Vessels
US Navy joining Komodo 2018
The US Navy will join more than 30 nations for the Multinational Exercise Komodo 2018 on and in the waters near Lombok Island, Indonesia, from May 4 to 9. The exercise brings together navies from across the world to rehearse scenarios focused on collaborative solutions to humanitarian assistance and
US Navy makes first-ever visit to Makassar, Indonesia
The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket departed Makassar, Indonesia, on May 4, marking the US Navy’s first visit to the port. The port visit served to strengthen the US-Indonesia partnership while reinforcing mutual commitment to bilateral and multilateral exercises and future port v
Indo-French naval exercise Varuna reaches its final phase
Indian and French navies are conducting the last phase of the 2018 Varuna naval exercise in the vicinity of Reunion Island, French Embassy in New Delhi said. The third session is being held from May 1 to 7 after two successive phases. The first phase involved joint anti-submarine combat training off
Republic of Korea Navy equips frigate with SEASNavy ECS
SEASNavy engineering control system (ECS) has been delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN) first of eight Daegu-class frigates (FFX-II), Fincantieri said. The ECS — a suite of software subsystems for the integrated platform management — has been delivered by Seastema, a Fincantieri company
Indian Navy commissions third LCU Mk-IV vessel
The Indian Navy commissioned its third Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk-IV in a ceremony at Port Blair on April 25. The ship was commissioned as INLCU L53 by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief A&N Command. INLCU L53 was designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Damen lays keel for first of two Pakistan Navy OPVs
Dutch shipbuilder Damen recently hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the first of two Pakistan Navy offshore patrol vessels at its shipyard in Galati, Romania. The ceremony was attended by Pakistan Navy Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmad, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Projects), other navy officials and Da
Singapore developing collision prevention AI tech
Fujitsu Limited, Singapore Management University (SMU), and A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) have partnered up to develop new technologies for vessel traffic management in the Port of Singapore. The project will be supported by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA
French frigate seizes heroin in Indian Ocean
French Navy frigate FS La Fayette seized over 400 kilos of heroin from a dhow it intercepted in the Indian Ocean in an operation on April 11. The drugs were intercepted after La Fayette’s Panther helicopter detected a suspicious vessel while on a routine surveillance in the international waters of t
Pakistan Navy fleet tanker PNS Moawin completes first sea trials
The Pakistan Navy’s new fleet tanker has completed its first set of sea trials in the Indian Ocean, Turkey’s STM – the company in charge of designing the vessel – announced earlier this month. According to STM, the PNS Moawin – as the tanker is named – carried out the trials in March this year. [&he
Mahindra, Aeronautics team up on naval shipborne UAVs
India’s Mahindra Defence and Israel’s Aeronautics have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on naval shipborne unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). As informed, the duo intends to offer Orbiter 4, a UAV system which can be launched and recovered from Indian warships. “Aeronautics has ente
Indian Coast Guard commissions patrol vessel ICGS Vikram
The Indian Coast Guard commissioned the lead ship of a new class of offshore patrol vessels, ICGS Vikram, in a ceremony at L&T’s Defence shipyard at Kattupalli, near Chennai, on April 11. Vikram is the first of seven vessels in the class designed and built by Larsen and Toubro under a contract from
Theodore Roosevelt CSG trains with Indian Navy in 7th Fleet area of operations
US Navy ships from the carrier strike group centered around aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the US 7th Fleet area of operations and joined Indian Navy Talwar-class frigate INS Tarkash (F50) for at sea maneuvers on March 25. The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), along with
India, Myanmar kick off maiden bilateral naval exercise
India and Myanmar have kicked off their first bilateral naval exercise IMNEX-18 which will be held odd the east coast of India. Two Union of Myanmar Navy ships – frigate UMS King Sin Phyu Shin and offshore patrol vessel UMS Inlay – arrived in Visakhapatnam on March 25 ahead of the start of the exerc
India’s Goa Shipyard delivers second OPV to Sri Lankan Navy
India’s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) delivered the second advanced offshore patrol vessel ‘SLNS Sindurala’ to the Sri Lankan Navy in a ceremony in India on March 22. The 105-meter vessel was delivered 25 days ahead of schedule, according to the shipbuilder. The two OPVs, built under a US$ 155 million