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Defence Force arrive in Samoa for disaster relief exercise
By Rebecca Quillam 11:17 AM Saturday Jul 28, 2012 Tweet Email Print EXPAND An RNZAF C-130 Hercules is loaded with equipement by Air Movements and Loadmaster personnel. Photo / Supplied A 100-strong Defence Force contingent, including healthcare specialists...
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Another string to Capital’s bow as navy training vessel sails in
Sponsored by Another string to Capital’s bow as navy training vessel sails in HMS Archer is being relocated from Aberdeen By David O’Leary Published on Thursday 26 July 2012 12:00 A ROYAL Navy training ship is to be relocated to the Capital in a bid to...
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Singapore to start negotiations for 4 Scorpene SSKs with France's DCNS
Naval Industry News - France, Singapore Singapore to start negotiations for 4 Scorpene SSKs with France's DCNS According to rumors (infosdefense.com) , the Republic of Singapore Navy is about to start negotiations with France for the possible purchase...
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Navy: Nuclear Sub Worker Set Fire So He Could Leave Early
Navy: Nuclear Sub Worker Set Fire So He Could Leave Early Navy Sub Fire: New Hampshire Man Arrested AUTO START: ON | OFF Tweet More Sharing Services Share Share on facebook_like Email 7 Comments Print Text Size - / + By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press...
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U.S. Navy Lowballing Shipbuilding Cost
U.S. Navy Lowballing Shipbuilding Costs [REPORT] BY GCAPTAIN STAFF ON JULY 25, 2012 An illustration depicting the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first in a series of six Gerald R. Ford-class vessels planned through 2042. The U.S. Navy is underestimating...
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Indian Navy Force Structure Development Is Driven by Blue Water Maritime Strategy
Indian Navy Force Structure Development Is Driven by Blue Water Maritime Strategy Indian Navy developments, Part 1 of 3 Written by: Mrityunjoy Mazumdar on June 1, 2012 Categories: Naval, Programs & Tech Tags: Aircraft Carriers, Destroyers, Foreign Military,...
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Navy's new ship sails the seas on half the gas
Navy's new ship sails the seas on half the gas The USS Makin Island, the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship, saves millions of dollars by using far less fuel than its sister ships. CNET's Daniel Terdiman hitches a ride as part of his Road Trip 2012....
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Singapore Navy successfully fires missile
Singapore Navy successfully fires missile 0 in Share AsiaOne Monday, Jul 23, 2012 SINGAPORE - The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) conducted on Monday a live-firing of the Barak missile in the South China Sea, successfully destroying its target. This...
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Navy Great Green Fleet
Navy Great Green Fleet The Navy conducted "Great Green Fleet" test exercises on July 18 in waters near Hawaii as part of the Rim of the Pacific event, the world's largest international maritime exercise. During the test, an aircraft carrier, jets and...
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HMAS DARWIN JOINS MULTINATIONAL TASK GROUP
HMAS DARWIN JOINS MULTINATIONAL TASK GROUP 19 July 2012 HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tiarra Fulgham/Released) HMAS Darwin departed Pearl Harbor on 10 July, signalling...
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After 10-year wait, navy finally gets its hands on new planes
After 10-year wait, navy finally gets its hands on new planes The F35 Lightning II. Published on Thursday 19 July 2012 16:22 THE first of the Royal Navy’s new stealth fighter jets has been handed over to the MoD. Defence secretary Philip Hammond formally...
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Asylum seeker boats are destroyed off Christmas Island.
Asylum seeker boats are destroyed off Christmas Island. Pictures: Stephen Cooper Source: The Daily Telegraph IT is a routine process performed more and more often by the Royal Australian Navy - empty asylum seeker boats being towed back out to sea and...
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USS Vandegrift, Sampson, Waesche Arrive Singapore for CARAT 2012
2012 120715-N-PK322-065 SINGAPORE - The USS Vandergrift (FFG-48) arrives at Changi Naval Base in Singapore to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the...
