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TKMS, Kongsberg introduce new combat system for non-nuclear subs
kta naval systems, a joint venture of Germany’s thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Norway’s Kongsberg, has unveiled a new combat system for non-nuclear submarines at the 7th International Submarine Conference SubCon in Kiel. The combat system is called ORCCA and was developed as part of a joint drive b
US Navy’s 14th expeditionary fast transport ship to be named Cody
The newest US Navy expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ship will be named Cody, the US Navy Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer has announced. Named in honor of the city of Cody, Wyoming, future USNS Cody will be the first US Navy ship to bear the name. “The people of Cody are staunch supporters
NATO ships visit New York ahead of ASW drill off Canada
Ships from NATO’s Standing Maritime Group One (SNMG1) wrapped up a four-day visit to New York on September 3 after previously completing their first series of training events since arriving in the US. The ships are now headed for Halifax, Canada, where they will be part of a 22-ship strong anti-subm
Northrop contracted to deliver new all-electronic bomb fuze for US Navy
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to deliver the first serial FMU-139D/B, a new all-electronic bomb fuze suitable for many general purpose bombs. With the US Navy’s decision this January to authorize full rate production, the improved FMU-139D/B bomb fuze will increase performance
US Navy’s first Next Generation Jammer arrives for testing
The US Navy has received its first Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) pod to start tests with the US Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23. Delivered by Raytheon, the mid-band engineering development model is the first of 15 pods Raytheon will deliver for mission systems testing and qualificatio
UK readies berth for arrival of second aircraft carrier
The Royal Navy base HMNB Portsmouth will soon be ready to welcome the second of two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers as the work on the base’s second berth is in the final stages. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is working with its contractor Volker Stevin to deliver infrastruct
RFA Mounts Bay delivers first aid to Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Mounts Bay distributed relief items, including vital shelter kits to The Bahamas which was hit by the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian. A rigid-hulled inflatable boat was deployed from RFA Mounts Bay on September 4 with a dedicated humanitarian and disaster relief team to join
German air-defense frigate Hamburg deploying to NATO’s SNMG2
German Navy Sachsen-class frigate FGS Hamburg is scheduled to depart her Wilhelmsaven homeport on September 6 to join NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). Hamburg will set sail for the Aegean Sea where the international group is most active. The air-defense frigate and her crew will spend the n
USS Wasp leaves Japan-based 7th Fleet after short stint
USS America (LHA 6), another F-35B-capable unit, will take USS Wasp’s place.
German offshore patrol vessels getting BAE’s 57mm naval guns
German offshore patrol vessels that will be used to patrol the country’s North Sea and Baltic coastlines are set to receive BAE Systems-built 57mm naval guns. The first gun system is scheduled for delivery in 2020. German shipbuilder Fassmer is building three 86-meter OPVs for the German federal pol
US Navy heads to Arctic for expeditionary capabilities drill
The US Navy and Marine Corps have deployed some 3,000 service members for the Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019 in areas of the Aleutian Islands, Southcentral Alaska and Southern California from Sept. 1-28. AECE is one in a series of US Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 tha
Pakistan Navy’s second OPV launched in Romania
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has launched the second of two Pakistan Navy offshore patrol vessels at its shipyard in Galati, Romania. The two OPVs, referred to as corvettes by the Pakistan Navy, are being built under a contract from June 2017. The lead ship in the class was launched in May 2019 and is ex
USS Harry S. Truman hit by electrical malfunctions
The issues could potentially threaten the carrier’s scheduled deployment cycle.
France pinpoints three La Fayette frigates for mid-life upgrades
The French defense ministry has pinpointed three Marine Nationale La Fayette-class frigates (FLF) that will be receiving mid-life upgrades. From 2021, the lead ship FS La Fayette, along with third and fourth ships in the class, FS Courbet and FS Aconit, will benefit from an upgraded ships’ platform