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US Navy’s amphibious assault ship catches fire in San Diego
On July 12, 2020, a fire broke out aboard the US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while the ship was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego.
USS Theodore Roosevelt returns to San Diego after COVID-19 experience
The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego on July 9, marking the end of its deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
Alewijnse wins contract for Dutch Navy’s new combat support ship
Alewijnse Marine recently signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the installation activities, including of the military equipment, for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) new combat support ship, HNLMS Den Helder.
USS McCampbell leaves Japan to undergo midlife modernization in the USA
Last week, the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) departed Yokosuka, Japan, for Portland, Oregon, to complete a scheduled a 17-month Depot Modernization Period (DMP).
USCG unveils name of eleventh national security cutter
The US Coast Guard (USCG) revealed that its eleventh national security cutter (NSC) will be named for Elizebeth Smith Friedman.
Canadian Coast Guard’s third new OFSV enters water
The Canadian Coast Guard has launched its third offshore fisheries science vessel (OFSV), the future CCGS John Cabot, at Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver.
Danish Navy’s mine hunting upgrade program: Kraken reconfirmed as sonar systems supplier
Canadian marine technology company Kraken Robotics has been reconfirmed as a supplier of new sonar systems for the Royal Danish Navy.
USCGC Reliance says goodbye to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
The US Coast Guard cutter Reliance crew will today depart on patrol from the Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and return in August to its new homeport of Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.
Canada awards contract to support Halifax-class frigate maintenance
Canada’s government has awarded an in-service support contract to Fleetway Inc. of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Halifax-class of frigates.
New milestone crossed for Belgian-Dutch mine hunter program
Amid the coronavirus crisis, a new contractual milestone was crossed by the Belgium Naval & Robotics teams representing the Naval Group-ECA Group consortium.
Elbit Systems secures $53 million deal to supply, integrate intelligence suites to a navy in Southeast Asia
Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $53 million to provide and integrate intelligence suites onboard vessels of a “navy of a country in Southeast Asia”.
HII wins $936 million contract to build destroyer for US Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $936 million contract for the construction of an additional Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Flight III destroyer for the US Navy.
Austal: 12th Independence-class ship delivered to US Navy
Shipbuilder Austal USA has delivered USS Oakland (24), a new Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS), to the US Navy, from the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 underway in High North
Naval forces from Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, NATO, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States are participating in the NATO Allied Maritime Command-led (MARCOM) exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 in the northern Atlantic Ocean from June 29 to July 10, 2020.