The nation’s “911” air wing completed carrier qualifications aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), June 30. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 pilots must conduct and pass two to four successful day and night touch-and go and arrested gear landings aboard Geo
Exercise SEA LION 13 came to a conclusion on 28 June in waters off North Queensland. SEA LION 13 provided Australian Defence Force personnel with the chance to work closely together and develop the critical skills necessary for joint amphibious operations, including Humanitarian and Disaster Relief.
Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate “Carlo Margottini”, the third of a series of Fremm vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates, ordered from Fincantieri by the Italian Navy within the framework of an Italo-French program of cooperation. Godmother to the ship was Ms.
Within the framework of fleet replenishment ship Cantabria’s deployment, on which the vessel embarked on June 27 after an intense program of maintenance and training at Garden Island, the ship will participate in two main activities. The first one is the collaboration with the Royal Australian Navy
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced that it has been confirmed as design contractor for the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation’s (NDLO) logistics and support vessel (LSV), supported by sister companies BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd and BMT Isis Ltd. The new
Ten top officials from businesses and organisations in Portsmouth visited the city’s naval base to see how it is preparing for the arrival of the Navy’s huge aircraft carriers. They were told about how the base is shaping up to accommodate the two new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers – at 65,000 tonne
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $208.6 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for three Virginia-class submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Recognized as a model defense-acquisition program for its technical exce
Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly AM MP today announced the final keel block for the future destroyer, Hobart, has been successfully lifted into place by the AWD Alliance in Adelaide. Dr Kelly said the final keel block is the 18th of 31 blocks to be joined into what is rapidly becoming the
On 1 July 2013, Vice Admiral Jaywant Korde took over as the Chief of Logistics of the Indian Navy on promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral. He took over charge on retirement of Vice Admiral Paras Nath. Commissioned on 01 Jul 78, the Flag officer has held numerous challenging appointments onboard shi
INS Trikand, the last of three “Follow On Talwar Class” frigates built in the Russian Federation, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 29 June 2013 at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice Admiral R K Dhowan, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in a ceremony marked by traditional military fervour
The South West warship Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose visited its affiliated town of Montrose. The Plymouth-based frigate reaffirmed the strong links the ship and the Royal Navy has with the community which has its own maritime heritage. The commanding officer of HMS Montrose Commander James Parkin
Guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) began its end-of-deployment tiger cruise after arriving in Norfolk, July 1. A tiger cruise allows a Sailor’s friends and loved ones to go to sea and experience a day in the life of a U.S. Navy Sailor. Arriving at Naval Station Norfolk before transiting to
Helicopters and AV-8B Harrier jets roared to life on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) June 24-27 as crew members went to work qualifying and passing the Afloat Training Group (ATG) Atlantic Aviation Certification (AVCERT) 1.4 Bravo. A large portion of the crew tasked w
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines helped promote Armed Forces Day at various events across the UK over the weekend. Cities and towns across the country pulled out all the stops to show strength of support for the three Services for the national day of celebration on Saturday June 29. The Royal Navy’s
