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NATO ships visit New York ahead of ASW drill off Canada
Ships from NATO’s Standing Maritime Group One (SNMG1) wrapped up a four-day visit to New York on September 3 after previously completing their first series of training events since arriving in the US. The ships are now headed for Halifax, Canada, where they will be part of a 22-ship strong anti-subm
German air-defense frigate Hamburg deploying to NATO’s SNMG2
German Navy Sachsen-class frigate FGS Hamburg is scheduled to depart her Wilhelmsaven homeport on September 6 to join NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). Hamburg will set sail for the Aegean Sea where the international group is most active. The air-defense frigate and her crew will spend the n
USS Wasp leaves Japan-based 7th Fleet after short stint
USS America (LHA 6), another F-35B-capable unit, will take USS Wasp’s place.
Australia deploying assets to Japan in support of North Korea sanctions
A frigate was expected to participate in the operation later this year.
Germany’s TKMS introducing 3D printing to submarine construction
German submarine specialist thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has been cleared to introduce additive manufacturing to submarine construction after obtaining necessary approvals from classification society DNV GL. The company said that, as it works with international customers on the integration of additiv
Australian sub home after five months of drills
Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Farncomb returned home after completing a deployment that saw her take part in several international maneuvers in the past five months. Farncomb returned to Fleet Base West at Rockingham, Western Australia last week after participating in exercises Bersama Shield
NATO group wraps up deployment’s first drills in US waters
Maritime Express will also see cooperation between military vessels and the commercial shipping community.
US clears sale of MK 54 torpedoes for South Korean P-8As
The US state department has approved a possible sale of 31 MK 54 lightweight torpedoes to the Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy is acquiring the torpedoes for its new Poseidon P-8A submarine hunter aircraft. The proposed sale, along with associated equipment and services, has an estimate
Royal Navy frigate deploys for major anti-submarine warfare drill off Canada
After the drill, the frigate will join HMS Queen Elizabeth on her F-35B trials.
Denmark buying low frequency sonars, sonobuoys for its MH-60R helicopters
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of nine AN/AQS-22 airborne low frequency sonar (ALFS) systems and six hundred AN/SSQ-36/53/62 sonobuoys for its fleet of MH-60R helicopters. The possible sale has an estimated value of $200 million, according to the US Defense Sec
Spanish minesweeper runs aground during search for crashed C-101 aircraft
Spanish Navy minesweeper ESPS Turia has stranded on a beach in southeastern Spain while supporting search and rescue operations for the crashed Spanish Air Force C-101 aircraft. Air Force Commander Francisco Marín Núñez died in the aircraft crash on August 26 while the minesweeper ran aground in the
Raytheon begins production of ESSM Block 2 missiles
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a $190 million low-rate initial production contract for ESSM Block 2 missiles featuring a new guidance system with a dual mode active and semi-active radar. This award follows the navy’s decision to shift from development to production on the enhanced intermediate-ra
Royal Navy destroyer heading to Hormuz instead of Asia-Pacific
After deploying from Portsmouth for operations in the Asia Pacific earlier this month, Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender has now been ordered to Persian Gulf where it would aid in the protection of shipping in the Middle East. Following a series of attacks on tankers in the region and Iran’s
Submarine HMAS Sheean returns from five-month deployment
Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean returned to her Garden Island homeport earlier this month, completing a five-month deployment. Sheean departed Fleet Base West in early April and has operated in Asia Pacific. During her time underway, the submarine visited Singapore, Subic Bay and Darwin.