The Ukrainian Naval Infantry (part of coastal defense troops of the Ukrainian Navy)  underwent tactical special training in Odesa region of southwestern Ukraine. The Ukrainian Marines held field drills in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (the town in Odessa region). The aim of these drills is to achieve troops integrated planning and deployment during raiding operations, especially, in cooperation with units of other armed forces arms. […]

The United States Marine Corps has confirmed its next rotation to Darwin in the Northern Territory will include more than 1200 Marines and 13 aircraft. “Approximately 1,250 Marines will deploy to Darwin, Australia, in 2017 for the sixth iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin,” was reported by SBS. The arrival of the planes will, however, constitute the […]

The 24th Chinese escort taskforce, which is composed of the guided-missile destroyer Harbin (Hull 112), the guided-missile frigate Handan (Hull 579) and the comprehensive supply ship Dongpinghu (Hull 960) from the North China Sea Fleet of the Chinese PLA Navy, conducted a multi-subject drill in the east waters of the Gulf of Aden. Conducting such […]

Rolls-Royce received a contract to deliver its MTU diesel engines for the Turkish Coast Guard search and rescue vessels that are to be built by Dutch shipbuilder Damen. That was reported by navaltoday.com. The six new vessels are paid for by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and will be built in Ankara. The boats will support […]

The new Chinese guided-missile frigate Ningde (Hull 510) has conducted a training exercise under complex and severe sea conditions on Jan. 15, 2017. The frigate is assigned to a maritime garrison command with the East China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy. The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s new frigate Ningde, hull number 510, was commissioned […]

January 14, on the  Gadzhievo Northern Fleet submarine forces main base a naval flag-raising ceremony was held on two new 21980 project Grachonok anti-terror vessels. One of them was provided a name of Unarmeec Zapolyarya. Due to the flag raising, these vessels officially allotted the underwater anti-sabotage forces of the Northern Fleet. By order of the […]

China’s aircraft carrier formation returned to Qingdao port Friday after finishing a drill, the Chinese navy said Friday. Comprised of aircraft carrier Liaoning, a number of destroyers, some J-15 carrier-basedfighter jets and helicopters, the fleet sailed through the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the EastChina Sea and the South China sea. The formation passed through […]

The People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLAMC) has taken delivery of new 105mm assault vehicles. The fire support vehicles in PLA Marine Corps camouflage was spotted on the road. According to Chinese military experts, the new assault vehicles is a NORINCO ZTL-11 amphibious fire support vehicle on the ZBL-09 wheeled 8×8 armored personnel carrier chassis. Some […]

USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) is scheduled to depart Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for a regularly-scheduled deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region on Friday, Jan. 13. That was reported by press service of Department of Defense. Michael Murphy will deploy with a crew of approximately 320 Sailors and a detachment of […]

Chinese naval aviation forces on Monday carried out a drill in the Sea of Japan, a spokesperson with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy said Tuesday. That was reported by xinhuanet.com. Liang Yang said the drill, testing the coordination between naval vessels and aircraft, was “a regular arrangement in accordance with the annual training plan.” The […]