Ssang Yong 2016…a multilateral, amphibious exercise in South Korea that strengthens Marine Corps and Naval integration…view the highlights! See how MSC ships played a crucial role in this exercise. #SsangYong16 #PacificRebalance #MSCdelivers Posted by U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command on Sunday,
HMS Artful, Royal Navy’s first Astute Class submarine on March 18 officially started service with the Royal Navy after a ceremony at HM Naval Base Clyde. Since the 97 metre submarine was handed over to the Royal Navy by BAE Systems Submarines in December 2015, it has been conducting trials to prove
Ships assigned to the strike group of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower performed a multi-ship, live-fire exercise with the Standard Missile (SM-2) on March 15. Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) is a Raytheon-developed fleet-area air defense weapon which provides anti
This U.S. Navy photo from March 15 shows the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738) preparing to get underway for routine operations from Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. USS Maryland recently completed its engineered refueling overhaul (ERO) at the Norfolk Naval Ship
British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce signed a contract with Fincantieri to provide MT30 gas turbines to power the Italian Navy’s new multi-purpose amphibious vessel. Two MT30 gas turbines will power the new 20,000 tonne displacement Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) multi-purpose amphibious vessel, t
French naval defence company DCNS on March 16 delivered the FREMM frigate Languedoc to the French Navy. Languedoc is the fifth FREMM frigate to be built by DCNS and the third intended for the French Navy. The ship was officially accepted by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), an int
HMS Scott, the largest vessel in the Royal Navy’s Hydrographic Squadron, recently completed a 19-day maintenance period at Gibdock’s Gibraltar yard. Gibdock performed the work under the MOD UK Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Teams Through Life Support (TLS) contract with main contractor Babcoc
Royal Australian Navy’s naval aviation 725 Squadron based at naval air station HMAS Albatross, has been conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises with submarine HMAS Rankin, off Jervis Bay, during the past two weeks. Navy’s latest anti-submarine warfare aircraft, the MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ maritim
A U.S. Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarine from Submarine Group 10, which has not been named, launched three Trident II D5 missiles completing a Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Test (FCET). This test (FCET) is undertaken to obtain, under operationally representative conditions, valid reliab
Sonar and waterside security systems company Klein Marine Systems teamed with Israel-based international defense electronics company Elbit Systems to conduct mine countermeasure exercises in the Mediterranean Sea. The exercises were used by the companies to test their recent products. Klein put its
Fincantieri’s marine automation company Seastema has fitted dynamic positioning systems on two Italian Coast Guard patrol vessels, Ubaldo Diciotti and Luigi Dattilo, which were built at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard. The system was installed in retrofit during the end of th
U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor March 13, for its first strategic deterrent mission since 2011. Kentucky recently completed a 40-month Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO) to extend the life of the submarine for another 20 y
Canadian Minister of Public Services and Procurement announced the signing of two contracts with Seaspan worth $65.4 M under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) for Vancouver Shipyards Co. The two new contracts will allow Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Co. to initiate early discussions with pote
Having completed their South China Sea patrol, sailors and ships from the U.S. Navy’s John C. Stennis Strike Group arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit March 13. USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS Chung-Hoon (DD
