Van Amstel Hunts Submarines During Exercise Dynamic Mongoose
Van Amstel specializes in anti-submarine warfare, in which the crew deploys various sonar systems. Van Amstel is one of the few frigates within NATO with a combination of these specific…
Van Amstel specializes in anti-submarine warfare, in which the crew deploys various sonar systems. Van Amstel is one of the few frigates within NATO with a combination of these specific…
The Philippine Navy’s (PN) missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) achieved another milestone as an AgustaWestland (now Leonardo) AW-159 “Wildcat” anti-submarine helicopter successfully landed on its flight deck while the…
Defense has 4 Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates built, 2 for the Dutch and 2 for the Belgian navy. Damen builds the ships, Thales Nederland builds the integrated radar and…
The Canadian Government today announced that it has submitted a Letter of Request through the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program, regarding the acquisition of up to 16 Boeing P-8A…
HMS Somerset mastered the complex art of hunting submarines in Arctic fjords as she protected an allied task group in Northern Norway. The Type 23 frigate deployed as escort for…
NATO’s maritime exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA23) began off the Sicilian coast, Feb. 27. Ships, submarines, aircraft, and personnel from nine Allied nations converged in the Central Mediterranean Sea for the…
For the third consecutive year, units of the French Navy are winners of the “Hook ‘Em award”. Created in 1975, this distinction, awarded by the commander of the US 6th…
Three multi-mission frigates (FREMM) based in Brest: Normandie, Bretagne and Aquitaine, as well as two high-seas patrol boats (PHM) from Brest, Commandant Blaison and Premier-Maitre L’Her have regrouped from November…
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 and CTF 71 conducted bi-lateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Dec.…
The JMSDF conducted a bilateral exercise with the U.S. Navy (USN) in order to strengthen the capability of Japan-U.S. Alliance for effective deterrence and response as described below. 1. Objectives…