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New Zealand’s first upgraded frigate shows off new mast
HMZS Te Kaha arrived in Canada for modernization in March 2018.
Naval Base Portsmouth now ready for Royal Navy’s second aircraft carrier
Royal Navy base Portsmouth is now ready to welcome the second of two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers after works on a new jetty were successfully completed. HM Naval Base Portsmouth will now be able to berth both Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers side-by-side in a £30 million investment to e
US Navy names Arleigh Burke destroyer after Korean War hero
Future USS John E. Kilmer will be the 84th ship in its class.
CMV-22B Osprey Carrier Onboard Delivery wing set up in San Diego
The first CMV-22B squadron is scheduled to deploy aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in 2021.
Northrop demonstrates deep tow capabilities of AQS-24 minehunting sonar
Northrop Grumman announced it has operated the AQS-24 minehunting sonar at depths greater than 400 feet during system testing off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Embarked on the M/V Richard Becker, the Northrop Grumman test team demonstrated the sonar performance of AQS-24 at all tested depths
USS Hué City makes it to US Navy’s cruiser modernization program
Hué City (CG 66) is the seventh cruiser to start the modernization program.
Italy decommissions additional two ships as part of downsizing plan
The Italian Navy has hosted another dual-ship decommissioning ceremony as it proceeds with its plans for the downsizing and modernization of an ageing fleet. Maestrale-class frigate ITS Euro and the patrol ship ITS Aviere, which was initially destined for Iraq, bowed out of service in a ceremony at
Royal Navy officially names final River-class OPV
The fifth and final unit from the second batch of the Royal Navy’s River-class offshore patrol vessels was formally named as work on HMS Spey nears completion. The ceremony was the latest milestone in a seven-year program which will give the Royal Navy a fleet of new patrol ships. As with her sister
Royal Thai Navy commissions second Krabi-class OPV
The Royal Thai Navy commissioned its second Krabi-class offshore patrol vessel in a ceremony in Sattahip, Chonburi, on September 27. HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan (hull number 552) was commissioned less than a month after it was launched in early August by Thailand’s Bangkok Dock. Built under a licensing
Australia receives newest P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane
Australia has taken delivery of its newest maritime surveillance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, at a ceremony in Seattle, USA. The aircraft is now undergoing its verification and validation flying in the United States, and will join the rest of the fleet in Australia, based at RAAF Base Edinburgh in S
Royal Navy commissions 2nd River-class OPV
HMS Medway (P223), the second of the Royal Navy’s new River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV), has been officially welcomed into the navy with her commissioning ceremony at Chatham Dockyard on September 19, 2019. The Portsmouth-based OPV sailed to the docks in Kent on the River Medway – the waterw
US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned refueling drone wraps up 1st test flight
Boeing and the US Navy successfully completed the first test flight of the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler on September 19, 2019. The MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, completed the autonomous two-hour flight under the direction of Boeing test pilots operating from a ground control station at MidAmerica
GD Electric Boat starts building new facility for Columbia-class submarines
On September 13, 2019, General Dynamics Electric Boat marked the groundbreaking of a new facility at the company’s Groton shipyard dedicated to construction of the Columbia class of submarines. “This expansion will be the largest construction project to take place at EB’s Groton shipyard in more tha
German Coast Guard receives second Potsdam-class OPV
The 84-meter vessel, Bamberg (BP 82), was christened and commissioned in Rostock.