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  • HII lays keel of US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sam Nunn

    27 November 2024
    Vessels

    HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has authenticated the keel of new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133). 

  • Taiwan welcomes new landing platform dock Yushan

    3 October 2022
    Vessels

    The Taiwanese Navy has commissioned the newest landing platform dock (LPD) Yushan at a ceremony held in Kaohsiung.

  • Eventful RIMPAC 2022 comes to a close

    8 August 2022
    Training & Education

    The world’s largest international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 concluded on 4 August following more than a month of realistic, relevant combined operations training conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

  • Fincantieri delivers Qatar’s second Musherib-class OPV

    7 July 2022
    Vessels

    Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has delivered the second Musherib-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Qatari Emiri Navy.

  • US Navy and Estonian Navy kick off exercise Hedgehog 2022

    16 May 2022
    Training & Education

    Members of Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe/2d Marine Division (TF-61/2), operating under the US Navy’s Sixth Fleet, have joined their Estonian counterparts to kick off exercise Siil 22, also known as exercise Hedgehog.

  • Leonardo’s naval gun system picked for Dutch Navy’s new vessels

    21 March 2022
    Equipment & technology

    The Royal Netherlands Navy has selected Leonardo’s naval gun system Lionfish to equip its new naval units.

  • US Navy tests high-energy laser weapon in Gulf of Aden

    15 December 2021
    Equipment & technology, Industry

    US Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on 14 December while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.

  • Fincantieri launches Qatar’s 2nd new OPV

    8 June 2021
    Industry, Vessels

    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Sheraouh (Q62), the second offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence.

  • China’s 1st Type 075 amphibious assault ship casts off to sea trials

    6 August 2020
    Vessels

    The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) new Type 075 amphibious assault ship (LHD) has headed out for sea trials according to the footage emerging on local social media. The Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) was launched by Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in September 2019. The new class of ship builds upon the smaller Type 071 landing […]

  • China: Second Type 075 amphibious assault ship launched

    24 April 2020
    Vessels

    China is moving forward with its efforts to expand navy capabilities as the country launched its second amphibious assault ship.  The launching ceremony for the second Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) being built for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) took place at Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard on April 22, part of the China State Shipbuilding […]

  • China launches first Type 075 amphibious assault ship

    25 September 2019
    Authorities, Vessels

    China has reached a new milestone in the expansion of its navy’s capabilities with the launch of the nation’s first amphibious assault ship. The Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) was launched in Shanghai on September 25. The new class of ship builds upon the smaller Type 071 landing platform dock (LPD) which is already […]

  • US Marines test JLTVs aboard USS Kearsarge

    29 August 2019
    Authorities, Equipment & technology

    Three different configurations of the Humvee successor were tested.

  • US Navy ships denied Hong Kong port visits amidst protests

    14 August 2019
    Authorities

    Two US Navy ships were not allowed to visit Hong Kong in the wake of anti-government protests in the Chinese special administrative region. This was confirmed to USNI News by a US Pacific Fleet spokesman who said that Chinese officials did not allow amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD-20) and cruiser USS Lake Erie […]

  • US Navy enhancing partnership with Ecuador, Peru, Chile

    27 November 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    US Navy ships deployed in support of the U Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative are scheduled to undertake interoperability and partnership exercises in Ecuador, Peru and Chile, the navy has said. Ships taking part in the initiative are amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) and guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Somerset has approximately […]

  • USS Anchorage pulls into Sri Lanka on Western Pacific deployment

    24 August 2018
    Authorities

    US Navy’s amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) arrived in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, on August 24 as part of her Western Pacific deployment. The ship got underway from San Diego early July to operate as part of the Essex amphibious ready group together with amphibious assault ship USS Essex and dock landing ship USS Rushmore. […]

  • HII begins fabrication of 13th San Antonio-class ship ‘Richard M. McCool, Jr.’

    31 July 2018
    Authorities, Industry, Vessels

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has officially started fabrication of the 13th San Antonio-class ship, the future USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD-29), at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel have been cut. “We are excited to commence fabrication on the 13th and final ship of […]

  • USS Iwo Jima continues Middle East deployment after repairs in Jordan

    20 July 2018
    Authorities

    Repairs and maintenance will allow the ship to continue to be fully mission capable for the rest of its deployment

  • World’s largest naval drill kicks off in Hawaii

    27 June 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Over fifty ships and submarines from 26 nations gathered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam for the start of the world’s largest naval drill – RIMPAC 2018 – which kicked off June 27. Taking place in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise is scheduled to conclude on August 2, […]

  • Peruvian Navy commissions landing platform dock B.A.P. Pisco

    8 June 2018
    Authorities, Vessels

    The Peruvian Navy commissioned its first landing platform dock ship B.A.P. Pisco in a ceremony Callao on June 6. Pisco is the first of two ships in its class built by state-owned shipbuilder SIMA (Servicios Industriales de la Marina S.A.) for the Peruvian Navy. The LPD started trials shortly after its launch in April 2017. On May […]

  • Essex amphibious ready group starts COMPTUEX

    1 June 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    US Navy ships from the Essex amphibious ready group started the composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit marines off the coast of California on May 30. COMPTUEX is an exercise led by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 15 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) that is aimed to certify the […]

  • USS Oak Hill exits Black Sea after Romania drill, Georgia port visit

    22 March 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    US Navy’s Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wrapped up their 15-day stay in the Black Sea, transiting the Bosphorus to return to the Mediterranean Sea on March 22. During their time in the Black Sea, US Navy sailors and marines worked with […]

  • Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay rounds off Wasp ARG

    20 March 2018
    Authorities

    US Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) joined the rest of the Wasp amphibious ready group (ARG) in Okinawa, Japan, arriving at White Beach Naval Facility to onload elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The forward-deployed Green Bay joined the group after just completing a 5-month maintenance period and intensive training cycle […]

  • USS Wasp stops in Hawaii en route to new Japan homeport

    29 December 2017
    Vessels

    US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) pulled into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on December 28 for a final port call en route to her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan. Wasp departed Norfolk, Virginia, August 30, but was diverted to the Caribbean in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria, Sept. 4. […]

  • Major Navy-Marines drill Dawn Blitz 2017 concludes

    31 October 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Close to 5,ooo US Navy sailors and marines, utilizing seven ships and 33 aircraft, completed the amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz off the Californian coast on October 30. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan for and establish expeditionary […]

  • Mexican, Canadian, French ships join US-hosted amphibious drill Bold Alligator

    23 October 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The US-hosted amphibious drill Bold Alligator will be joined by Mexican, Canadian and French Navy ships in addition to personnel from a number of other ally countries. Bold Alligator 2017 (BA17) started in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on October 18 and will run through October 30 around Camp Lejeune and at-sea Atlantic ranges. Mexican Navy’s […]

  • US Navy’s first laser-equipped ship returns to US ahead of retiring

    28 September 2017
    Authorities

    The US Navy’s afloat forward staging base-interim USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) returned to Naval Station Norfolk September 27 after spending over five years overseas. The navy’s first laser-weapon system fitted ship returned from the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and is set to be decommissioned and dismantled later this year. Nicknamed “Proud Lion,” Ponce […]