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Keel laid for South African Navy’s 2nd Project BIRO inshore patrol vessel
On 28 August, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying ceremony for the second of three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPV) being built for the South African Navy’s Project BIRO.
GE wins electric propulsion systems contract for Dutch combat support ship
GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) to deliver an energy management and electric propulsion package intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s new combat support ship (CSS), HNLMS Den Helder (A834).
Six companies get US Navy studies contracts for large unmanned surface vessels
The US Navy has awarded contracts totaling $41,985,112 to six companies for large unmanned surface vessel (LUSV) studies. The US Navy is expected to use these studies for detailed design and construction of additional unmanned vessels.
US Navy sailor goes missing in North Arabian Sea, search underway
Search is currently underway for a US Navy sailor who went missing in the North Arabian Sea on September 6, the US Navy said.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer sails away from Ingalls yard
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer sails away from Ingalls yard
Decommissioned Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier returns to Brazilian Navy after bid suspended
The Brazilian Navy is assuming control of the decommissioned Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Sao Paulo (A12) after the auction led by local authorities was suspended again.
Sri Lanka, Indian navies battle fire on board tanker off Sri Lanka coast
The Sri Lanka Navy and the Indian Navy are jointly working to put out the fire onboard a tanker off the coast of Sri Lanka, assisted by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Sri Lanka Airforce and the Indian Coast Guard.
Brodosplit: Keel laid for Croatia’s two inshore patrol vessels
Split-based shipbuilder Brodosplit held a keel-laying ceremony for two inshore patrol vessels ordered by Croatia’s defense ministry.
Austal delivers 12th Spearhead-class EPF to US Navy
Shipbuilder Austal has delivered expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Newport (EPF 12) to the US Navy from its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
Instead of NOCO, German Navy started exercise GEREX 2020 in Baltic Sea
The German Navy is conducting German Exercise 2020 (GEREX) in the western Baltic Sea from 31 August to 7 September.
RIMPAC 2020 concludes
The international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 concluded August 31 following two weeks of at-sea-only training events conducted around the Hawaiian Islands.
Saudi Border Guard assumes command of CTF 152
After leading Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force 152 (CTF 152) for six months, the Royal Jordanian Naval Force handed over command of the task force to the Saudi Border Guard on 31 August.
US Navy’s newest LCS christened at Austal USA
The US Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Savannah (LCS 28), was christened at Austal USA’s ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama on 29 August 2020.
Caribbean Sea: USS Kidd, USCG LEDET 401 seize $6 million in cocaine, arrest 3 smugglers
The US Navy, Coast Guard and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 225 kilograms of cocaine and apprehended three suspected smugglers following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea last Monday.