USS Zumwalt, the U.S. Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced warship, officially joined the fleet during a commissioning ceremony held in Baltimore, October 15. The lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers, Zumwalt features a state-of-the-art electric propulsion syst
U.S. Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and embarked Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, after completing a mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR), October 12. MDVRs are used to complete repairs and maintenance that wi
Guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) has launched Tomahawk missiles against Yemen’s Houthi fighters in response to repeated anti-ship missile launches at U.S. Navy destroyer USS Mason. In the morning hours of October 13, USS Nitze struck and destroyed three radar sites in Houthi-controlled te
U.S. Navy’s Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, departed the Philippines after they completed the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 33, October 12. This is possibly the last such exercise between the U.S. and the Philipp
USS Mason (DDG-87) is a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with a range of combat systems providing it with capabilities for surface, anti-submarine and anti-aircraft warfare. The ship also features Raytheon’s anti-ship missile defense systems including the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulled into San Diego naval base after completing a successful six-day sea trials and officially marking the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Nimitz got underway for the first time since January 2015 when it pulled awa
The U.S. Coast Guard began installation of a small unmanned aircraft system on Coast Guard cutter Stratton, a national security cutter based in Alameda, California, on October 3, 2016. The Coast Guard plans to deploy the Insitu ScanEagle sUAS on Stratton beginning in early 2017 and will use the data
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver arrived in Singapore October 11 for a goodwill visit as part of Westploy 16. Westploy 16 is HMCS Vancouver’s deployment aimed at building ties between the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the navies of Asia-Pacific countries. Since departing its home port of
The Royal Netherlands Navy said it has sent the Caribbean-stationed offshore patrol vessel HNLMS Holland and logistic support vessel HNLMS Pelikaan to Haiti in wake of the hurricane Mathew which has killed as many as 900 Haitians after it reached the Caribbean region on October 4. Holland headed to
A U.S. Navy destroyer has been targeted by missiles fired from Yemen on Sunday, according to reports. Two missiles were fired and both missed, impacting water before reaching the U.S. Navy ship. Another missile targeted a Saudi air base causing no damage, Al Jazeera reported citing Saudi and rebel m
U.S. Navy ships centered around the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan began a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and procedures. The drill started October 10 and will continue until October 15. “This exercise is
U.S. Navy’s amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio has recently completed a mid-deployment voyage repair in Bahrain. Mid-deployment maintenance availabilities are commonly scheduled to allow U.S. naval vessels to complete repairs and maintenance that would normally take place in home port, allowi
U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755) has completed acceptance trials, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced. Munro spent two full days in the Gulf of Mexico proving the ship’s systems. The U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) were on board, as Ingalls’ test an
The most expensive ship the U.S. Navy has ever built is once again bound to miss a delivery deadline. USS Gerald R. Ford, the lead ship of a next generation of U.S. aircraft carriers, was scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2014, but the deadline kept being pushed back. The latest delivery was
