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US Navy destroyer, embarked USCG team seize illegal drugs in Caribbean
The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) with embarked US Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team recovered more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana on May 2. While on routine patrol approximately 15 miles northeast of Navassa Island, an embarked M
US Navy awards $3.1B in contracts to Boeing for cruise missile systems
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a combined $3.1 billion in contracts for Harpoon and standoff land attack missile expanded response (SLAM ER) weapon systems in support of Foreign Military Sales (FMS). About $2.6 billion of that was contracted on 13 May while the remainder had been previously awarded.
Australian Attack-class submarines: 2 companies get subcontracts for design of key subsystems
Two Australian companies have signed subcontracts for the design of key subsystems in the Royal Australian Navy’s Attack-class submarine program. Safran Electronics subcontracted Adelaide-based Acacia Systems and Western Sydney-based Thomas Global Systems for the design of the Optronics Search and A
Iran: 19 killed, 15 wounded in naval exercise accident
Nineteen sailors have been killed and fifteen have sustained injuries in an accident during an Iranian naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman on 10 May, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army said in a statement. A missile fired during the exercise accidentally hit a support vessel near its target off the po
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Indian Navy ships to repatriate nationals stranded abroad
The Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu — meaning Sea Bridge — as part of the national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas amid the coronavirus pandemic. Amphibious transport dock INS Jalashwa sailed to the Maldives to evacuate stranded Indian nationals. The ship arrived a
EU military operation IRINI sets sail
On 4 May, the European Union Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI commenced its activities in the Mediterranean Sea with the French naval vessel Jean Bart and a maritime patrol aircraft contributed by Luxembourg. The military operation was planned in a very short timeframe and launched by the European Union
Royal Australian Navy moves forward with Plan Galileo
The Royal Australian Navy is making progress with Plan Galileo, an innovative project that delivers the capability to sustain the navy’s growing fleet to ensure it can fight and win at sea. Launching the Plan Galileo website recently, Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm, Head Maritime Systems reiterated her
HII gets USD 187M contract for US Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $187.46 million advance procurement contract from the US Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for future amphibious assault ship LHA 9. “This contract allows us to maintain the health of
Australian Navy orders six Cape-class patrol boats from Austal
Shipbuilder Austal has been awarded an A$324 million contract to design and construct six evolved Cape-class patrol boats (CCPBs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It is the largest contract for an Australian vessel construction program ever awarded to Austal in the company’s 30-year history. The
Fincantieri wins US Navy’s FFG(X) frigate contract
The US Department of Defense (DOD) awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), the US subsidiary of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, a nearly $800 million contract for the concept design and construction of the first-in-class guided-missile frigate of the FFG(X) program for the US Navy. The contract
Canadian military helicopter goes missing during NATO exercise off Greece
A helicopter based onboard the Canadian frigate HMCS Fredericton went missing on late April 29 during operations in waters between Greece and Italy. One member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) was killed and five other members remain missing following the accident, the Canadian National Defense co
French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials
The French Navy’s new nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren has started first sea trials. Suffren is the first of six new Barracuda generation of navy boats built by Naval Group to replace the ageing Rubis-class. The sea trials started on April 28 after the newbuilding left Cherbourg Naval Base,