The U.S. Navy has once again challenged China in the South China Sea by sailing a destroyer near a Chinese disputed reef. The latest sail by is the third time a U.S. warship has exercised the ‘freedom of navigation’, a maritime principle the U.S. Navy calls upon when it sails in the disputed areas.
Lockheed Martin Canada has awarded Saab a contract to add optronic sensors to the Canadian Navy’s Ceros 200 fire control directors. The Ceros 200 is a radar and optronic fire control director for naval ships which equips all of Canada’s Halifax-class frigates along with a land-based test site. When
Dutch Navy’s air defense and command frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) intercepted 320 kilos of drugs in the Caribbean Sea between Venezuela and Jamaica. Four suspected drug smugglers were arrested during the operation. A Caribbean Coast Guard maritime patrol aircraft discovered a small, fast
U.S. Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is set to carry out its planned maintenance availability after it completed its deployment by returning to Naval Station Norfolk, May 3. U.S. Navy’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, Norfolk, Virginia has awarded BAE System
Spanish offshore patrol vessel ESPS Tornado, currently deployed to Operation Atalanta, recently visited the Seychelles. During the port visit Spanish sailors co-operated with Seychelles forces. The training began with theory lessons on board ESPS Tornado and was followed by practical training on Sai
Commander Janice G. Smith became the first immigrant of Jamaican descent to command a destroyer when she assumed command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) during a ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk, May 2. Smith, from Morris Hall District, Saint Cathe
The Indian Navy is set to bid farewell to its unique short take-off/vertical landing Sea Harrier fighter aircraft which will make way for new MiG 29K/Kub fighters. Harriers will fly from an Indian Navy ship for the last time during a May 11 ceremony at INS Hansa, Dabolim, Goa. Commander Shikhu Raj,
In a sign of a cooldown after the Chinese prohibited a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier from entering the Hong Kong port, the Navy’s 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Shanghai, China for a regularly scheduled port visit May 6. Shanghai is one of several port visits during Blue Ridge’s
Great Britain is looking to sell its 2014-decommissioned light aircraft carrier for scrap. The Ministry of Defence has issued a notice of the potential sale of the HMS Illustrious “for recycling only”. Illustrious was commissioned into the Royal Navy in December 1977 and has clocked in 32 years of s
GE Marine Solutions, a subsidiary of the U.S. engineering giant General Electric, announced it would provide two LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines for the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s (JMSDF) new 8,200-ton class Aegis destroyer. The turbines will be installed by IHI, the Tokyo-based c
Three Indian Naval Ships, Delhi, Tarkash and Deepak under the command of the flag officer commanding Western Fleet, Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh, NM have arrived at Dubai on a four day visit. The Mazagon Dock built guided-missile destroyer Delhi is commanded by Capt Sandeep Singh Sandhu. INS Tarkash,
After more than 30 years as the display ship at the Washington Navy Yard and its ineligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, Display Ship Barry was designated for disposal last year. Now, the ship must be removed before renovation of Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge as c
The U.S. Navy is progressing armament testing for its newly developed littoral combat ships. Norwegian Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been contracted for the equipment and flight test support services for the second phase of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) foreign comparative testing (FCT) demonst
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama site, May 7. Future USS Manchester, designated LCS 14, honors the city of Manchester, New Hampshire. All independence variant ships are now being built by the Austral
