Weapons Systems
UK: Joint Warrior 12-2 Draws to a Close
Exercise Joint Warrior 12-2 concluded off the coast of Scotland, Oct. 11. Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 took part in the exercise with guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) fleet replenishment ship USNS Leroy Grumman (TAO 195), Helicopter Mari
India: Upgraded BrahMos Missile Passes Tests
India has carried out tests of upgraded BrahMos supersonic antiship cruise missile, writes Izvestiya… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 11,2012; Image: belfecenter
Indian Navy Fires BrahMos Missile from INS Teg
Indian Navy successfully tested supersonic cruise missile BrahMos launched by the newest frigate INS Teg; the missile is capable to… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 09, 2012; Image: Indian Navy
USS Makin Island Sailors, Marines Visit Children’s Hospital Ward
Sixteen Sailors and Marines from USS Makin Island (LHD 8), along with a few Coast Guardsmen from the high endurance cutter Sherman (WHEC 720), visited the children’s ward at San Francisco General Hospital, Oct. 5, as part of the 31st annual San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) celebration. The group, sha
UK: Sailors, Royal Marines Aboard New Destroyer HMS Dauntless Recreate Historic Photo
Sailors and Royal Marines aboard new destroyer HMS Dauntless recreated a historic ship’s company photograph from nearly a century ago. One hundred and 74 of the 200 men and women aboard lined up on the forecastle of the Type 45 – just as their forebears did 91 years ago under solemn circumstances in
SSBN Alexander Nevsky Passes Another Round of Trials
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Alexander Nevsky has successfully passed another round of shipyard’s sea trials in… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 02, 2012
Northern Fleet Flagship Returns from Arctic
Northern Fleet (NF) flagship, nuclear-powered missile cruiser Petr Veliky is on her way home to Severomorsk… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 01, 2012
Russia: Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Massively Produced Thru 4 Years
JSC Votkinsky Zavod has been massively producing submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Bulava for the fourth year now… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 01, 2012
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Group Founds Subsidiary in Canada
The ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Group, a worldwide-acting company for maritime defence electronics, has founded a subsidiary in Canada. ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Canada Ltd has been set up to establish a strong and reliable partnership with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian authorities. As potential main contractor
US Navy Task Force Arrives in Scotland
Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) and Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) 46 Detachment 2 pulled into the port of Faslane, Scotland for a port visit, Sept. 26. Gettysburg, Mitscher and fleet replenishment ship U
Repair of Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov Needs About USD 1.6 Billion
Repair, modernization, and rearmament of nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov will cost Russia about RUR 50 bln… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 27, 2012
US Navy to Inactivate USS Enterprise
After 51 years of distinguished service, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will inactivate on Dec. 1, 2012, in a ceremony to be held at Norfolk Naval Station, in Norfolk, Va. The inactivation ceremony will be the last official public event for the ship, and will serve as a celebration of
UK: HMS Kent to Honor Channel Dash Heroes
A memorial to the heroes of the Channel Dash – a brave but forlorn attempt to stop German ships breaking through into the North Sea in 1942 – will be dedicated in Dover on Saturday. The memorial unveiling, attended by First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, coincides with a three-day visit to the
Russia: NF Missile Cruiser Petr Vliky Passes Kara Strait
Northern Fleet (NF) nuclear-powered missile cruiser Petr Veliky on Sept 14 passed the Kara Strait between the Novaya Zemlya and the Vaigach islands… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, September 18, 2012; Image: Flot