Vessels
Photo: US Navy Ohio class submarine launches Trident II D5 missile off Florida
The U.S. Navy has recently shared photos of its Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland launching a Trident II D5 missile in the Eastern Test Range off the coast of Florida. The Demonstration and Shakedown Operation with the missile launch was conducted with the Strategic Systems Program
Royal Navy training base welcomes first female commanding officer
HMS Raleigh, Royal Navy’s largest training base in the South West, welcomed its first woman commanding officer. A guard of honour made up of trainee sailors has welcomed Captain (Capt) Ellie Ablett as she relieved Capt Rob Bellfield as commander of HMS Raleigh. Capt Ablett joined the Royal Navy in 1
Pacific Partnership 2016 wraps up
The 2016 edition of the largest annual multilateral disaster relief preparedness mission Pacific Partnership concluded in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The mission was led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Approximately 1,200 military and civi
Anti-submarine drill in Arabian Sea gathers navies
In late August, the US Navy staged an anti-submarine warfare drill in the Arabian Sea which was joined by British, French and Australian Navy assets. Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Perth joined USS Nitze and USS Mason which also had MH-60R flights embarked. Also involved were the Los Angeles cla
Newest US Navy LCS USS Montgomery to be commissioned in Alabama
The U.S. Navy is set to commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Montgomery (LCS 8), in a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 10 in Mobile, Alabama. Montgomery, designated LCS 8, honors the city of Montgomery, Alabama, and is the second U.S. ship in the navy history to be named i
US Navy submarine tender arrives in Sri Lanka
The U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a scheduled port visit Aug. 29. Capt. Drew St. John, commanding officer of Frank Cable, said the crew is excited for this visit after completing a successful mission in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. “T
Singapore Navy frigate in China on final port call before reaching home
The Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Formidable-class frigate RSS Steadfast called at the People’s Liberation Army (Navy)’s [PLA(N)] Yangzijiang Naval Jetty in Shanghai on September 8. According to Singapore Navy, the port call from 8 to 11 September 2016 will see an exchange of ship visits betwee
AUVs launched from unmanned vessels within French mine warfare program
Espadon, a French mine warfare demonstration program which brought together DCNS, Thales, and ECA Group, resulted in the development of a system that enables the world’s first AUV launch and recovery from a USV, ECA Group said. Completed in May, 2016, the Espadon program was a component of the Frenc
Russian jet comes within 3 meters of US Navy reconnaissance plane over Black Sea
A Russian SU-27 Flanker fighter jet came within 10 feet (3 meters) of a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea on September 7, U.S. Navy officials said. Navy spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said the incident, which lasted 19 minutes and took place in international airspace, was c
USS Zumwalt departs for weapons testing, new homeport
The U.S. Navy has shared a video of its newest and most technologically advanced surface ship, future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departing the Bath Iron Works shipyard on September 7 to begin a 3-month journey to its new homeport in San Diego. Crewed by 147 Sailors, Zumwalt is the lead ship of a class o
Royal Navy of Oman receives second high speed support vessel
Australian shipbuilder Austal has delivered the second high speed support vessel (HSSV) RNOV Al Naasir (S12) to the Royal Navy of Oman. RNOV Al Naasir was delivered less than 4 months after the delivery of the RNOV Al Mubshir (S11), in May 2016 under a US$124.9 million design, construct and integrat
US Coast Guard cutter Munro completes builder’s trials
U.S. Coast Guard’s sixth National Security Cutter (NSC) Munro has successfully completed builder’s trials, Huntington Ingalls Industries, the company in charge of building the ship announced on August 8. The ship, built at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, spent three days in the Gulf of Mexico t
HMAS Perth first Australian frigate to deploy with embarked Seahawk Romeo
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Perth, currently conducting security operations in the Middle East region as part of Operation Manitou is joined by the new MH-60R or ‘Romeo’ Seahawk helicopter. This is the Navy’s 63rd Middle East rotation and the first time an Australian warship has deployed with
New US Navy training jet crash
A U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk training jet aircraft crashed during a training flight in Missippi, within a month of another Goshawk crash in Texas. Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi reported a T-45C Goshawk jet aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 1 crashed Wednesday at approximately 1:15