Ships participating in the 2017 Fleet Week New York (FWNY) were saluted by the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hamilton during the official Parade of Ships kickoff, May 24. Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) rendered a seven-gun salute with U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hamilton, with Fort Hamilton pro
The crew of U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) started their deployment departing Naval Station Norfolk on May 23. USS James E. Williams will be conducting a regularly-scheduled deployment to perform maritime operations in the Navy’s 5th and 6th F
The U.S. Navy’s seventh aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), reached the halfway point of its planned incremental availability (PIA) on May 24, the navy has announced. John C. Stennis officially started its PIA, Feb. 16, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Fa
The Chilean Navy has selected Lockheed Martin Canada to upgrade combat management systems on its Type 23 frigates. The company will provide its CMS 330 system which will now be featured on four different warship classes – New Zealand Navy Anzac-class frigates, and Canadian Navy AOPS and Halifax-clas
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $27.9 million contract to provide the provide a new variable depth sonar solution for the littoral combat ship class. According to Raytheon, the contract follows a study and product assessment phase during which Raytheon proved the solution’s features and capabil
Almost 4,000 thousand servicemen aboard twelve ships are ready to take part in the 2017 Fleet Week New York Parade of Ships in New York Harbor. Five U.S. Navy ships, four U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Yard Patrol boats (YPs), two U.S. Coast Guard cutters (USCGC), and one Royal Canadian Navy ship will be
The U.S. Navy’s future USS Omaha (LCS 12) wrapped up her acceptance trials on May 12, after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to th
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) pulled into the port of Shimoda, Japan, May 18, to celebrate the 78th annual Black Ship Festival. The festival commemorates the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry and his ‘Black Ships’ in July 1853, and the signing of the
Ships from the U.S. and the Royal Thai Navy kicked off the joint anti-submarine and maritime domain awareness exercise Guardian Sea on May 22. The drill is taking place in the Andaman Sea and will last until May 28. The bilateral exercise focuses on strengthening U.S. and Royal Thai Navy anti-submar
The U.S. Navy’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), completed final contract trials (FCT) during a five-day evaluation period that began May 10. The trials, conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, are part of a series of post-delivery test and trial events through
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded approximately 18.5 tons (16,856 kilograms) of cocaine in Florida, on May 18. The wholesale value of the seized cocaine is estimated at around $498 million and is the result of a number of interdictions made by Canadian and U.S. ships along Central and South
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Atomics a $195.1 million contract modification which will see the company manufacture, assemble and test the advanced arresting gear for the third Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 80). General Atomics will be responsible for the installation of the sy
Ships from the U.S. Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group (TRCSG) completed tailored ship’s training availability (TSTA), final evolution problem (FEP) and group sail (GRUSL), May 12, in preparation for their upcoming deployment. TRCSG units include USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), USS Hals
The U.S. Navy, together with shipbuilders at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, laid the keel for its 19th littoral combat ship, the future USS St. Louis. The ceremony took place in Marinette, Wisconsin, on May 17. Ship sponsor Barbara Broadhurst Taylor completed the time-honored tradition a
