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Hellenic Army Special Forces orders patrol boat from Viking
Viking Life-Saving Equipment has won a tender to supply the Hellenic Army Special Forces with its Munin S1200 daughter craft.
Turkish Navy assumes command of CTF 151
Rear Admiral Ishimaki of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) handed over Command of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) to Rear Admiral Inanir of the Turkish Navy in a virtual ceremony on July 21.
Admiral Kasatonov frigate joins Russian Navy fleet
The Russian Navy has commissioned Admiral Kasatonov (431), the second Project 22350, Admiral Gorshkov-class missile frigate.
Australia, Japan, U.S. hold joint naval drill in Philippine Sea
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Australian Defense Force (ADF), and the US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group began a trilateral exercise in the Philippine Sea on July 19.
USS Bonhomme Richard fire extinguished, at least two sailors supporting firefighting ops test positive for COVID-19
After four days of firefighting, all known fires have been extinguished aboard US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Rear Admiral Philip E. Sobeck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, said in a statement on July 16.
Near miss between Royal Navy submarine and Stena ferry ascribed to inaccurate information
A near miss between a Royal Navy submarine and Stena Superfast VII ferry occurred in 2018 because the submarine’s control room team had underestimated the ferry’s speed and overestimated its range, a report issued by UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) shows.
USCG commissions third new Galveston-homeported cutter
On July 15, 2020, the US Coast Guard (USCG) held a commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller (WPC-1138), the service’s 38th Sentinel-class fast response cutter, at Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas.
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli officially joins US Navy fleet
On July 15, 2020, the US Navy commissioned its new amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7).
Japan takes delivery of 1st Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
Bell Boeing delivered the first V-22 Osprey aircraft to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) based at Camp Kisarazu.
Philippine Navy commissions Jose Rizal frigate
The Philippine Navy has commissioned its first purpose-built frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF150).
USCG unveils name of eleventh national security cutter
The US Coast Guard (USCG) revealed that its eleventh national security cutter (NSC) will be named for Elizebeth Smith Friedman.
Canadian Coast Guard’s third new OFSV enters water
The Canadian Coast Guard has launched its third offshore fisheries science vessel (OFSV), the future CCGS John Cabot, at Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver.
Canada awards contract to support Halifax-class frigate maintenance
Canada’s government has awarded an in-service support contract to Fleetway Inc. of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Halifax-class of frigates.
HII wins $936 million contract to build destroyer for US Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $936 million contract for the construction of an additional Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Flight III destroyer for the US Navy.