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As the war in Ukraine is still progressing, nations across the globe are trying to keep their naval projects on track. The year 2022, besides Russian aggression on Ukraine, was also marked by economic challenges and COVID 19 aftermath.
Nine Royal Navy warships complete major European deployment
The Royal Navy has completed a major European deployment from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, strengthening bonds with NATO allies.
USS Gerald R. Ford wraps up its maiden deployment
The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), returned to Naval Station Norfolk, after successfully completing its inaugural deployment on 26 November.
Navy ships from Australia, Japan, Canada show off big guns during Keen Sword
Navy ships from Australia, Japan, and Canada have fired their biggest guns during a multinational gunnery exercise (gunex) in the North Pacific Ocean near Japan, Keen Sword 2022.
Royal Navy joins one of largest exercises in Pacific for 1st time
British patrol ship HMS Spey has taken part in one of the Pacific’s largest military exercises – the first time the Royal Navy has joined in Exercise Keen Sword.
USS Gerald R. Ford pays visit to Portsmouth
Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile cruiser USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) arrived in Portsmouth, UK for a scheduled port visit on 14 November.
HMS Queen Elizabeth trains with F-35s in northern European waters
Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth bound for operations in northern European waters with F-35 Lightning jets.
PHOTO: USS Gerald R. Ford sharpens its warfare skills in exercise Silent Wolverine
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the US Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, has joined six NATO allies for exercise Silent Wolverine in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Australia, partners bolster warfare skills in Sulu Sea exercise
Royal Australian Navy ships from five nations, including HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart, completed exercise Sama Sama Lumbas in the Philippines in October.
USS Gerald R. Ford in a first international port visit
The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and its embarked crew arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the ship’s first international port visit on 28 October.
US and Royal Brunei navies kick off exercise CARAT 2022
US and Royal Brunei navies kick off exercise CARAT 2022
Valiant wins spot on $1.3B US Navy training systems support IDIQ
US contractor Valiant Integrated Services has been awarded a position on the potential five-year, $1.31 billion contract to help the U.S. Navy operate and maintain training systems under the Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) V indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ).
WATCH: French warships destroy aerial targets with Aster missile
The French Navy destroyer Chevalier Paul and aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle have conducted firing exercise using Aster surface-to-air missiles.
LR, Birdon team up on Australian Navy’s new sail training ship
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a new construction agreement with Australian shipbuilder Birdon to provide classification services and statutory approval for the Royal Australian Navy’s Young Endeavour replacement.