Training & Education
Greek frigate runs aground during major exercise
The frigate is said to have ran aground during preparations for an amphibious assault drill.
Navantia lays keel for first Saudi Navy Avante corvette
A keel-laying ceremony held in Cadiz, Spain, has marked the start of assembly works on the Royal Saudi Navy’s first Avante 2200 corvette. The ships are built by SAMI Navantia Naval Industries (SAMINavantia), a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Navantia S.A. The keel-
10th Independence-variant littoral combat ship Cincinnati entering service
The US Navy is set to commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), in an October 5 ceremony in Gulfport, Mississippi. In addition to being the tenth Independence-variant unit, Cincinnati is the fifth US Navy ship to honor Ohio’s third-lar
Former Perry frigate USS Ford sunk in live-fire exercise off Guam
Ex-USS Ford (FFG 54), one of the few Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates still around, was sunk by live fire from ships and aircraft taking part in exercise Pacific Griffin 2019. The decommissioned ship was sunk on October 1, approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Guam. Units from the US a
USS Gabrielle Giffords first LCS to perform integrated NSM firing
USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) recently became the first US Navy littoral combat ship to launch the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in an integrated setup. Gabrielle Giffords’ launch of the NSM is different from the one performed by USS Coronado in 2014 in that the missile system aboard LCS 10 is couple
Portugal hosts maritime unmanned systems experimentation drill
The international unmanned maritime systems experimentation exercise hosted by the Portuguese Navy concluded in waters near Lisbon, Portugal, on September 27. Named Recognized Environmental Picture augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems REP (MUS), the exercise was attended by US, European Navy and N
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower a step away from deployment
The aircraft carrier completed its fina pre
Royal Navy destroyer home after Strait of Hormuz patrols
The Type 45 destroyer performed a multitude of missions in the last seven months.
US, Royal Navy aircraft carriers underway together in the Atlantic
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and HMS Queen Elizabeth met up for a photo exercise.
German combat support ship getting integrated hospital
FGS Frankfurt am Main, one of two German Navy combat support ships, is set to become the service’s first ship to receive an integrated hospital on its deck. The ship is being upgraded at German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) where it will be fitted with the integrated Naval Rescue Center (iMERZ). The rescu
US, Singapore start their most complex maneuver off Guam
The US and Republic of Singapore navies met in Guam for the beginning of Pacific Griffin 2019, the two nations’ most advanced naval training. The two-week maritime exercise starts September 27 and will take place in the waters near Guam. The exercise is an extension of the longstanding bilateral eng
US Navy launches first East Coast Coyote supersonic sea skimming target
The US Navy recently launched its first GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea skimming target (SSST) from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF). The Navy’s aerial targets program office (PMA-208) worked with multiple stakeholders to launch two GQM-163A targets, completing the WFF site activation for an East
Japan in charge of trilateral naval drill Malabar for first time
Malabar is a long-standing exercise between Japan, India and the US.
US Navy’s Boxer amphibious group arrives in Asia Pacific
US Navy’s Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), entered the US 7th Fleet area of operations on September 23. Led by amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), the group arrived in Asia Pacific after spending three months in the US 5th Fleet