UK’s 820 Naval Air Squadron conducted ‘remarinisation’ training when all of the squadron’s personnel was reunited at the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose for the first time in two years. Part of the process was building on their resourcefulness and resilience by undertaking adventurous training (AT)
U.S. Navy’s Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, departed the Philippines after they completed the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 33, October 12. This is possibly the last such exercise between the U.S. and the Philipp
The last remaining vessel to disgorge armor on to the Normandy beaches will be given a permanent home in Portsmouth, the Royal Navy said. Landing Craft Tank 7074 – one of 800 similar vessels charged with ferrying tanks across the Channel and directly on to foreign sand – will take pride of place in
USS Mason (DDG-87) is a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with a range of combat systems providing it with capabilities for surface, anti-submarine and anti-aircraft warfare. The ship also features Raytheon’s anti-ship missile defense systems including the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulled into San Diego naval base after completing a successful six-day sea trials and officially marking the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Nimitz got underway for the first time since January 2015 when it pulled awa
The U.S. Coast Guard began installation of a small unmanned aircraft system on Coast Guard cutter Stratton, a national security cutter based in Alameda, California, on October 3, 2016. The Coast Guard plans to deploy the Insitu ScanEagle sUAS on Stratton beginning in early 2017 and will use the data
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver arrived in Singapore October 11 for a goodwill visit as part of Westploy 16. Westploy 16 is HMCS Vancouver’s deployment aimed at building ties between the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the navies of Asia-Pacific countries. Since departing its home port of
U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) entered the Black Sea on October 10 to conduct theater security cooperation and key leader engagement events with allies and partners in the region. USS Mount Whitney is operating in the Black Sea in support of operation Atlan
A damp day across the Western Isles greeted the dozens of range staff, RN augmentees and Joint Warrior liaison teams who turned out before first light on the first official Unmanned Warrior flying day and headed for the brightly lit Range Control Building 12 miles south of Benbecula on the island of
The German Navy said October 10 that the fire which broke out on FGS Brandenburg earlier would not affect its training schedule. According to the navy, the F123 frigate will be able to take part in the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) which is taking place in Britain at the end of October. FOST is a
Australian submarine and shipbuilder ASC announced October 11 that the Australian Government decided to separate the company into three businesses. According to the decision, ASC is splitting into separate shipbuilding, submarine sustainment and infrastructure companies. The board and management of
A team of Royal Australian Navy clearance divers have been part of the team that cleared over 10 tonnes of World War II munitions in the Solomon Islands. They worked with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force on Guadalcanal during operation Render Safe 16 to enhance the underwater clearance capabil
The Royal Netherlands Navy said it has sent the Caribbean-stationed offshore patrol vessel HNLMS Holland and logistic support vessel HNLMS Pelikaan to Haiti in wake of the hurricane Mathew which has killed as many as 900 Haitians after it reached the Caribbean region on October 4. Holland headed to
BAE Systems announced Monday that it has signed a ten-and-a-half-year contract extension to provide combat systems integration services for Royal Navy’s in-service and future platforms. The contract includes, among others, Type 45 destroyers, the new Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class aircraft carriers, and
