Irish Navy confirmed that, in an operation which started yesterday, its vessel LÉ NIAMH managed to rescue 367 migrants after their vessel capsized, recovering 25 bodies. LÉ NIAMH was tasked by the Italian Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre (MRCC) to come to the assistance of a fishing vessel 110 kil
Raytheon Anschütz has been selected by BAE Systems to provide the Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (INBS) for the UK Royal Navy’s new Type 26 Global Combat Ships. Raytheon Anschütz is under contract to deliver the Integrated Bridge and Navigation System for the first three ships, including cu
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply the MT30 gas turbine packages for the first three Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the Royal Navy. The Company will now begin manufacture of the gas turbines and the surrounding steel packages for the ships, which are to be built by prime contractor BAE Sys
The US Coast Guard’s latest 418-foot National Security Cutter James (WSML 754) entered Boston Harbor August 3, 2015. The James is the fifth of eight planned National Security Cutters – the largest and most technologically advanced class of cutters in the Coast Guard’s fleet. The cutters’ design prov
Take a look at Royal New Zealand Navy’s Anzac class frigate part-way through her major refit. The vessel HMNZS Te Mana was floated out of the Devonport Naval Base dry dock today wearing her new haze grey paint scheme. The vessel received an update of her Integrated Platform Management System (propul
US Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Yokosuka naval base jointly celebrated their 39th annual Friendship Day, Aug. 1. The two nations concurrently opened their respective bases to the general public to allow an estimated 56,000 visitors to e
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) hosted the Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 Rear Adm. Cynthia M. Thebaud on Aug. 3 while the ship was underway for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group’s (ARG) composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). During the course of her v
Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender flexed muscles through a gruelling 6 week pre-deployment Operational Sea Training (OST) package to achieve the Navy’s ‘gold’ standard. As one of the Royal Navy’s most capable ships, Defender proved her worth across the full spectrum of war fighting capabil
A Merlin from 814 Naval Air Squadron is guided down on to the flight deck of Italy’s flagship for the first time as part of the international migrant mission in the Mediterranean. The 814 NAS crew normally based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose near Helston in Cornwall flew on to the Aircraft Car
US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) – Port Hueneme Division (PHD) awarded a $35.4 million contract to Engility Holdings, Inc. to continue providing radar engineering, software support and logistics services. The award is a follow on to a contract originally won by TASC, which was acquired by Engi
On July 30, France transferred command of Combined Task Force (CTF 150) to Pakistan, after a four month deployment at sea onboard French Ship Var, the CTF 150 flag ship. This completed France’s 9th command of the Combined Maritime Forces’ multinational maritime security and counter-terrorism task fo
US Navy’s Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) conducted a port visit in Qingdao, July 28-30, to promote maritime cooperation and reinforce a positive naval relationship with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)). During the visit to Qingdao, Stethem welcomed Chinese military aboa
More than three months after its departure from Toulon, France, and with over 17,000 nautical miles traveled, the French Navy’s frigate Forbin returned home on August 2. The vessel was deployed on a maritime surveillance mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in cooperation with allied naval force
During May and June Australian Navy’s HMAS Newcastle was patrolling with the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East region. During the patrols, the ship’s company discovered more than 1305kg of narcotics in two boardings. Now in the second half of her deployment, Newcastle has completed five su
