UK Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) has ordered a maritime autonomy demonstration system from SeeByte. The demonstration system will consist of UUVs equipped with SeeByte’s SeeTrack Neptune, an open architecture enabling autonomous multivehicle collaboration. The system
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton has arrived in the Black Sea to participate in joint NATO training exercises and maritime situational awareness operations with warships from several allied and partner nations. During the month of March, HMCS Fredericton and the five other allied warsh
The sea trials of the UAV ‘Scan Eagle’ on board the Spanish Navy’s Landing Platform Dock ship (LPD) ‘Galicia’ have successfully concluded. She was the first Spanish Navy warship to launch, operate and recover an unmanned air vehicle. During the first sea trials, the UAV was 7 hours airborne with ran
Captain Simon Asquith OBE will sail his Type 23 frigate HMS Portland into her namesake port on Saturday March 7 for a short visit. The ship will remain in Deep Water Berth for 4 days. Primarily in Portland for a routine visit, HMS Portland will open to members of the public on Sunday March 8. HMS [&
Today Spanish Navy warship, ESPS Infanta Cristina, joined the European Union’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia. The warship departed her home port of Cartagena in Spain on Wednesday, 18 February. Commanded by Lieutenant Commander David Duran Mayoral, the ship and
Russian Navy’s corvette Brest, of the Northern Fleet, conducted a tactical weapons exercise. The vessel engaged in firing at air and sea targets in combat training ranges in the Barents Sea. During the scenario played for the drills, an imaginary enemy vessel was defeated through intense maneuvering
NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) arrived today in the Black Sea to operate and train with ships from the Bulgarian, Romanian and Turkish Navies. This training will include simulated anti-air and anti-submarine warfare exercises, as well as simulated small boat attacks
Spanish Navy’s oceanographic research ship ‘Hespérides’ has participated in the closing of the two Spanish Antarctic bases: ‘Juan Carlos I’ and ‘Gabriel de Castilla’, thus concluding her mission in that continent. On February 24th the ‘Gabriel de Castilla’ concluded its activities in Deception Islan
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) entered U.S. 6th Fleet’s area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe, March 3, 2015. While on deployment, Jason Dunham will interact with allied and partner nations, highlighting the U.S. comm
The firepower of Royal Navy warship HMS St Albans has been tested at a range off the coast of Norway. The Portsmouth-based warship put down 160 rounds of high explosive on to an island range by day and night during training involving the Royal Navy, British Army and Norwegian commandos. This was the
HMS Duncan, the Royal Navy’s newest warship, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday for her maiden deployment. The Type 45 destroyer will spend nine months working with allies in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Gulf to protect allied and merchant shipping and wider British interests in the region. HMS
The Arleigh-burke class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducted an underway engagement with the French Navy frigate La Fayette (F 710) Feb. 26, 2015. The engagement aimed to foster improved interoperability between the participating nations, while at the same time enhancing marit
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrived in Rota, Spain, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 28. Cole’s presence in Spain reaffirms to NATO allies that the U.S. Navy shares a commitment to strengthen ties while working toward mutual goals of promoting peace and stabili
SEA, a Cohort plc company, has been awarded a 5 year contract, worth £1.4m to support core elements of the UK Royal Navy’s weapons systems. Under the contract its subsidiary, J+S, will continue to support the Magazine Torpedo Launch System (MTLS), the SeaGnat decoy launcher and a range of Air Weapon
