January 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – Between January 7 and 12, the “Juan Sebastián de Elcano” school ship made a stopover in Montevideo, which has been the sixth scale of the XCII Instruction Cruise. Montevideo was a port of land 500 years ago by the Magallanes-Elcano expedition in its effort to discover the sea passage to what was then known as…
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Presentation of the book “The Spanish Navy in the Philippines 1700-1900”
January 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – Next Tuesday, January 21 will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Navy Headquarters, the presentation of the work “The Spanish Navy in the Philippines 1700-1900” by Mr. Alejandro Anca Alamillo. The event will be opened by José Ramón Vallespín Gómez, ship captain and Director of the Department of Studies and…
Read MoreNRL Researching Rivers in the Sky
January 15, 2020 – Meteorologists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory plan to take a harder look in 2020 at a prime, yet difficult to model, component of the global water cycle known as atmospheric rivers. Rivers in the sky, sometimes known as the Maya or Pineapple Express, account for most of the horizontal moisture transported outside of the tropics…
Read MoreARA Bouchard Departs for Argentina
January 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – This morning at 7 (11 am from France), the ARA “Bouchard” (P-51) ocean patrolman, commanded by Frigate Captain Daniel Eduardo Giudici, sailed from the Naval Base in Toulon. The unit began its voyage in which it will cross the Atlantic Ocean towards Buenos Aires, prior to the resupply of logistics in the port of Rio…
Read MorePatria Delivers First Modernized Hamina Class FAC
January 15, 2020 – Patria has delivered the first modernized Hamina class missile boat Tornio to the Finnish Defence Forces. In the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) project four vessels will be overhauled and modernized, and all the new capabilities will be in use in the Finnish Navy during 2021. Patria acts as the prime contractor, designer and the lead system integrator.…
Read MoreAkademik Pashin to Commission January 21
January 16, 2020 (Google Translation) – January 21, in the main base of the Northern Fleet – Severomorsk – a ceremonial raising of the flag of the auxiliary fleet of the Navy will take place on the new sea tanker Akademik Pashin. This day will be the date of the official enrollment of the vessel in the Northern Fleet. The…
Read MoreBoeing Announces Fourth-Quarter Deliveries
January 14, 2020 – The Boeing Company announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the fourth quarter of 2019. Major program deliveries during the fourth quarter, including deliveries under operating lease (which are identified by parentheses) were as follows: Defense, Space & Security Programs 4th Quarter 2019 Year-to- Date 2019 AH-64 Apache (New) 10 37 AH-64 Apache (Remanufactured)…
Read MoreRoyal Navy Nearing IOC for MCM USV Operations
January 13, 2020 – Unmanned mine hunters and survey technology will soon be on frontline duties with the Royal Navy. Specialist autonomous kit has now been handed over into military service and will be on live operations from March. Sailors trained in this of type mission will be stationed at HMNB Clyde, where the remotely operated kit, including submersibles and…
Read MoreHMAS Toowoomba Departs for Middle East
January 13, 2020 – The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac Class frigate HMAS Toowoomba has departed from her home port of Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia to the Middle East. Toowoomba is the 68th rotation of a Royal Australian Navy ship to the region since 1990. As part of Operation MANITOU, the deployment is part of the Australian Defence…
Read MoreJOSPA Working on Wave Energy Vessels
In 2017 Jospa decided to concentrate its resources on the unique zero fuel, zero emissions Jospa Tug. This is seen as ‘nearer market’ than Wave Energy which is a longer, more expensive development than the Jospa wave-powered tug. We have a number of strong patents in wave energy conversion such as our “Eite” and our efficient Power Take Off module,…
Read MoreFuture Submarine Program — Transition to Design
January 14, 2020 Introduction 1.1 The Department of Defence (Defence) is in the process of acquiring 12 new submarines. The ‘Future Submarine’ fleet is to replace the fleet of six Collins class submarines currently operated by the Royal Australian Navy (Navy), which without an extension to their service life, are due to be withdrawn from service by 2036. 1.2 In 2016 Defence…
Read MoreNorthern Fleet Resumes Submersible Training
January 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Northern Fleet hosted the first in the new year training of search and rescue support forces with the participation of the AS-34 underwater manned vehicle designed to rescue emergency submarine crews. The crew of the device fulfilled the tasks of surface and underwater maneuvering in the Kola Bay. AS-34 was launched from the…
Read MoreNaviris, the JV between Fincantieri and Naval Group is now fully operational
January 14, 2020 – The first board meeting of Naviris, the joint venture between Fincantieri and Naval Group, took place. This partnership cements the shared desire of the two companies to build a future of excellence for the shipbuilding industry and Navies. The Alliance is the natural evolution of the historical partnership already existing between two world leaders. With more than twenty…
Read MoreUnprecedented Number of Crew Kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea
January 14, 2020 – Despite overall piracy incidents declining in 2019, there was an alarming increase in crew kidnappings across the Gulf of Guinea, according to the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) annual piracy report. In 2019, IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre received 162 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships worldwide, in comparison to 201 reported…
Read MoreNATO Nations Cannot Be Complacent, Milley Says
By Jim Garamone January 14, 2020 – Army Gen. Mark A. Milley said people need to remember why NATO began in 1949. The defensive alliance was put in place to prevent the outbreak of great power war, and that’s still a valid task, the chairman said. “Sometimes, people can become complacent and assume that peace is the state of nature,” he added.…
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