Vessels
188 saved off Libyan coast
An EH101 helicopter embarked on Op Sophia’s flagship, ITS Garibaldi, spotted two rubber boats in international waters during a patrol on December 29. The rubber boats were sailing from the Lybian coast. The Royal Navy warship HMS Enterprise was tasked by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center to in
Iranian rockets fly dangerously near USS Harry S. Truman
Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired a missile that came within 1.500 yards of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The incident which was reported by NBC news occurred last week in the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. military official told NBC News an Iranian navy fast and short attack craf
Harry S. Truman aircraft conduct first flights against ISIL
December 29 marked the first time F/A-18E Super Hornet jets took off from U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to conduct missions against ISIL in Syria. The flights were carried out under Operation Inherent Resolve, which is the U.S. military operation for the military interven
HMAS Melbourne seizes 100 kg of heroin in the Indian Ocean
The Royal Australian Navy’s frigate HMAS Melbourne pulled off the fourth drug seizure since September 2015. Melbourne’s crew seized more than 100 kilograms of heroin from a fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean. The ship’s boarding party conducted a search of a vessel on December 26 and discovered 118k
US Coast Guard receives 16th fast response cutter
The United States Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 16th fast response cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser, in Key West, Florida, December 23. The cutter’s commissioning is scheduled for March 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the ship will be stationed. The 154-foot patrol craft W
USS Gravely spends Christmas in Seychelles
The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles for a scheduled port visit on December 23. Gravely departed Norfolk November 16 as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to support maritime security operations and theater cooperation effo
Russian Navy delays commissioning of two new vessels
The delivery of the Russian, Project 22350, frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the minesweeper Alexander Obukhov is postponed because the new weapons systems necessitate further testing, Russian media say. Admiral Gorshkov, the flagship of the frigate project, will be commissioned at the end of the next y
GAO: US Navy’s LCS still largely unproven
GAO, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, issued a report which said the lethality and survivability of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) were still largely unproven, six years after delivery of the lead ships. It said that the U.S. Navy had lowered several survivability and lethality requirement
USS Emory S. Land moves to Guam, USA
The U.S. Navy announced December 23 that the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) will change its homeport to Naval Base Guam. As part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to put the most advanced and capable units forward, Emory S. Land will move to Guam from Diego Garcia to support four fast-a
GALLERY: Decommissioning of INS Godavari
As the sun set on December 23, 2015, the Indian Navy hauled down its ensign from, the historic guided missile frigate, Indian Naval Ship Godavari, for the last time. In a previously announced ceremony at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Staff, Headquarter Western Naval
Royal Navy: Duty calls on Christmas
Around 1.700 of Royal Navy personnel are away from home and on duty over Christmas, said the Royal Navy today, December 25. From the Gulf and the fight against Daesh to the frozen Antarctic, 18 warships, Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships, Fleet Air Arm squadrons, submarines and Royal Marines units are dep
Chinese aircraft carrier jets fly near Korean Peninsula
The Chinese (PLA) Navy only aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV16) conducted at sea training near the Korean Peninsula. Embarked J-15 fighter jets practiced taking off and landing procedures around the Bohai Strait near the Korean Peninsula, South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported a Chinese military pape
Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov passes the Suez Canal
The Russian Northern Fleet anti-submarine ship made the transition from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. The Russian Navy said it took the ship a few hours to pass through the channel. The ship’s main objectives were to ensure safe maneuvering in conditions of heavy traffic.
Royal Canadian Navy receives Lockheed Martin’s combat system
Lockheed Martin, the U.S.-based defense technology company, announced December 22 that its Halifax Class Modernization project for the Royal Canadian Navy has achieved several program milestones. The HCM project achieved First Article Acceptance – formal recognition that Lockheed Martin Canada’s com