Training & Education
NATO explains how naval mines are fought
Sea lanes are key to the movement of goods for everyday life. Around 90 percent of world trade is carried by ship. The same is often true for military forces on the move, while aircraft can fly in some amount of fuel, dry goods, food and ammunition; the majority of the supply chain often requires [&
RFA Mounts Bay joins operation Sophia
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Mounts Bay has returned to her Mediterranean Sea duties and joined the EU mission Sophia. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary takes over from Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond, who carried out the role for two months while Mounts Bay underwent planned maintenance, as well as playing
Russia fires ballistic missiles from three platforms in one day
Two Russian Navy submarines and one launch pad at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome fired ballistic missiles from different positions within a single day on October 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense has informed. The Russian Pacific Fleet submarine Georgiy Pobedonosets was the first to fire a ballistic miss
French stealth frigate La Fayette docks in Mombasa, Kenya
French Navy’s stealth frigate La Fayette was recently welcomed into the port of Mombasa, Kenya in what was the first visit of an EU Naval Force ship to the Kenyan port in over a year. FS La Fayette is currently deployed to Operation Atalanta contributing to counter-piracy activities off the Horn of
US Navy command ship starts Black Sea operations
U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) entered the Black Sea on October 10 to conduct theater security cooperation and key leader engagement events with allies and partners in the region. USS Mount Whitney is operating in the Black Sea in support of operation Atlan
Update: Fire outbreak will not affect Brandenburg’s training schedule
The German Navy said October 10 that the fire which broke out on FGS Brandenburg earlier would not affect its training schedule. According to the navy, the F123 frigate will be able to take part in the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) which is taking place in Britain at the end of October. FOST is a
German Navy Type F123 frigate catches fire in Baltic Sea
German Navy frigate Brandenburg was forced to dock in Kiel, Germany after a fire broke out on the ship on Saturday. According to the German news site Kieler Nachrichten, the crew was able to put out the fire and the ship managed to enter the Kiel base under its own power on Sunday. None of the crew
Albanian, UK forces conclude exercise Albanian Lion
Royal Navy and Royal Marines joined Albanian forces for an exercise which is part of the Royal Navy’s annual deployment of a crisis-focused amphibious task group, the Joint Expeditionary Force Maritime 16 (JEF(M)16). Several Royal Navy ships, including HMS Ocean and HMS Bulwark played a role in Alba
HMS Severn trains with Irish Navy off Cork
Royal Navy’s fishery patrol vessel HMS Severn left duties behind to visit Cork and work with its Irish Navy counterpart Lé Orla off the Old Head of Kinsale. Both vessels fly the same blue and yellow pennant denoting a fishery squadron. Orla began life as HMS Swift, one of the Peacock class of boats
Warships gather in Scotland for international Joint Warrior drill
Some 5,700 military personnel from armed forces across the world will take part in the UK-led exercise Joint Warrior which will run from October 8 – 20. Scotland will host elements of a major military exercise when Exercise Joint Warrior begins on Saturday. In total, 31 warships and submarines, as w
NATO Response Force to be tested at ‘Noble Mariner’
The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a multinational force made up of land, air, maritime and Special Operations Forces (SOF) components that the Alliance can deploy quickly, wherever needed. The maritime commander for the NRF rotates among different groups annually. For 2017, the NRF Maritime Component
Saab, MESKO team up for Polish Navy RBS15 missile system maintenance
Sweden’s Saab and Polish defense company MESKO, a member of Polish Armament Group (PGZ), have entered a teaming agreement for long-term maintenance and support of the Polish Navy’s RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missile system. Contracted in 2006, the RBS15 Mk3 is in service on-board the Polish Navy’s
Finish, Estonian Navy in mine warfare drill in Archipelago Sea
Navy vessels from Finland and Estonia are set to take part in a mine countermeasure exercise that will take place in the Archipelago Sea and in the Gulf of Finland between October 10 and 14. The exercise is called Baltic Shield 2016 and will include firing and mine counter-measures exercises. Accord
Norway contracts Kongsberg for Ula-class submarine weapon system upgrade
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA Naval Systems) has contracted Kongsberg Defence Systems to upgrade parts of the main weapon system of the Norwegian ULA-class submarines. Kongsberg is to carry out the work over the next four years under a contract that has a value of 220 million Norwegian Kro