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Romanian frigate joins NATO operation Sea Guardian
The Romanian Navy has deployed its flagship frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand to NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 for a month of joint operations and exercises. The former Royal Navy Type 22 departed Constanta, Romania, on October 6 and will integrate into the NATO task group for operation Sea Guardian.
German Navy to receive new degaussing facility by 2022
Works on a new facility in Kiel, Germany, which will help make warships invisible to magnetic mines should be completed by 2022, the German defense ministry has said. While it is technically not possible to completely eliminate a ship’s magnetic field, degaussing cancels the ship’s magnetic distorti
USS America on maiden visit to Israel
In another first on its maiden deployment, the US Navy’s America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) arrived in Eilat, Israel, for a port visit on October 5. The flagship of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is on its first ever visit to the country. “The marines and sailors hav
USNS Comfort departs San Juan after assessing situation
The US Military Sealift Command ship USNS Comfort has departed San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is now underway standing ready for additional mission assignments. Comfort is currently underway and expected to arrive and provide medical services in the Aricibo-Manati region. While in San Juan, the hospital
USS Sampson joins Theodore Roosevelt CSG from Everett
US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) got underway from Naval Station Everett on October 3 to join aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on deployment. Sampson is assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, which has spent the past year preparing for deployment. CSG 9 completed a
Wreck of first ship sunk in WW2 possibly found off Ireland
Researchers believe they have found the wreck of the first ship to be sunk in World War 2 – the SS Athenia. The wreck was located 650ft down around 50 miles south of Rockall by shipwreck hunter David Mearns as he was helping to provide the most comprehensive map of the waters for Irish Government [&
Australian Navy-hosted Sea Power Conference concludes in Sydney
The Royal Australian Navy-hosted Sea Power Conference concluded after three days of presentations, bilateral meetings, industry engagements and discussions on the future of naval operations and maritime capabilities. The Sea Power Conference explored the theme ‘Navy and the Nation’ and featured pres
Russian Navy to receive navalized Pantsir-ME weapon system soon
The Russian Navy will soon receive the first batch of the Pantsir-ME naval missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon systems, the weapon manufacturer said recently. Alexander Denisov, general director of the High Precision Complex holding company, which includes Pantsir-ME manufacturer KBP, told jo
Watch Virginia submarine ‘Washington’ pull into Norfolk for commissioning
The US Navy has shared a video of the Virginia-class submarine Washington (SSN 787) entering Naval Station Norfolk after completing her final set of trials. The video was shared ahead of the submarine’s commissioning ceremony which is set to take place on October 7 in Norfolk. The future Washington
US Navy decides to repair USS John S. McCain in Japan
Instead of transporting the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to the US for repairs, the US Navy has decided to repair the ship in Yokosuka, Japan. The navy estimates that the destroyer did not suffer as much damage as the USS Fitzgerald – which will be transported back to the US
Finnish-Estonian drill Baltic Shield underway off Finland
Mine countermeasure ships from the navies of Finland and Estonia met up on October 2 for four days of bilateral drills as part of exercise Baltic Shield 2017. The exercise is hosted by the 4th Mine Counter-Measures Squadron of the Coastal Fleet and is taking place in Finland, in the Archipelago Sea.
The US Navy is developing “smart” prosthetics
The US Office of Naval Research is teaming with a number of other agencies to develop an improved prostheses which would improve amputee warfighters’ quality of life. Together with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Naval Research Laboratory and several universities, ONR is developing
Australia brings in Leonardo for submarine information management software upgrade
The Australian defense department has contracted Leonardo to deliver its information management software for the upgrade of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarine fleet. The contract, called ‘Submarine Communication Information Exchange Management’ (SCIEM), is part of Australia’s Projec
Tug worker strike could impede Royal Navy vessel movement, union warns
A potential strike of tug boat crews could disrupt the movement of Royal Navy vessels in five UK ports, workers union Unite has warned. The tug boat crews are deciding whether to go on strike after their call for a pay rise had been rejected. Voting papers for strike action will start being delivere