On 28 November HNLMS ZUIDERKRUIS, the Dutch Fast Combat Support Ship, left EU NAVFOR Operation ATALANTA to return to her home port in Den Helder. After approximately three months under the Command of the EU NAVFOR and in total 36 years serving in the Royal Netherlands Navy the supply ship will be de
Russian defense ministry postponed the last in 2011 test launch of SLBM Bulava from Nov 28 to a later date, reported RIA Novosti referring to a source in the ministry. “Final salvo launch of Bulava will be held later. The exact date has not been determined so far”, said the interviewee. Defense mini
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract for the construction of one Research Vessel for the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (“NDLO”). The contract
Ukrainian Navy and Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) plan to conduct the Fairway of Peace 2011 joint humanitarian exercise, reported Ukrainian defense ministry. Delegations of Ukrainian Navy and Black Sea Fleet have already started preparations for the exercise in Sevastopol. At the planning conference,
A sailor from HMS Illustrious dons a hard hat to begin searching a collapsed building in the ill-starred Devonshire village of Bull Point after a hurricane tore through and caused mayhem. Some 80 members of the carrier’s ship’s company were sent ashore, using the helicopter assault ship’s sea boats
After successful platform trials, handover to the Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation(DMO) and initial tests by the Royal Netherlands Navy the first OPV Holland returned to DAMEN Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen for the installation of the Integrated Mast Module (IMM). The installation
By the end of last year, Damen Shipyards Galati together with their traditional partner, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding from The Netherlands, signed the letter of intention for building a joint logistic support ship, for Royal Netherlands Navy. A few days ago, on 23-rd of November 2011, the contra
Baltic Fleet (BF) Chief of Staff RADM Sergei Farkov said at the session of BF Military Council that all tasks assigned to the fleet in training year had been completed. BF ships have performed 5 long-range cruises to different regions of the World Ocean. Crews of surface ships have carried out over
Listening intently to Britain’s most senior Naval officer is the nation’s new Lord High Admiral, who was inaugurated at a ceremony in Admiralty House. The historic title was bestowed upon the Duke of Edinburgh earlier this year to celebrate his 90th birthday. The former naval officer – he left the S
The Faslane-based Sandown Class minehunter was welcomed home by families and friends who braved the bitterly cold winds and heavy rain as she sailed into HM Naval Base Clyde this morning, 25 November 2011. Rear Admiral Chris Hockley, Flag Officer Scotland Northern England & Northern Ireland (FOSNNI)
Salvo launch of two ballistic missiles Bulava will be launched by SSBN Yury Dolgoruky in Nov 2011 as was initially scheduled, reports RIA Novosti referring to a high-ranking official from Russian Navy HQ. Earlier on, some media agencies reported that the Bulava launch would be postponed for Dec 2011
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) arrived in Marseille, France, Nov. 25, for its seventh liberty port of the ship’s first combat deployment. The visit to Marseille marks the carrier’s fourth stop in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, and supports efforts to build global maritime partnerships with Eu
Construction of the first Chinese aircraft carrier faced new unanticipated problems; it turned out that the former Soviet carrier Varyag was not equipped with arresters, and it is unclear where China could get them. In 2007 news agency Kanwa exclusively reported from St. Petersburg that China would
The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has announced tender for construction and supply of 2 patrol craft for use by the Marine Corps, Security Division, with a steel or aluminum hull and a 5 person crew capacity. The main dimensions of the vessels are not strictly limited, except that the maximum
