Vessels
India, Indonesia conduct maritime exercise in Andaman Sea
An Indian Navy corvette and a maritime patrol aircraft joined Indonesian Navy assets for the 28th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) and second bilateral maritime exercise. The exercises, which started October 10 and will last until October 27, are taking place in the Andaman Sea. Defence r
US Navy christens amphibious transport dock John P. Murtha
The U.S. Navy has commissioned the amphibious transport dock ship John P. Murtha (LPD 26) on Saturday, Oct. 8, during a ceremony at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Designated LPD 26, John P. Murtha is the tenth amphibious transport dock ship in the San Antonio class. These ships incorporate both a f
Newest US aircraft carrier to miss another delivery deadline
The most expensive ship the U.S. Navy has ever built is once again bound to miss a delivery deadline. USS Gerald R. Ford, the lead ship of a next generation of U.S. aircraft carriers, was scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2014, but the deadline kept being pushed back. The latest delivery was
Warships gather in Scotland for international Joint Warrior drill
Some 5,700 military personnel from armed forces across the world will take part in the UK-led exercise Joint Warrior which will run from October 8 – 20. Scotland will host elements of a major military exercise when Exercise Joint Warrior begins on Saturday. In total, 31 warships and submarines, as w
Australian Navy submarine returns from five-month deployment
Following a five month deployment to south-east Asia, Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean returned to Fleet Base West, in Rockingham, Western Australia last week. Sheean’s deployment included visits to Singapore, Kuantan, Subic Bay and Darwin as well as involvement in Exercise Kakadu, held in the
USS Zumwalt ready for final trip before commissioning
U.S. Navy’s biggest destroyer to date, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), is ready to depart Naval Station Norfolk October 7 and complete a one-day transit to Baltimore, Md., where it will be commissioned into active service on October 15. This means that the sailors and engineers have carried out repairs to t
NATO Response Force to be tested at ‘Noble Mariner’
The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a multinational force made up of land, air, maritime and Special Operations Forces (SOF) components that the Alliance can deploy quickly, wherever needed. The maritime commander for the NRF rotates among different groups annually. For 2017, the NRF Maritime Component
Frazer-Nash bags Royal Navy ‘Safe to Operate’ contract
The UK Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Ships Operating Centre has awarded Frazer-Nash a contract for support on the delivery of ‘Safe to Operate’ Royal Navy equipment and platforms to the MOD. Frazer-Nash will be supported by BMT Cadence, BMT DSL and Survivability Consulting Limited on the unde
Saab, MESKO team up for Polish Navy RBS15 missile system maintenance
Sweden’s Saab and Polish defense company MESKO, a member of Polish Armament Group (PGZ), have entered a teaming agreement for long-term maintenance and support of the Polish Navy’s RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missile system. Contracted in 2006, the RBS15 Mk3 is in service on-board the Polish Navy’s
US Navy ships meet up in South China Sea for interoperability drills
U.S. Navy’s Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group joined two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) for a series of interoperability drills in international waters of the South China Sea on October 3 and 4. The BHR ESG employed the capabilities of USS Spruanc
HMAS Perth visits Seychelles on counter drug patrol
Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth, currently conducting counter-terrorism operations in the Indian Ocean region, visited Seychelles and the island’s National Drug Enforcement Agency. During Perth’s visit to the islands, two Royal Australian Navy officers, Lieutenants Tim Russell
Finish, Estonian Navy in mine warfare drill in Archipelago Sea
Navy vessels from Finland and Estonia are set to take part in a mine countermeasure exercise that will take place in the Archipelago Sea and in the Gulf of Finland between October 10 and 14. The exercise is called Baltic Shield 2016 and will include firing and mine counter-measures exercises. Accord
Spanish patrol vessel Relámpago departs for operation Atalanta
Spanish Navy offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Relámpago, departed its homeport of Las Palmas Naval Station in Canary Islands to integrate into EUNAVFOR’s counter-piracy operation Atalanta. Relámpago will join the Spanish frigate Santa Maria which is already part of the mission. Currently commanded by Du
Italian multi-purpose vessels to be powered by Rolls-Royce engines
The Italian Navy has contracted Rolls-Royce to deliver 14 MTU diesel engines for the seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels that are being built by Fincantieri. The PPA (Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura) multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels form part of the Italian Navy’s fleet ren