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RFA Tiderace reaches UK waters after two-month voyage
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Tiderace has reached UK waters after getting underway almost two months ago from Okpo, South Korea, where she was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The second of four Tide-class ships started her voyage on August 3 and arrived in Falmouth in t
Video: Russia launches second nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’
Russian shipbuilder Baltic Shipyard has launched the second of three Project 22220, nuclear-powered icebreakers at its shipyard in St. Petersburg. Sibir, as the second icebreaker in the class is named, was launched on September 22 into the River Neva in presence of Russian president Vladimir Putin a
Singapore Navy launches fifth littoral mission vessel ‘Indomitable’
Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has launched the Republic of Singapore Navy’s fifth littoral mission vessel (LMV), the future RSS Indomitable, at it its shipyard in Benoi. The launching ceremony took place on September 23 and was attended by Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong and se
US Navy’s AN/SPY-6(V) radar tracks multiple targets in third flight test
The US Navy’s new AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar tracked multiple targets during its third dedicated flight test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. According to radar manufacturer Raytheon, the AN/SPY-6(V) proved integrated air and missile defense performance against a
Photo: HMAS Hobart enters service
HMAS Hobart, the first of Royal Australian Navy’s three new guided missile destroyers joined the Royal Australian Navy fleet in a formal ceremony at Garden Island in Sydney on Saturday. The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull joined with other dignitaries, ship’s company and
Ballistic missile defense exercise begins off Scotland
The US-led live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise Formidable Shield 2017 got underway on Sunday at the UK’s Hebrides Range in the vicinity of the Western Isles of Scotland. More than 14 ships, 10 aircraft, and approximately 3,300 personnel from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, t
Hawaii welcomes first fast response coast guard cutter
US Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) became the first fast response cutter to be stationed in Hawaii arriving in Honolulu on September 22. The Oliver Berry is the first of three Honolulu-based FRCs that will primarily serve the main Hawaiian Islands. The 154-foot cutters are designed to pat
USS John C. Stennis concludes three-week underway
US Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) returned to its homeport of Bremerton on September 22, concluding three-week underway period. During the underway, the longest since completing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard five days ahead of schedule, th
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USS Fitzgerald changing homeport from Yokosuka to Pascagoula
US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald will be changing homeport from Yokouka, Japan to Pascagoula, Mississippi, as part of repair efforts following a June 17 collision between the destroyer and a merchant ship. The US Navy said the homeport change will take place on December 15 after the damaged destroye
Mazagon Dock delivers first Scorpene submarine to India
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dockyards Limited has delivered the first Scorpene diesel-electric submarine to the Indian Navy. Named Kalvari, the submarine is India’s first new-build conventional submarine in 20 years. Designed by French company Naval Group, the class of six Scorpene submarines is bein
Egypt takes delivery of first Gowind corvette from France
French shipbuilder Naval Group (formerly known as DCNS) delivered the first Gowind 2500 corvette to the Egyptian Navy on Friday, September 22. The ceremony took place in Lorient in the presence of Admiral Ahmed Khaled, commander in chief of the Egyptian Navy, Hervé Guillou, president and CEO of Nava
US Navy receives 15th Virginia-class submarine Colorado (SSN 788)
General Dynamics has delivered the 15th Virginia-class submarine – future USS Colorado (SSN 788) – to the US Navy on September 21. The submarine’s sponsor is Annie Mabus, daughter of the 75th Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. According to the US Naval Sea Systems Command, Colorado is scheduled to com
New Columbia-class SSBN submarines enter design phase with $5.1b contract award
The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion contract for detailed design work and technology development for the new generation of US ballistic missile submarines. Under the contract, GDEB will complete design and prototyping efforts for the Columbia-class submarines includ