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Upgrades start on Seasparrow surface-to-air ship defense system
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) has started work on the refurbishment and modification of the NATO Seasparrow missile system (NSSMS) platform and MK 132 guided missile launching system. The surface-to-air ship defense system is being upgraded to support deployme
Newly-commissioned USS Indiana arrives at Groton homeport
US Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) arrived at her new homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, exactly a month after entering service. The submarine was commissioned in Port Canaveral, Florida, on September 29, and arrived at Groton on October
USS Ronald Reagan, JS Kirisame wrap up Philippine Sea cooperative deployment
Ships from the US Navy’s Ronald Reagan carrier strike group and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JSMDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104) on October 28 concluded seven days of maritime operations during a cooperative deployment in the Philippine Sea. Ronald Reagan strike group unit
US-Japanese exercise Keen Sword gets underway in Japan
The US and Japan started their biennial exercise Keen Sword at military installations throughout Japan and surrounding waters on October 29. This year’s edition of the exercise will be joined by two Royal Canadian Navy ships for the first time ever. The biennial exercise is the latest in a series of
Fairbanks to deliver diesel engines for US Navy’s first Flight II LPD
Engine manufacturer Fairbanks Morse announced it has been awarded a contract to build and deliver the four main propulsion diesel engines (MPDE) that will power the US Navy’s first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship LPD 30. The US Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ I
Corvette HMBS Bahamas returns home after Dutch overhaul
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force corvette HMBS Bahamas (P-60) has returned home after undergoing upgrades at Damen’s Maaskant Shipyard in Stellendam, the Netherlands. Bahama returned to Coral Harbour Base on October 27 after getting underway from the Netherlands on October 4. The 24-day journey took
HMS Montrose first Royal Navy frigate to forward-deploy to Middle East
Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose became the first Royal Navy frigate to forward-deploy to the Persian Gulf as she got underway from Plymouth for a three-year deployment to the Middle East. While the Devonport-based warship will not return home for more than three years, her ship’s company will rotate in
Royal Australian Navy commissions second AWD destroyer ‘Brisbane’
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned its second air-warfare destroyer in a ceremony held at the Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney on October 27. While being the second in her class, HMAS Brisbane (III) is the third Royal Australian Navy ship to bear the name. Her motto, ‘Aim At Higher Things’, en
EUNAVFOR destroys pirate vessel after attack on Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier
Spanish sailors assigned to EUNAVFOR’s operation Atalanta captured and destroyed a pirate whaler in an operation off the Somali coast on October 28. The pirate vessel was detected following an attack on Hong Kong-flagged Bulk Carrier KSL Sydney. The attack against the KSL Sydney took place on Octobe
SM-3 Block IIA intercepts medium-range ballistic missile target in latest test
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has shared photo and video footage of the latest Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile test which saw the SM-3 intercept a medium-range ballistic missile target. The test was conducted by MDA and the US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113)
ASEAN-China Maritime Exercise concludes in Zhanjiang, China
The Chinese People’s Liberation Navy and navies of ASEAN member states have completed the at-sea phase of the inaugural ASEAN-China Maritime Exercise. The exercise spanned five days from October 22 to 27 and concluded with a field training exercise in Zhanjiang, China. Co-organised by the Republic o
Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat starts nine-month Middle East mission
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat got underway from her homeport Fleet Base West at Garden Island on October 28 to start her Middle East deployment. The 190 sailors and officer on board will spend the next nine months conducting maritime security operations as part of the Australian defens
US Navy contracts NG, L3 for Next Generation Jammer work
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman and L3 Technologies contracts worth $35.1 million to demonstrate existing technologies for the low-band frequency jammer, the second increment of the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program. The NGJ system will augment, and ultimately replace the EA-18G Growler
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