Vessels
NATO ships wrap up focused Mediterranean Sea security patrols
Turkish, Italian and Greek ships assigned to NATO as part of operation Sea Guardian completed their focused security patrols in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for February 2017. During the more than 600 hours of patrolling the eastern Mediterranean, the ships closely monitored the safe passage of mor
Two sailors improve communications on Australian Navy frigate
Royal Australian Navy frigates could soon switch to Bluetooth headsets thanks to efforts of two sailors assigned to Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Newcastle. Weapons Electrical Engineer Officers Lieutenants Jeffery Mandryk and Addison Clune, researched and developed a pair after concerns
USS Nimitz passes INSURV
The lead ship of U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) has shown it is mission ready by completing the Material Inspection, one day earlier than expected in San Diego, February 16. Material Inspection is the final phase of the congressionally-mandated inspection of U.S. Navy
HMS Enterprise visits South Georgia on scientific deployment
Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise is conducting scientific research in South Georgia, one of the most southerly points in what was once the British Empire. More than 7,000 miles from her home in Plymouth, the survey ship is enjoying the final weeks of the Austral summer to support British scient
Houthi “suicide boats” used in Saudi frigate attack were ‘drones’, US Navy Admiral says
The “suicide boats” used by Yemen’s Houthi fighters during the recent attack on Royal Saudi Navy frigate Al-Madinah were actually unmanned boats, a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral told Defense News in a recent interview. Official reports from the January 30 incident said the frigate was attacked by three boa
USS Lake Erie cruiser gets deperming treatment ahead of deployment
In a move designed to give the ship an edge over mines, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie performed a deperming procedure on the ship ahead of her upcoming deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser moored at Naval Base Point Loma’s deperming pier, February 6-9,
US Navy submarine tender set for overhaul dry docking
The U.S. Navy has awarded Vigor Marine a $24.4 million contract for a 120-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking of USS Frank Cable (AS 40). Work that the will be done on the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender will include tank inspections, main reduction gear
Australian Adelaide-class frigate marks 25 years of service
Royal Australian Navy’s Adelaide-class frigate HMAS Melbourne celebrated 25 years since she entered service with the Royal Australian Navy on February 15. The guided missile frigate has steamed more than 1.5 million kilometres – about 37 times the earth’s circumference – and clocked up almost 62,000
Kelvin Hughes to provide radars for follow-on River-class offshore patrol vessels
British company Kelvin Hughes will be supplying its SharpEye radar systems for the two follow-on Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels HMS Tamar and HMS Spey. The announcement from Monday follows an earlier contract from 2015 for the delivery of same systems for the first three vessels in the
Saab launches coast guard control tool at IDEX
Swedish defense company Saab has launched a new tool that it says will help coast guards do their work more efficiently and effectively. Launched in Abu Dhabi, at IDEX, the company says CoastControl is a solution that combines a suite of surveillance and communications products with a workflow manag
Gastops to provide dynamic response analysis for US Coast Guard OPC design
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has contracted Canada-based Gastops to provide the dynamic response analysis (DRA) for the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC). Working with Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s team, Gastops will use computer modelling to simulate the ship’s propulsion system inte
US Navy carrier strike group starts South China Sea patrol
U.S Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the attached carrier strike group entered the South China Sea and started patrols in the disputed region, the U.S. Navy announced on February. The start of “routine operations” comes a week after Beijing warned the U.S. not to challenge China’s soverei
German officer cadets train aboard Royal Navy flagship
With the German Navy’s sail training ship Gorch Fock tied in port for extensive repairs, a number of German officer cadets have taken to Royal Navy’ flagship HMS Ocean for their first at sea experience and training. Thanks to a liaison between the home of Royal Navy officer training in Dartmouth and
South Korean destroyer to join EU counter-piracy mission
Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Choi Young will be joining operation Atalanta, an EU-led counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia, in March this year. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer will work with EU NAVFOR warships to prevent acts of piracy that plagued the waters off the c