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UK Carrier Strike Group embarks on historic deployment
Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier and fleet flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth for her maiden operational deployment at the heart of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group after a farewell visit from Her Majesty The Queen.
US Navy commissions LCS USS Mobile
The US Navy has commissioned USS Mobile (LCS 26), its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship.
FMM to build US Navy’s 2nd Constellation-class frigate
FMM, U.S. subsidiary of shipbuilding group Fincantieri Marinette Marine, will build the second Constellation-class guided-missile frigate for the US Navy.
Indian Navy to decommission its 1st destroyer
The Indian Navy will decommission its first destroyer, INS Rajput (D51) at a solemn ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 21 May 2021.
Britain’s next generation of frigates named
Five names have been selected for Britain’s Type 31 frigates.
ADSB to build 4 Falaj 3-class OPVs for UAE Navy
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has been awarded AED 3.5 billion (app $953 million) contract by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and UAE Navy to build four Falaj 3-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
Australia’s HMAS Ballarat joins Operation Argos
Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Ballarat has joined Operation Argos, the Australian commitment to the international effort to enforce UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea.
Northrop Grumman secures US Navy deal for more Coyote target vehicles
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a production contract option for 18 additional GQM-163A “Coyote” supersonic sea-skimming target vehicles.
German Navy’s third F125 frigate enters service
Sachsen-Anhalt (F224), the German Navy’s third of four F125-class frigates, has officially entered service.
Polish Navy tug Przemko undergoes sea trials
The last of six tugboats built by Remontowa Shipbuilding for the Polish Navy, H-13 Przemko, has undergone sea trials to test its systems and equipment.
DCI launches Yard Tug 811 for US Navy
U.S. shipbuilding company Dakota Creek Industries has launched YT 811, the second harbor tug in a series for the U.S. Navy.
TTCG receives 2 Cape-class patrol boats from Austal Australia
Australian shipbuilder and global defence prime contractor Austal Australia has delivered two Cape-class patrol boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.
Sweden identifies wrecks of warships discovered in 2019
The wrecks found at Vaxholm, Sweden, in the autumn of 2019 are warships Apollo and Maria, maritime archaeologists at Vrak – Museum of Wrecks have confirmed.
Royal Navy’s upgraded Spearfish torpedo declared ready for the front line
The Royal Navy’s new Spearfish torpedo has been declared ready for front-line action with the navy and undergone extensive deepwater trials with HMS Audacious in the Bahamas. Five of the heavy torpedoes were successfully fired by Audacious – the fourth of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class nuclear-powere