Shipbuilding Association of Canada, the voice of Canada’s shipbuilding industry expressed concerns over recent reports that the Canadian government may lease foreign built tugboats rather than build replacement tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy at home. Several media reports in the recent days said t
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and in Source Support (BAAINBw) has contracted the French company Thales to modernize the German Navy’s tactical and procedural trainer (TVTM1) at the naval training centre (MOS) in Bremerhaven. The order covers the regenerati
U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) completed a port call in Suva, Fiji, February 14, and thereby became the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Fiji in 10 years. While in port Suva, the crew of more than 300 sailors actively integrated with the local community. Sailors
Images: Russian Navy Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet rescue forces recently held an exercise on searching and providing assistance to a simulated disabled submarine. In the course of the exercise, aircraft crews practiced searching procedures of the “disabled” submarine. Tasked with simulated a subma
The ever-quieter diesel-electric submarines posing a threat to surface ships might be a thing of the past. The U.S. Navy, and NATO, who fears the evolving Russian subs, are probably looking up to DARPA’s new anti-submarine warfare “drone ship” which is now being prepared for the sea trials. U.S. Def
Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, told media during her recent visit to Japan that volatility in the region required a closer co-operation between Australia and Japan. This comment was widely interpreted as a sign of inclination towards the Japanese bid for the Australian A$40 billion subma
Spanish Navy auxiliary ship SPS Patiño which will, under an agreement between the Spanish and Royal Canadian Navy, constitute a regular part of the Canadian Navy in the following two months, arrived to Halifax, Nova Scotia on February 12. Rear Admiral John Newton, Commander of Canadian Maritime Forc
Operation Atalanta flagship, ITS Carabiniere, and South Korean warship, ROKS Choi Young, met in the Indian Ocean on February 10, 2016. After being welcomed on board ROKS Choi Young, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Barbieri, was given a tour by the Task Group Commander, Captain An,
NATO’s Standing Maritime Group Two, with the German combat support ship EGV Bonn at the helm, sailed into the Souda Harbor, on the Greek island of Crete. This is where the Greek frigate Salamis (F-455) joined the maritime group for the operations ahead. The ships sailed into the harbor a day earlier
U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan to conduct sea trials after spending six months dry-docked in the harbor. During sea trials, Blue Ridge will execute a series of exercises, testing every aspect of the ship and crew, from full
HMS St Albans, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate worked with Royal Saudi Navy minehunter HMS Al Jawf to support Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in the Persian Gulf. The Kuwaiti-led Combine Task Force 152 (CTF), headquartered in Bahrain, is in charge of Maritime Security in the Gulf for the 31 member n
The American power generation and rotating element equipment manufacturer Philadelphia Gear Corp., now part of Timken, has been awarded a $1.04 billion contract for main reduction gears for U.S. Navy’s Arleigh-Burke destroyers. Carl D. Rapp, vice president of the Power Systems group for Timken, said
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) arrived in the Mediterranean city of Bar, Montenegro, for a scheduled port visit February 12. While in port, USS The Sullivans crewmembers will participate in local cultural events and tours of the area around Ba
Attending the NATO Defence Ministers, meeting in Brussels, Canadian Defence Minister, Harjit S. Sajjan supported the decision and confirmed the participation of the Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Fredericton in the Aegean Sea patrols. NATO Defence Ministers, meeting in Brussels, agreed on February 11, 2
