Indian Naval Aviation received a major fillip with the arrival of the first of eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft at Naval Air Station Rajali, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu on 15 May. Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command presided over the induction ceremony that was [...]
HMAS Creswell played host to high school students from across New South Wales recently when participants in the Naval Aviation Prospects Scheme (NAPS) visited the region. Students from as far as Wangaratta and Jindabyne participated in the March session of the work experience scheme and had an insight on to life in the Royal Australian [...]
Aviation Support Division (ASD) Misawa was officially awarded the 2011 Ashore Navy Supply Blue “E” Award for Supply Excellence, April 30. Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 5th/7th Fleet Rear Adm. Matthew Carter was on hand to present the award to ASD Misawa personnel and congratulated them for their outstanding effort. “An award like this takes [...]
Vyborg Shipyard started erection of steel structures of a naval aviation training facility similar to the NITKA training range on the construction site. In April 2012 Vyborg Shipyard has proceeded to the next stage of construction of a part of a naval aviation training facility similar to the NITKA training range. Besides, in March 2012 [...]
Naval Aviation Department was established on Apr 4, 1932 in Far East Maritime Force HQ. Fist combat experience of Pacific Fleet (PF) Naval Aviation was in Aug 1938 during fierce battles near Lake Hasan. PF aviators also participated in war on militaristic Japan in 1945. They scuppered over 30 transport ships, two destroyers, and four [...]
![India to Complete First Runways for Deck-Based Aviation Land Simulator NITKA]()
First runways for deck-based aviation land simulator NITKA built for Indian Navy at naval base Hansa will be completed by the end of 2012. According to The New Indian Express, construction of the takeoff strip is to be finished by June 2012, and the landing one – by the year end. The NITKA simulator [...]
The chief of naval personnel (CNP) got a detailed look at the broad spectrum of courses taught through the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT), when he visited Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 18. From the intricacies of troubleshooting sophisticated electronics and engines on aircraft, to firefighting, rescue swimmer training and more, Vice [...]
![Russia: Pilots of Northern Fleet Naval Aviation Practice Flights in Polar Night]()
Pilots of Northern Fleet (NF) naval aviation continue improving pilotage skills in extreme conditions of polar night. Performing training flights, aircrews of ASW aircrafts Il-38, NF Naval Aviation have carried out 23 sorties; pilots practiced various tasks including bomb dropping on sea and land test ranges. It is noteworthy that they used full set [...]
In order to optimize Black Sea Fleet (BSF) naval aviation units, increase effectiveness and control operability, Gvardeiskaya and Kacha BSF air stations were transformed into unified structure – 7057-th Air Base. The newly established air base will comprise alternate airfields, maintenance and communication units, and aviation medicine laboratory. Attack, antisubmarine, transport, and special types of [...]
JSC Beriev Aviation Scientific Center (Taganrog, Russia) on Dec 2 handed over repaired long-range ASW aircraft Tu-142ME to Indian naval aviation; the airplane departed for its air base on Dec 5, reports the center’s press service. The airplane (registration No 312) has passed all appropriate post-repair trials. It is one of eight Tu-142ME aircrafts built [...]
