Miner divers from the 8th Flotilla in an exercise in the Black Sea
Sailors from the 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla in Świnoujście, including the Miner Divers Group, are participating as experts in the Sea Breeze 2021 exercise in…
Russian warships held exercises in the Mediterranean
Russian navy ships have conducted joint exercises with the air force in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday. The ships repelled…
BBC: more than 20 aircraft and two Russian ships followed HMS Defender
More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships followed the British ship HMS Defender as it sailed near Crimea on Wednesday, a BBC News…
Shakedown test of aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford
The next-generation aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) underwent the first of its scheduled shock tests with a high explosive initiated a short distance…
Baltops naval manoeuvres begin
Eighteen countries of the Partnership for Peace are taking part in this year’s international maritime exercise – Baltic Operations. The maritime phase started on Sunday,…
MW and NATO exercise “Solidarity Belona” has ended in the Baltic Sea
An operation to search for and neutralise dangerous objects on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, defence against air attacks, rescue operations with the participation…
SEA CEPTOR TO PROTECT ROYAL NAVY’S NEW TYPE 31 FRIGATES
MBDA’s Sea Ceptor system will protect the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates under a contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence. Sea Ceptor is…
Several visits of NATO vessels to the Port of Gdynia in June
In the coming weeks Gdynia will be visited by several NATO vessels taking part in the BALTOPS 50 exercise. These will be German, Italian and…
Anti-terrorist and search-and-rescue exercises
On 17-21 May 2021, tactical and special exercises Renegade/Sarex-21 are held in the field of countering terrorist threats from the air and conducting search and…
Naval Task Force on the Bay
On Thursday, 13 May, manoeuvres of the Naval Task Force, which included various ships of the 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla, came to an end. After…
Indonesian navy searches for 53 crew members of missing submarine
Indonesia’s navy is searching for 53 crew members of a missing submarine and has requested assistance from Australia and Singapore in the search, Indonesia’s armed…
HENSOLDT UK supplies Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar to the Polish Navy
HENSOLDT UK announces the supply of Kelvin Hughes Mk11 X Band SharpEye navigation radars to two Polish minehunters. The two equipped vessels, ORP Albatros and…
Dredger working on waterway unearths unexploded ordnance from WWII
A vessel working on dredging the Świnoujście-Szczecin waterway accidentally unearthed an unexploded World War II ordnance. The crew was evacuated, the dredger moored at the…
Submarine exercises – ORP Orzeł – in the Baltic Sea
The largest submarine of the Polish Navy practiced on the Baltic Sea. Last week, ORP Orzeł undertook maritime training consisting in checking the preparation of…
PASSEX exercises in the Baltic Sea
The units of the NATO Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG-1) and Gdynia’s Fleet took part in joint exercises on the Baltic Sea training grounds. The…
ORP Grom fire tasks in the Gulf of Gdańsk waters
Since Tuesday, May 5th, the rocket ship ORP Grom has been operating in the Gulf of Gdansk. The vessel conducts a series of maritime training…