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Brazil’s first Scorpene submarine S40 ‘Riachuelo’ starts move to assembly site
First three sections of the Brazilian Navy’s lead Scorpene submarine, the S40 ‘Riachuelo’, were moved from the pre-outfitting site to the assembly site, ahead of the submarine’s launch in the second half of 2018. The move of three of overall five sections of the Riachuelo took place on January 13 an
US destroyer USS Chafee completes independent South America deployment
US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) completed an independent deployment to the Western Pacific and South America, returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on January 12. While deployed, the ship conducted theater security cooperation and maritime presence operations with partne
F-35B ready USS Wasp arrives at new homeport in Sasebo, Japan
US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, on January 14, to become the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in 7th Fleet. USS Wasp, which has undergone significant upgrades to be able to land and launch the US Marine Corp’s F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, completed
Fincantieri teams with Gibbs & Cox, TMS for US Navy FFG(X) bid
Fincantieri Marine Group announced it would be teaming with design firm Gibbs & Cox and propulsion systems integrator Trident Maritime Systems to offer a modified version of its FREMM frigate for the US Navy’s new guided‐missile frigate, FFG(X) bid. “We’ve assembled a world‐class team of partners to
US Navy welcomes 8th Air Boss
US Navy Vice Adm. DeWolfe H. Miller III became the eighth Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Commander, relieving Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker in a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, January 11. Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran was the guest speaker. Commander, US Pacific F
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Royal Navy minehunter ‘Cattistock’ deploys to Baltic with NATO SNMCMG1
Royal Navy Hunt-class minehunter HMS Cattistock got underway from naval base Portsmouth on Thursday to join the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1). Cattistock will be spending the next three months in the Baltic Sea contributing to NATO mine countermeasure operations. “The ship’s c
OCEAN2020: Leonardo chosen to lead major European autonomous systems project
Italian defense company Leonardo was selected to lead the first European Defence Fund’s initiative project which will see the integration of unmanned platforms in surveillance and interdiction missions. OCEAN2020, as the project is called, is issued by the European Union under the ‘Preparatory Actio
Indonesian Navy commissions second SIGMA frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai
The Indonesian Navy commissioned its second SIGMA 10514 guided missile frigate – KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai – in a ceremony at Benoa Harbor on January 10. The vessel, which received pennant number 332, was delivered to the Indonesian Navy by shipbuilder PT PAL who worked with Dutch shipbuilder Damen und
Newest US Navy LPD ‘Portland’ to serve as laser weapon host ship
The newest US Navy amphibious transport dock ship Portland (LPD-27) will serve as a platform for the technology demonstration of a laser weapon developed by the Office of Naval Research. This was announced by LPD-17 and LHA program manager Capt. Brian Metcalf at the Surface Navy Association’s annual
Naval Group, Airbus to develop rotary wing UAV demonstrator for French Navy
The French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) has awarded the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium a contract to develop a rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator for the French Navy. According to a Naval Group announcement, the contract covers
Indian Navy decommissions Veer-class corvettes ‘Nirbhik’ and ‘Nirghat’
The Indian Navy decommissioned Veer-class corvettes ‘Nirbhik’ and ‘Nirghat’ in a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on January 11, after three decades of their service. The ceremony involved the traditional lowering of the ensign and commissioning pendants with playing of ‘Last Post’. The chief gues
Minor fire breaks out aboard Indian Navy frigate INS Shivalik
A fire broke out aboard Indian Navy frigate INS Shivalik while it was docked at naval base Visakhaptnam, Indian media reported on Thursday. No one was injured in the incident and the damage caused is considered to be minor, according to the reports. The fire broke out in the engine store room and wa
Royal Marine engineers test amphibious support skills
A squadron of Royal Marines engineers took to the shores of western Scotland recently for an exercise that tested their ability to provide support to an amphibious unit in the field. On paper, the boat group from Plymouth’s 539 Assault Squadron should be able to deploy two hovercraft, eight ORC raid