RNZAF P-3K2 Orion Conducts Likely Last SAR Mission
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion crew has successfully located two Kiribati fishermen in what will probably be the Orion fleet’s last search and rescue mission. RNZAF…
Russia Intercepts German Navy Aircraft over the Baltic
A Russian Su-27 fighter escorted a German military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, observing international norms and without a dangerous rapprochement, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation…
Joint Ship Launching for Taiwan Coast Guard
At 10 a.m. on January 12, 2012, the Fleet Branch of the Coast Guard Bureau held a joint launch ceremony for the fifth PP-10091 and sixth PP-10092 of the newly…
U.S., Bahrain Launch Annual Maritime Security Exercise
Military personnel from the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain began a 10-day naval exercise Jan. 15 in and off the coast of Bahrain. Exercise Neon Defender is an…
Shandong’s Live-Fire Drill in South China Sea
On January 14, the Chinese navy’s aircraft carrier Shandong taskforce conducted a live-fire confrontation drill in the waters of the South China Sea. Song Zhongping, a military expert, said that…
Navy Culture Preserved in Rio de Janeiro Museum Ships
By First Lieutenant (RM2-T) Tássia Camila Navarro dos Santos – Brasília, DFHave you ever thought about taking advantage of the vacation period to get to know a submarine, a fighter…
HMS Protector Helps Scientists Study Tsunami Threat
The Royal Navy is helping scientists warn of potentially devastating tsunamis by researching huge underwater volcanoes on the fringe of Antarctica. HMS Protector used her state-of-the-art sensors to scan a…
Navy Test Pilot School Gets Army Commander
The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) changed command during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Jan. 12. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Aaron Kia relieved U.S. Navy Cmdr.…
KRI Teluk Wondama Christened
The inauguration of the KRI Teluk Wondama-527 by the TNI Commander and the National Police Chief who was also witnessed by 3 Chiefs of Staff at the Koarmada III Katapop…