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Kuwait Coast Guard, US Navy conduct maritime security ops in Arabian Gulf
Last week, Combined Task Force 152 (CTF 152) conducted Joint Patrol-09 (JP-09) in the Northern Arabian Gulf in order to maintain maritime security, investigate suspicious activity and support the free flow of navigation in the region.
Halter Marine gets contract for industrial studies for US Navy’s T-AGOS program
Halter Marine Inc., a company of ST Engineering North America, has been received a contract from the US Navy for industrial studies for the auxiliary general ocean surveillance ship (T-AGOS(X)) program.
Hellenic Army Special Forces orders patrol boat from Viking
Viking Life-Saving Equipment has won a tender to supply the Hellenic Army Special Forces with its Munin S1200 daughter craft.
Turkish Navy assumes command of CTF 151
Rear Admiral Ishimaki of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) handed over Command of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) to Rear Admiral Inanir of the Turkish Navy in a virtual ceremony on July 21.
Naviris to conduct feasibility study for mid-life upgrade of Horizon frigates
Today, Naviris, a 50/50 owned joint venture of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and its French counterpart Naval Group, has signed a contract with Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) for a feasibility study on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon-class frigates. Since its l
Admiral Kasatonov frigate joins Russian Navy fleet
The Russian Navy has commissioned Admiral Kasatonov (431), the second Project 22350, Admiral Gorshkov-class missile frigate.
Australia, Japan, U.S. hold joint naval drill in Philippine Sea
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Australian Defense Force (ADF), and the US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group began a trilateral exercise in the Philippine Sea on July 19.
USS Bonhomme Richard fire extinguished, at least two sailors supporting firefighting ops test positive for COVID-19
After four days of firefighting, all known fires have been extinguished aboard US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Rear Admiral Philip E. Sobeck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, said in a statement on July 16.
Near miss between Royal Navy submarine and Stena ferry ascribed to inaccurate information
A near miss between a Royal Navy submarine and Stena Superfast VII ferry occurred in 2018 because the submarine’s control room team had underestimated the ferry’s speed and overestimated its range, a report issued by UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) shows.
USCG commissions third new Galveston-homeported cutter
On July 15, 2020, the US Coast Guard (USCG) held a commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller (WPC-1138), the service’s 38th Sentinel-class fast response cutter, at Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas.
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli officially joins US Navy fleet
On July 15, 2020, the US Navy commissioned its new amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7).
Japan takes delivery of 1st Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
Bell Boeing delivered the first V-22 Osprey aircraft to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) based at Camp Kisarazu.
USS Detroit returns from historic counter-narcotics mission
The US Navy’s Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) returned to Mayport, Florida, on July 11, following its maiden deployment to the US 4th Fleet area of operations.
Philippine Navy commissions Jose Rizal frigate
The Philippine Navy has commissioned its first purpose-built frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF150).