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Missile Firing Success for Royal New Zealand Navy Warship
Missile Firing Success for Royal New Zealand Navy Warship 15:52 July 20, 2012 0 comments Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force “Command Approved, Sea Sparrow,” and with that the warship HMNZS TE KAHA let fly a NATO Sea Sparrow Missile in a live practice...
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Buck's boy in Bedford
Home News Sport Bedford Blues Bedford Town Luton Town Cricket Football Rugby Motorsport Hockey UK & World Sport Other Sports Home/Garden Health/Beauty Wedding Education Leisure E-edition Blog Jobs Homes Motors Directory Classified Announcement Published:...
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Eyes of the Tigers join Olympic security shield
Eyes of the Tigers join Olympic security shield News Eyes of the Tigers join Olympic security shield 19 July 2012 The latest Naval hardware – Merlin helicopters of 814 Naval Air Squadron – has flown into Yeovilton to join the massive Olympic security...
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HMS Diamond joins Australian warship east of Suez
Diamond joins Australian warship east of Suez 18 July 2012 HMS Diamond has taken her place among the international naval effort determined to stamp out criminal activity on the seas east of Suez. The state-of-the-art destroyer has relieved her sister...
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Canada’s shrinking navy still valued by allies, analysts say
Canada’s shrinking navy still valued by allies, analysts say Published on Saturday July 14, 2012 Share on twitter Share on facebook PAUL DARROW/REUTERS The Canadian navy has 34 commissioned vessels but only 14 fighting ships. By Rick Westhead Staff Reporter...
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Royal Navy decommissions Trafalgar submarine HMS Turbulent
Royal Navy decommissions Trafalgar submarine HMS Turbulent HMS Turbulent was commissioned in 1984 and has had a total of 13 commanding officers Continue reading the main story Related Stories Titanic: Key figures on the night Choir wives welcome home...
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Royal Navy largest ship, HMS Ocean begins her Olympic deployment
Royal Navy largest ship, HMS Ocean begins her Olympic deployment One hundred and fifty sailors and aircrew recreated the Olympic Rings on the flight deck of the Royal Navy's largest ship to mark the start of her Olympic deployment for the 2012 London...
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The Lee Enfield .303 and British marksmanship
The Lee Enfield .303 and British marksmanship Thanks to x for pointing out this video. You’ll often read in Great War history books about how the regular troops of theBritish Expeditionary Force at Mons in 1914 managed to put out such a rate of fire that...
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Royal Navy Survey Ship Discovers Underwater Marvel (Red Sea
y, Underwater. Survey ship HMS Echo has discovered an underwater mountain the size of the Rock of Gibraltar as she sailed through poorly-mapped waters in the Red Sea. The ship came across the huge feature while searching for volcanoes on the seabed –...
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China’s aircraft carrier has set out from Dalian in the northeastern province of Liaoning on sea trials
ABOUT US RSS FEEDS ADVERTISE WITH US CONTACT US Home News Pictures Forum Reports Videos Weapons World Military You are here: Home / Navy & Maritime Security News / J-15 Jets On Deck As Carrier Sets Off On Longest Sea Trials MORE NAVY & MARITIME SECURITY...
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India's 1st P-8I aircraft takes off; delivery in 2013
India's 1st P-8I aircraft takes off; delivery in 2013 Last updated on: July 12, 2012 13:08 IST Share this Ask Users Write a Comment Print this article Boeing's first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy began its official flight test programme on July 7,...
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Floating Base Gives U.S. New Footing in the Persian Gulf
Floating Base Gives U.S. New Footing in the Persian Gulf Blake Midnight/U.S. Navy, via Associated Press The Ponce, one of the Navy’s oldest transport ships, transits the Persian Gulf en route to Bahrain on July 4. By THOM SHANKER Published: July 11, 2012...