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MH-60R helicopters to conduct flight trials on HMAS Adelaide
Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Adelaide (LO1) has left its homeport in Sydney to conduct first of class flight trials for the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ helicopters off the coast of Queensland. As explained, the trials will determine the safe operating limits of the Romeo helicopters o
US Navy: New fast-attack submarine commissioned
The US Navy has commissioned its newest fast-attack submarine, USS Delaware (SSN 791). Built at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding and delivered to the navy in October 2019, Delaware is the 18th Virginia-class attack submarine. Although the traditional public commissioning cere
HII gets USD 1.5B contract for second Flight II LPD ship
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a USD 1.5 billion fixed-price-incentive modification to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 31. Announced on April 3, the contract was
Venezuelan patrol vessel sinks after colliding with cruise ship
ANBV Naiguatá (GC-23), a littoral patrol boat of the Venezuelan Coast Guard, sank following a collision with a cruise ship off Venezuela’s northern coast last week. The incident took place at around 00:45 on March 30, 2020, according to Venezuela’s defense ministry. The country’s government claimed
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Royal Navy’s greenest ship makes its Portsmouth debut
The Royal Navy’s new offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar has arrived in its homeport of Portsmouth for the first time, becoming the fourth of five new OPVs to be delivered from Glasgow shipyards. HMS Tamar – which has the accolade of being the greenest vessel the navy has ever had — will now spend time
US Navy removes commander who called for urgent action onboard coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier
The commander of the US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has been relieved of command after saying that the navy was not doing enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on board the ship. In a letter sent on March 30, Capt. Brett Crozier urged the navy to engage more in battling the pan
COVID-19 response: US Navy to deploy large expeditionary medical unit from Florida
Apart from the two hospital ships sent to New York and Los Angeles, the US Navy is also deploying a large expeditionary medical unit from Jacksonville, Florida to fight the spread of COVID-19. The unit will be split between Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and New Orleans to expand medical capability. They
USS Theodore Roosevelt: COVID-19 cases rise, evacuation of sailors underway
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases on board the US Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific has surged, according to Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly. On April 1, the Roosevelt had 93 positive cases, with 86 of those service members exhib
Schottel to equip Royal Canadian Navy’s four new tugs with rudder propellers
Germany’s Schottel will provide rudder propellers for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new ship handling tugs ordered from Ocean Industries Inc. Two tugs are to be delivered to the major Canadian naval base in Esquimalt, British Columbia, and two more to the base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The first two tugs
HII launches US Navy’s new LPD Fort Lauderdale
The US Navy’s future amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was successfully launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi on March 28. Lauderdale is the navy’s 12th San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship. On
Japanese destroyer, Chinese fishing boat collide in East China Sea
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Shimakaze (DDG-172) and a Chinese fishing boat collided in the high seas of the East China Sea in the evening hours of March 30. The incident took place about 650 kilometers west of the Japanese island Yakushima, Joint Staff Japan said in a st
Fassmer wins contact for Ecuadorian Navy’s new multipurpose combat vessel
Ecuador’s Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos EP (ASTINAVE EP) shipyard has selected Fassmer’s MPV70 MKII design for the Armada del Ecuador new multipurpose combat vessel program. As informed, the vessel will be built by ASTINAVE EP in Guayaquil with design, engineering, technical support and material p
Damen: First two contracts for Dutch combat support ship signed
The first two contracts for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s combat support ship (CSS) project were awarded to RH Marine and Heinen & Hopman last week, shipbuilder Damen said. As explained, the contracts were signed with a modified working method in accordance with the current guidelines of the Netherla