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Japan, US conclude amphibious drill Keen Sword 17
Sailors from U.S. and Japan concluded the joint amphibious field training exercise Keen Sword 17. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units joined forces with Japanese Self Defense Force units to conduct a range of amphibious missions between November 1-11. Surface ships took part in live-fire exercises and
Danish, Spanish NATO ships meet in Mediterranean
Danish Navy command and support ship HDMS Absalon hosted the crew of Spanish naval oiler ESPS Cantabria in the Mediterranean Sea last week. Danish Commander Per Moll Petersen who is at the helm of HDMS Absalon hosted Commander Santiago de Colsa Trueba, commanding officer of the Spanish naval oiler E
NATO explains its newest operation in 20-minute video
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has officially started a new central Mediterranean Sea operation called Sea Guardian wherein three ships and two submarines are already conducting their first patrols. The operation started November 9 and will run through November 17 in its initial phase. Furth
India’s CSL completes aircraft carrier refit
The Indian government announced that Cochin Shipyard Limited completed repair works on the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on November 5. The ship spent little over a month in dry dock after the navy decided in September to dry-dock the carrier when it was at the Karwar Naval Base. Official
Troubled USS Montgomery reaches new homeport
The U.S. Navy’s newest Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery has managed to reach her new homeport after encountering a string of obstacles en route. The obstacles manifested themselves in engineering failures and collisions. USS Montgomery started her journey to her designated home
Reports: A Dutch submarine is caught spying on Russian aircraft carrier in the Med
Two Russian Navy destroyers in charge of protecting the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov on its deployment to the Mediterranean have detected and chased away a Dutch Navy submarine which attempted to spy on the group, Russian Ministry of Defence said. According to several media reports, including
USS America crew completes first F-35B engine swap in ship hangar
The new U.S. stealth jet, F-35B Lightning II, completed a new milestone during its third and final developmental test phase (DT-III) aboard USS America (LHA 6) by completing the first power module and engine swap at sea in the ship’s hangar bay. Mark Schroeder, the maintenance and logistics departme
Mabus names LHA 8 after WWII island campaign
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus announced November 9 that the name of the next America-class amphibious assault ship will be USS Bougainville (LHA 8). LHA-8 will be the second ship to be named after Bougainville, an island in the northern Solomons, which was the location of a World War II campa
Planning for Pacific Partnership 2017 underway in Singapore
Pacific partnership staff and partner nation representatives met in Singapore, November 8-10, for a planning conference to finalize details for the upcoming mission, slated for the spring of 2017. In its 12th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and di
NATO kicks off new operation Sea Guardian
Three NATO ships and two submarines began a new NATO maritime security operation in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday. Italian frigate ITS Aviere, Bulgarian frigate BGS Verni, Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik, Greek submarine HS Papanikolis and the Spanish submarine ESPS Mistral – will conduct the first
German tender Werra returns from EU mission off Libya
German Navy’s Elbe-class replenishment ship Werra is set to return to its homeport in the Kiel Navy base after spending five months underway supporting EU’s maritime operations. Werra departed port in June to join EUNAVFOR’s operation Sophia to help tackle people smugglers, deaths of migrants at sea
Australian minehunter visits Indonesia
The crew of the Royal Australian Navy’s Huon class minehunter HMAS Yarra has paid a rare port call to the Indonesian trade centre of Makassar. Yarra was the first Royal Australian Navy vessel to visit Makassar since the opening of the Australian mission in the city this March. Australia is South Sul
Western Pacific deployment coming to a close for US Navy destroyers
U.S. Navy’s guided missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Decatur (DDG 73) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii last week for the final port visit in their Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) Western Pacific deployment. Decatur and Spruance, operating under CDS 31, were mo
US Navy awards Raytheon $178M for ESSM missile production
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a $177.9 million contract modification for the production of Evolved Seasparrow Missiles Block I. Under the modification, Raytheon will provide 186 all up rounds, inert operation missiles, spare components, shipping containers, and provide othe