June 6, 2020 – Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa, which reached Male, Maldives on 04 Jun 20 for her third trip under Op Samudra Setu – Indian Navy’s contribution to India’s national effort to bring home our citizens from foreign shores by sea, embarked 700 Indian nationals on 05 Jun 20 and departed for India late in the evening. During the…
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Final French ASW Variant Placed in Service
June 8, 2020 (Google Translation) – The sixth multi-mission frigate (FREMM) in a series of eight, Normandy has just been admitted to active service by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Prazuck, on June 3, 2020. Built in Lorient, the FREMM Normandie began its sea trials in February 2019. It was delivered to the French Navy on July 16,…
Read MoreINS Kesari at Port Victoria, Seychelles for Mission Sagar
June 7, 2020 – As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 07 June 2020. The Government of India in these difficult times is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and towards the same INS Kesari is carrying a consignment of COVID related essential medicines for the people…
Read MoreUSS Ronald Reagan CSG Departs for 2020 Deployment
June 8, 2020 – The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway serving as America’s strongest symbol of resolve, navigating the global pandemic as its mission endures, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. This deployment marks USS Ronald Reagan’s (CVN 76) fifth year of service as part of U.S. forward-deployed naval forces. Reagan, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5,…
Read MoreRussian fleet monitors NATO exercises launched in Baltic Sea
June 8, 2020 – Radio SputnikThe Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation is closely monitoring the exercises of NATO countries Baltops-2020, the Russian National Defense Management Center said on Monday. “The forces and means of the Baltic Fleet watched the exercises the US Navy and European countries Baltops-2020 held from 7 to 19 June in the waters of the southern…
Read MoreGerman Navy Begins NH90 NTH Sea Lion Operations
June 8, 2020 – Today, on June 8th, 2020, the “initial flight” begins with the new NH90 NTH “Sea Lion” (NATO Helicopter 90 Naval Transport Helicopter) naval helicopters. The German Navy officially took over the three “Sea Lion” already stationed at Naval Aviation Squadron 5 in Nordholz on June 4th. The procurement of a total of 18 multi-purpose helicopters is…
Read MoreHMS Kent Taking Part in BALTOPS
June 8, 2020 – Over the next week, HMS Kent and minehunter HMS Ramsey will sail alongside 26 other vessels and 29 aircraft as 3,000 personnel from 17 NATO nations and two NATO partner nations strengthen their combined maritime capabilities and demonstrate their collective resolve to safeguard security in the Baltic Sea Region. HMS Ramsey will join the exercise as…
Read MoreTCG Yabray Kudret Güngör Refuels FS Courbet off Libya
June 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – This Thursday, June 4, the La Fayette-type frigate Courbet (FLF) currently engaged in the NATO Operation Sea Guardian carried out a refueling at sea off Libya with the Turkish oil tanker Yabray Kudret Güngör (class Akar). Deployed as part of the European maritime force “EUROMARFOR” integrated into Operation Sea Guardian , the Courbet carried…
Read MoreBAE Systems to Attend UDT2020
June 2, 2020 – The Golden Triangle, or Triple Helix, is all about how governments, industry and academia work together to help a country with a small navy to survive in the current, highly technological field of naval warfare. It’s a key topic at the Undersea Defence Technology exhibition in Rotterdam later this year and, as a key player in…
Read MoreBaltic Breeze helps the navy to remain operational
June 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – After a corona break of many weeks, four Dutch navy ships left the port of Den Helder at the end of last month. And this for a large-scale exercise with the Belgians in the North Sea and Denmark. The amphibious transport ships HNLMS Rotterdam and HNLMS Johan de Witt, the frigates HNLMS Van Speijk…
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