Training & Education
US Navy Conducts CPX with Asia-Pacific Partners During Cobra Gold 2012
Service members from the Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of Korea, Singapore and U.S. based at Utapao Naval Air Base, successfully completed the Command Post Exercise (CPX) portion of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 here Feb. 16. CPX is based on possible scenarios described under the Global Peace Operations
UK: Royal Navy’s Surge Against Piracy Scourge Ends after Making ‘Real Impact’
The Navy’s winter clampdown on piracy in the Indian Ocean – which has just ended – has been its most successful crackdown on the scourge to date. But the senior officer who led the four-month operation against the pirates says despite a series of successes by RFA Fort Victoria, and other allied vess
USS Germantown Starts Involvement in Exercise CG 12
USS Germantown (LSD 42) began its involvement in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 (CG 12), the multinational military exercise co-sponsored by the U.S. and Thailand, Feb. 10 in the Gulf of the Kingdom of Thailand. The exercise, now in its 31st year, is designed to promote regional peace and security. Nation
US Warships Support 31st MEU at Cobra Gold 2012
Guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) are in Sattahip, Thailand, supporting the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 (CG12) Feb. 7-17. CG12 is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored multinational, multiservice exercise that will i
India: Defence Minister Witnesses Exercise TROPEX 2012
Defence Minister Shri AK Antony spent two days with the Indian Navy on 07-08 Feb 12. The Defence Minister was given a glimpse of the expansive scope and scale of the Indian Navy’s annual Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX) over the two day visit with the Chief of Naval Staff Ad
Sri Lanka Navy Marks 64th Independence Day
Sri Lanka Navy accorded a 25-Gun Salute to the Nation today (04th February 2012) at the Light House premises in Colombo Fort at 12.00 p.m. to mark the 64th Independence Day. The traditional 25-Gun Salute, the highest of its kind, is accorded by the Sri Lanka Navy to the Nation on the Independence Da
Indian Coast Guard Receives New Patrol Ship
The Indian Coast Guard Ship Rani Abbakka, the 1st of a series of five Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) built at M/s HSL, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam by Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju today in the presence of Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief (East), Vice A
SPS PATIÑO Assists Iranian Flagged Dhow
On 17 January 2012, following coordination with a Danish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft operating on a search mission for pirate ships, the Spanish Combat Supply Ship SPS PATIÑO, Flagship of Operation ATALANTA, assisted an Iranian flagged dhow which had run out of fuel off the Somali Co
Russia Postpones Delivery of SSN Nerpa to India
Russia will hand over SSN Nerpa to India for lease on Jan 23, said an informed Indian military source on Jan 14. “The parties have signed all appropriate documents, and acceptance panel has finished its work. The date of flag-hoisting ceremony to be held in the Far East is set on Jan 23. When the [&
Royal Navy Arrests 13 Somalian Pirates in Indian Ocean
The career of a suspected pirate action group in the Indian Ocean came to an end when Royal Marines boarded their mother ship and arrested 13 modern-day buccaneers. It took a team of commandos from support ship RFA Fort Victoria – home to a British counter-piracy task force – to finally bring a halt
Royal Malaysian Navy’s Survey Vessel Catches Fire
A fire broke out onboard a 35-year-old Royal Malaysian Navy’s survey vessel which was undergoing repairs… (nst) [mappress] Source: nst, January 13, 2012
Republic of Korea Consulate General Visits Amphibious Assault Ship USS Essex
The Republic of Korea consulate general and the principal officer U.S. Consulate Fukuoka visited forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Dec. 29. ROK Consulate General Cho Jung-Won and Principle Officer U.S. Consulate Fukuoka Jason R. Cubas toured Command Fleet Activities Sasebo
Military Delegations From US, India, China, Turkey and CIS Visit BF in 2011
Ten military delegations from the US, India, China, Turkey, and CIS visited Baltic Fleet (BF) in 2011 under Russian defense ministry’s foreign cooperation development program. BF representatives paid 6 visits to foreign states in 2011. For instance, the delegation headed by BF Commander Vice Admiral
Nuclear-Powered Submarine Nerpa Ready to Depart for India
Russia is ready to lease nuclear-powered submarine Nerpa to India by the end of 2011; the sub has passed all appropriate trials, reports RIA Novosti referring to a top-ranking representative of Amur Shipyard building the submarine. According to the contract, lease term is ten years; the price is $92