The Canadian government has issued a call for bids to dispose of the Royal Canadian Navy Iroquois-class destroyer, HMCS Iroquois, one of only two remaining ships in the class. The ship was decommissioned along with HMCS Algonquin last May leaving only HMCS Athabaskan in active service. Algonquin has
A new sustainment agreement between the Australian Government and defence industry to support the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac class frigate fleet signed in April, came into effect on 1 July, with the first order worth approximately $200 million to BAE Systems. Valued at over $2 billion over
The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, together with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8 and some 6,000 sailors overall, returned home on July 13 following an eight-month deployment. Truman pulled into Naval Station Norfolk along with guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and
The New Zealand Defence Force’s Littoral Warfare Unit (LWU) hosted the Commander of the US 3rd Fleet, Vice Admiral (VADM) Nora Tyson, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii on July 13. The LWU is the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) specialist unit comprising divers, hydrographers and mine counter m
U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 12 after finishing its fourth forward-deployed patrol in support of ballistic missile defense of Europe. Donald Cook began its fourth patrol March 14, and participated in sev
American Raytheon and Norway’s Kongsberg Defence Systems are finalizing plans to assemble, integrate and test the Naval Strike Missile at Raytheon’s missile plants in Tuscon, United States. The two companies also plan to produce NSM launchers in the U.S., a press release said July 13. The U.S. Navy
Delivery of the U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has once again been delayed as the ship will not be delivered to the navy before November 2016. Back in April 2016, it was said the ship would be ready for delivery by September 2016. The U.S. Navy did not specify why exactly [&h
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries has shared a video of a deckhouse being installed on the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7). This deckhouse installation on Tripoli was no small feat, according to Premo Sabbatini, LHA 7 program director. “The deckhouse is compri
French defense and security contractor ECA Group was recently awarded a new export contract for the delivery of three mine counter measure unmanned systems to an undisclosed customer. This contract, around €10 million, includes the supply of three Inspector Mk2 unmanned surface vehicles (USV). These
The Royal Netherlands Navy formally took delivery of three Damen ASD 2810 Hybrid tugs in an official handover ceremony at the Den Helder Naval Base. The acquisition of the three Damen tugs is part of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s ongoing fleet renewal program. The hybrid vessels, named Noordzee, Wadd
Royal Navy’s 700X Naval Air Squadron have taken delivery of their first Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) mini unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The navy explained this move with the fact that these systems presented a cheap but able “eye in the sky” capability, meaning they may have utility in the Royal
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), together with its carrier strike group (Ike CSG), entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, July 8. The carrier, accompanied by embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) and guided-missile cruiser
Although USS Michigan (SSGN 727) only moved a few dozen yards July 8 when it left Dry Dock 2 for nearby Pier 5, the brief journey was a major step forward for the sub, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), and the U.S. Navy. Michigan’s undocking marked th
With a flash of fire and a thunderous roar, HMS Daring lit her 10th birthday candle in spectacular style with the test firing of a Sea Viper missile. The Type 45 destroyer has become the first ship of her class to complete a second test firing of the Aster 30 missile, proving her world-beating air [
