mappress] Source: timesofmalta, July 15, 2011;
NSWC Port Hueneme Designs, Integrates Fire Control System for Royal Australian Navy
Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division announced July 14 that they have successfully designed and integrated a fire control system upgrade aboard the Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Sydney, culminating a four-year effort for the RAN to launch standard missiles (SM-2) fr
UK: HMS Echo Leads HMS Albion on Gulf Exercise
Survey ship HMS Echo stepped up to the mark when she was charged with leading the nation’s flagship in for a beach assault as week-long exercises with the United Arab Emirates reached their climax. The Devonport-bases hydrographic vessel – six months into a two-year deployment east of Suez, where sh
RNZN Builds Key Relationships as Part of CTF Mission to Disrupt Piracy
The new Commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Captain Jim Gilmour RNZN, is building key relationships as part of the CTF mission to disrupt piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Somali basin region. CAPT Gilmour met with Portuguese Commodore Alberto Correia, Commander of the European Union Naval Forc
Indian Navy Commissions INS Koswari
INS Koswari, the ninth indigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of the Indian Navy was commissioned by Lieutenant General Bikram Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command of the Indian Army at the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam on 12 Jul 11, at a colourful ceremony. Vice Admiral Anup
HMNZS TE MANA Attends International Fleet Review in Brunei
ANZAC Frigate, HMNZS TE MANA, has attended an International Fleet Review to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces during an operational and diplomatic visit to Brunei. The fleet review comes near the end of TE MANA’s five month deployment that has seen her visit seven countie
UK: HMS Liverpool Shoots at Gaddafi Boats
HMS Liverpool has been in action off the coast of Libya this weekend where she intercepted three rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) suspected of belonging to the Colonel Gaddafi regime. The Type 42 destroyer was on patrol off Misurata on Friday afternoon when the three RHIBs were detected in the
US Military Officer Goes to China as US Plans Naval Exercise
The top US military officer left for China late Friday in a trip designed to bolster a fledgling security dialogue with Beijing, even as a U… (dailytimes) [mappress] Source: dailytimes, July 10, 2011;