Training & Education
UK flagship under NATO command for the first time
The UK’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is under NATO’s command for the first time, the Royal Navy revealed.
AUKUS Workforce Alliance in the making
Defence companies Babcock Australasia and HII have joined forces with the University of Adelaide, Curtin University, and the University of NSW to form the AUKUS Workforce Alliance (AWA), a partnership committed to preparing a skilled workforce in support of all steps of AUKUS pact.
US Navy fields RTX’s StormBreaker smart weapon
Raytheon, an RTX business, has revealed that the U.S. Navy has fielded the firm’s smart weapon StormBreaker on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
US Navy’s IKE Carrier Strike Group arrives in Middle East
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) arrived in the Middle East as part of the increase in regional posture on November 4.
US Navy’s Devil Ray USV hits target during exercise in Middle East
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) is advancing lethality and the combat capabilities of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) during live weapons firing exercises in the international waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula.
US, ROKN sharp their skills during anti-submarine exercise Silent Shark
US, ROKN sharp their skills during anti-submarine exercise Silent Shark
Saab supports NATO underwater exercises with underwater systems
Saab’s underwater systems have supported elements of two ‘operational experimentation exercises’ involving over 2,000 civilian and military personnel from 15 NATO nations, Ireland and Sweden.
Damen Naval presents full virtual reality version of Dutch combat support ship
Damen Naval has delivered an extensive virtual copy of the new combat support ship (CSS) Den Helder to the Materieel & IT Command (COMMIT). According to Damen Naval, this is the first time the company has created a virtual reality (VR) version of an entire ship for and with the Royal Netherlands Nav
Lockheed Martin, US Navy demonstrate submarine-launched ballistic missile
Lockheed Martin, supporting the U.S. Navy, marked the successful launch of one Trident II D5 Life Extension Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM).
PHOTOS: UK’s Type 45 destroyer back on front-line duties after major overhaul
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has completed a large-scale exercise off the coast of Colombia – marking a return to full front-line action after a major overhaul.
Royal Navy’s divers train Ukrainian counterparts to disarm Russian mines
Royal Navy divers, bomb disposal and mine warfare experts are training their Ukrainian counterparts on finding and safely neutralising mines and other explosive devices.
US Navy and Lebanon wrap up nine-day maritime exercise
US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Lebanese Armed Forces have completed a nine-day maritime exercise ashore and near the coast of Lebanon. The Resolutie Union 2023 with counterparts from Egypt, France, Iraq, Jordan and the United Kingdom was concluded on 18 July. This year’s iteration
UK’s Type 45 destroyer departs on six-month Mediterranean mission
Royal Navy’s HMS Duncan has sailed from Portsmouth on a six-month mission leading an international task group in the Mediterranean.
UK’s warship trio protects world’s largest warship in Arctic exercise
The Royal Navy has recently formed a protective ring of steel around the world’s largest warship in the Arctic Circle during combined security exercises in the high north.