HMS Ocean sailed from Livorno while HMS Bulwark sailed from Toulon straight into the warm up phase of Exercise Trident Juncture. Both vessels have spent months preparing for the ambitious exercise which will see around 36,000 personnel from more than 30 nations taking part in locations around Italy, Spain and Portugal. Ocean visited Livorno to… Continue reading BRITISH WARSHIPS GEAR UP FOR “TRIDENT JUNCTURE” EXERCISE
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EXTENSION OF NATO – INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS CONTRACT FOR AWACS AIRCRAFT
After an international competition, IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) extended the existing agreement with Boeing, within the frame of the upgrade program CNS/ATM (Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/ Air Traffic Management) of NATO Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The new project of IDE concerns specialized subsystems of the AWACS aircraft and will be completed in May… Continue reading EXTENSION OF NATO – INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS CONTRACT FOR AWACS AIRCRAFT
COMMANDANT OF NMIOTC TO VISIT BRNC & PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Hellenic’s Navy Commodore Anastasios Tserkezoglou, Commandant of NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC) will visit the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) and Plymouth University campus on the 10th and 11th of November. The visit is organized by Dr Fotios Moustakis, Associate Professor of Strategic Studies, BRNC, Director of Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and… Continue reading COMMANDANT OF NMIOTC TO VISIT BRNC & PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
HMS AMBUSH COMPLETES SIX-MONTH OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT
The high-tech hunter-killer submarine left Faslane in May to spend the summer conducting UK operations in addition to taking part in NATO activities and exercises. “HMS Ambush has proven her capabilities as one of the most advanced submarines in the world and this successful deployment is proof that the Astute-class can operate anywhere in the… Continue reading HMS AMBUSH COMPLETES SIX-MONTH OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT
MV22 OSPREY RETURNS TO HMS OCEAN
The landing was the first step in demonstrating the partnership between the amphibious helicopter platform and the US Marines Corps (USMC) ahead of the major NATO exercise, Trident Juncture, which gets underway in a few weeks time. The USMC MV22 Osprey, callsign ‘Elvis’, visited HMS Ocean in the Atlantic off Portugal at the start of… Continue reading MV22 OSPREY RETURNS TO HMS OCEAN
HMS BULWARK AND HMS OCEAN SET SAIL FOR COUGAR 15 DEPLOYMENT
HMS Ocean deployed with Royal Marines from 45 Commando and Merlin, Apache and Chinook helicopters from the Fleet Air Arm, Army Air Corps and RAF, where the Navy’s helicopter carrier will join a task group of 70 warships from across NATO and host the task force commander Rear Admiral Tony Radakin. Joining her will be… Continue reading HMS BULWARK AND HMS OCEAN SET SAIL FOR COUGAR 15 DEPLOYMENT