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Video: Russian nuclear submarine Yuriy Dolgorukiy tests Bulava ICBM
The lead ship of the Russian Navy’s Project 955 Borey-class submarines test fired the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Russian defense ministry said on Monday. ‘Yuriy Dolgorukiy’ fired the ICBM from a submerged position in the Barents Sea towards a test range in Kamchatka. Accor
Australian Navy’s MV Sycamore arrives in Sydney
Royal Australian Navy’s multi-role aviation training vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore arrived in Sydney harbor on Monday morning after completing her maiden voyage from Vietnam. The 94-metre long vessel is now less than a month away from deployment after completing sea trials in April this year. Built by D
Former German minehunter turned diver support vessel wraps up NATO deployment
FGS Rottweil, German Navy’s former Frankenthal-class minehunter which now serves as a diver support vessel, wrapped up her deployment to NATO’s Standing Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG 2) and is on her way home. Rottweil is expected to enter her homeport at navy base Kiel on June 30 after five
Australia resolves landing helicopter docks propulsion issues
Propulsion issues that tied the Royal Australian Navy’s two landing helicopter docks to port for four months are set to be resolved this week, according to the Royal Australian Navy. The navy said HMAS Adelaide is due to leave the dry dock at Navy’s Fleet Base East on June 27 after completing mainte
Gallery: HMS Queen Elizabeth underway
Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth put to sea on Monday for the first time to start sea trials off the coast of Scotland. In a delicate operation lasting nearly four hours, HMS Queen Elizabeth moved from the basin at Rosyth where she has been under construction since 2014, and into th
HMNZS Canterbury taking 700 New Zealand soldiers to US-Australian drill Talisman Sabre
Royal New Zealand Navy’s amphibious and military sealift vessel HMNZS Canterbury will be bringing a majority of the 700 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to the U.S.-Australian exercise Talisman Sabre. The Australian-hosted and United States-supported combined exercise starts on July 5 and
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth setting sail
Future Royal Navy flagship and the largest warship ever built for the UK, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is set to depart the Rosyth dockyard on Monday after eight years of construction. As the first of two ships in her class, HMS Queen Elizabeth is looking forward to two years of sea trials with the firs
Spanish F100 frigate concludes NATO SNMG2 stint
Spanish Navy’s Aegis-equipped frigate ESPS Blas de Lezo has concluded her deployment to NATO’s Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) and is scheduled to arrive at her home port in Ferrol, Spain, next Saturday. During her deployment, the F100 frigate served as flagship of the Sub-Group TU.02 opera
Australian Navy frigate deploys with ScanEagle UAV
Embarking on operation Manitou, Royal Australian Nay frigate HMAS Newcastle became the first to deploy on operations with an MH60R helicopter and a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System. Commanding officer Newcastle Commander Mark Sirois said their pre-deployment work-up involved integration of the new c
US Navy contracts Austal for construction of 28th littoral combat ship
The U.S. Navy has awarded Australian shipbuilder Austal a $584 million contract to build an Independence-variant littoral combat ship. The 127 meter LCS28 will be the 14th LCS constructed at Austal’s US shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. “While I am obviously happy for Austal I am also delighted in the vo
HMS Protector helps train maritime security forces in Ghana
Royal Navy’s Antarctic patrol ship HMS Protector left the Antarctic peninsula after autumn arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and visited Ghana during her time in African waters. During their seven-day visit to Ghana, Protector’s sailors and Royal Marines showed off the ship and her hi-tech kit to s
Royal Canadian Navy hosts two-day Experimental Ship (X-Ship) industry day
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) teamed with the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) to host a two-day Experimental Ship (X-Ship) industry day at Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Carleton, a local Naval Reserve Division. As announced in March of 2016, the RCN designated HMCS Montréal as its X-S
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US Marines arrive in New Caledonia for exercise Koa Moana
U.S. Marines embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) arrived in New Caledonia June 25 to take part in Koa Moana 17 (Ocean Warrior). The Koa Moana exercise series enhances senior military leader engagements between allied and