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German Navy puts new Sea Lion helicopters into operation
On June 8, the German Navy started flight operations with the first new NATO Helicopter 90 naval transport helicopter (NH90 NTH) ‘Sea Lion’.
Fairbanks Morse completes engine build, testing for 1st USCG offshore patrol cutter
Fairbanks Morse has completed the build and testing of the two main propulsion diesel engines (MPDE) for the US Coast Guard (USCG) offshore patrol cutter (OPC) #1.
After coronavirus ordeal, USS Theodore Roosevelt finally departs Guam
The US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departed Apra Harbor to continue its scheduled deployment in the Indo-Pacific on June 4.
Recovery of Canadian ill-fated military helicopter concludes
The recovery operation for the Cyclone helicopter — Stalker 22 — in the Mediterranean Sea that was led by a combined Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and United States Navy (USN) team has concluded.
Fincantieri-Naval Group joint venture inks 1st R&T contract with OCCAR
Naviris, a 50/50 owned joint venture between Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and French defense contractor Naval Group, has signed its first contract regarding research and technology (R&T) with OCCAR, the European Joint Armaments Cooperation organisation.
Contract awarded for Royal Canadian Navy’s 30 new multi-role boats
Canada has awarded a contract valued at CA$35 million to Zodiac Hurricane Technologies of Delta, B.C. for the acquisition of 30 new multi-role boats for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).
Babcock to provide another 18 missile tube assemblies for UK, US submarines
Babcock, an aerospace and defence company, has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract extension to manufacture a further eighteen tactical missile tube assemblies (MTAs) for General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB).
US Navy’s aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt completes carrier qualifications
The US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 completed carrier qualifications on June 2, representing the last milestone in returning the warship that suffered a large coronavirus outbreak onboard to sea. Theodore Roosevelt qualified pi
ASC, others join forces on ‘cold spray’ technology to faster repair Australia’s Collins-class submarines
Australia’s dedicated submarine sustainment organisation, ASC, is collaborating with Australian national science agency, CSIRO, and DMTC Limited, to pioneer the use of additive manufacturing for the repair of the six Collins-class submarines.
Russian Navy welcomes ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Vladimir
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, has signed the acceptance certificate for the newest Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Vladimir.
USCG takes delivery of first Guam-based Sentinel-class FRC
Bollinger delivers first of three USCG Fast Response Cutters to be home-ported in Guam
BALTOPS 2020 to take place ‘exclusively at sea’ due to COVID-19
The 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, will take place in the Baltic Sea from June 7 to 16.
CAF, US Navy team finds wreckage, human remains of crashed Canadian military helicopter
In the early morning of May 27, 2020, a combined Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and United States Navy (USN) search and recovery team arrived at the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash site, which is approximately 220 nautical miles east of Catania, Sicily.
Rolls-Royce to deliver propulsion systems for UK’s Type 31 frigates
Rolls-Royce has sealed a major contract to supply complete MTU propulsion systems for five new Type 31 general-purpose frigates to be built for the Royal UK Navy.