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US Navy-led task force formed to investigate UFOs
The US Department of Defense has announced the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).
ESB USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams makes stop in Naples
The US Navy’s expeditionary sea base, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), arrived in port Naples, Italy, for a routine logistics stop on August 13, 2020.
Viking: 1st ambulance boat delivered to Hellenic Coastguard
The large closed-cabin boat is the first in a series of special craft equipped with medical equipment to support the Hellenic National Centre for Emergency Care (EKAB) and the Hellenic Coastguard.
Rolls-Royce, DPA Title III invest in Pascagoula naval facility upgrade
Rolls-Royce and the US Defense Production Act Title III office will invest millions of dollars to upgrade the company’s capability and capacity for US Navy ship propulsion components in its facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the engineering company said.
Caribbean Sea: USS Pinckney seizes $4.5 million in cocaine
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) with embarked US Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized over 120 kilograms of suspected cocaine in the Caribbean Sea on July 24.
Canadian Navy unveils name of 6th Arctic and offshore patrol ship
The Royal Canadian Navy’s sixth Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS) will be named in honour of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, a Canadian naval hero of the Second World War, the Department of National Defence announced.
MPA Singapore launches 6 next-generation patrol boats to boost its frontline capabilities
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched six next-generation patrol craft to enhance its frontline capabilities to ensure navigational safety, and enhance the protection of the marine environment in the Port of Singapore.
Littoral combat ship USS St. Louis joins US Navy fleet
The US Navy commissioned USS St. Louis (LCS 19), its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, on August 8.
Australia invests in bolstering anti-submarine warfare capability
Government of Australia led by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison will invest around A$11 million to acquire an advanced anti-submarine warfare capability for Defence. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said the new AUV62-AT, Intermediate Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target w
Royal Navy survey ship to assess damage to Beirut’s port following deadly blast
Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise will sail to Lebanon to assess the damage of Beirut’s port following Tuesday’s explosion and help return it to normal operations. The deployment of Enterprise will complement an immediate package of military and civilian support and £5m worth of aid, made availa
Update: Sunken AAV, remains found off San Clemente Island
Officials with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) have identified the location of the amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) that sunk off the coast of San Clemente Island on July 30. The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Resc
China’s 1st Type 075 amphibious assault ship casts off to sea trials
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 bu
Bureau Veritas assists Australian Navy to develop its DSwMS compliance response
Certification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is working with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to support a component of the navy’s compliance response to the Defence Seaworthiness Management System (DSwMS). Bureau Veritas will support the strengths and capabilities of the RAN to prescribe the naval ‘mat
UNIFIL’s ship damaged in Beirut blast, a number of peacekeepers injured
One of the ships of the Maritime Task Force of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), docked in the port of Beirut, was damaged in a massive explosion that rocked the city on Tuesday. The blast left some UNIFIL naval peacekeepers injured – some of them seriously. “UNIFIL is transporting t