The Italian Navy’s OPV Cassiopea, commanded by Lieutenant Michele Franceschino, recently engaged in the international exercise “Ramogepol 2014”, designed to combat marine and coastal pollution. Ramogepol 2014 was conducted in the Strait of Bonifacio during September 16 and 17 and involved navy and
The Spanish Navy’s frigate ‘Almirante Juan de Borbón’, integrated into SNMG-2 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 2), is currently deployed in the Black Sea participating in exercise ‘Sea Breeze’ along with other naval units from the Ukraine and other coastal states. The exercise has been programmed tak
In the early morning of Friday 19 September, EU Naval Force frigate, ESPS Navarra, came to the assistance of a stricken yacht in the Gulf of Aden. The yacht had been detected on the warship’s radar in the early morning. ESPS Navarra’s Bridge team initially tried to hail the yacht via their VHF rad
Royal UK Navy frigate HMS Argyll and the nuclear-powered US Navy super-carrier the USS Theodore Roosevelt joined up in shortly after taking part in the 200th birthday celebrations of the US National Anthem in Baltimore. HMS Argyll sailed down Chesapeake Bay to link up with the flagship of Carrier
Following a two week, mid deployment maintenance check – HMS Iron Duke has returned to sea. The Portsmouth based frigate has just spent two weeks in the South African port of Simon’s Town, just a short hop from Cape Town. It was also a chance for the ship’s company to unwind before continuing her
Royal Naval Reservists have been playing their part in exercises on board the Royal Navy’s Landing Platform Helicopter ship, HMS Ocean, with a high tempo, fast moving scenario. The Plymouth-based ship only recently came out of a major refit and has been regenerating her Ship to Objective Manoeuvre
Two U.S. Navy ships, led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, departed the U.S. for Scotland, Sep 18-19, to participate in Joint Warrior 14-2. Joint Warrior is a semi-annual training exercise conducted off the coast of Scotland. The training, led by the United Kingdom, is designed to prov
Royal Navy sailors joined their French counterparts at action stations this week as part of one of the French Navy’s largest quarterly exercises. Landing Platform Helicopter HMS Ocean joined Exercise Gabion off the coast of Toulon and set about demonstrating its flexibility and utility across the
VIDEO: US Navy Hires Kongsberg for NSM Testing Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) is contracted by the US Navy to test fire KONGSBERG’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) under the Foreign Comparative Testing program. SINKEX Units Sink Former USS Fresno Ships
The Commander of NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), Vice Admiral Peter Hudson CBE, paid official visits to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania last week as part of ongoing NATO efforts to assure Allies on the eastern borders of the Alliance of NATO’s solidarity and commitment to collective defence.
On September 11, the Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) continued sailing the Mediterranean after a short port visit in Casablanca. SNMCMG2 is currently composed of the flagship Italian frigate ITS Aviere, command and logistical support ship Godetia (Belgium), minehunters Evropi
Royal UK Navy sailors have played their part in ‘planting’ a stunning tribute to the fallen of World War 1. Volunteers from HMS Bristol put in a shift at the Tower of London, creating some of the 888,246 ceramic poppies for the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation, each bloom representin
Two Royal UK Naval Lynx helicopter Flights were recognised on Friday, 12 September 2014, with the award of the prestigious Osprey Trophy and the Sopwith Pup Trophy. The Osprey trophy was awarded to 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), 214 Flight, for their achievements whilst operationally embarked in HM
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea for the design and delivery of MacGregor RoRo cargo access equipment destined for a 180m logistics and support vessel (LSV) under construction at the yard for the Royal Norwegian Navy’
