Vessels
Schottel secures propulsion contract to equip US Navy vessels
Germany’s manufacturer of propulsion systems Schottel has secured several orders to provide propulsion systems for US Navy vessels. The order includes five workboat docking vessels and two YTL tugs – all of which are to be built at the Modutech Marine Inc. yard in Tacoma, Washington. As explained by
US Navy reports three coronavirus cases onboard aircraft carrier
Three sailors aboard the US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt underway in the Pacific Ocean were diagnosed with COVID-19 and were evacuated from the ship, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly said. “We’ve identified all the folks they’ve had contact with, and we’re quarantining them as
NATO frigates enter Black Sea
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) units entered the Black Sea on March 23 for routine operations in the area, including upcoming exercises with the Georgian Navy. The task unit is composed of three frigates from Canada, Italy and Turkey, commanded by Italian Navy Rear Admiral Paolo Fantoni. T
Destroyer Delbert D. Black passes acceptance trials
Last week, Huntington Ingalls Industries said that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division completed the third and final round of sea trials for the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). “DDG 119 just completed a very successful sea trial demonstrating shipboar
Hospital ship USNS Mercy departs San Diego to care for non-COVID-19 patients in LA
The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Naval Station San Diego on March 23, and is now underway to Los Angeles in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. More than 800 medical professionals and over 70 civil service mariners who embarked on the Mercy will care for non-COVID-19 pa
German Naval Yards’ legal battle over MKS 180 decision moves forward
Kiel-based shipyard German Naval Yards has submitted a review application to the Federal Public Procurement Chamber in Bonn with reference to Germany’s procurement of MKS 180 multipurpose combat ships. In January, Germany’s defense ministry selected Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
France takes command of Combined Task Force 150
On March 19, 2020, Royal Australian Navy handed over command of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) to a combined French/United Kingdom team. At a ceremony in Bahrain, the team led by French Marine Nationale Captain Jacques Rivière assumed command of CTF 150 from Australian Commodore (CDRE) Ray Leggat
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Australian minister laid keel for US Navy’s new littoral combat ship
Last week, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, laid the keel for the US Navy’s new Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Canberra. The keel laying ceremony was held at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, on March 10, 2020. The LCS 30 will be a 127-meter-long frig
US Navy’s Ike, Truman conduct dual carrier, joint air wing ops in Arabian Sea
The US Navy’s aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) began dual carrier strike group and joint air wing operations with a B-52 Bomber from US Air Forces Central Command in the Arabian Sea on March 18, 2020. As explained, the dual carrier operations integ
Damen: Combat systems installation, trials completed on Indonesia’s 2nd SIGMA frigate
Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL recently completed installation and testing of combat systems to the second of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence’s SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided missile frigates, the KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332). The PKR frigates are constructed via a modul
HHI wins deal to build Korean Navy’s newest frigate
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured a KRW 400 billion (about USD 325 million) deal to construct one frigate for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). HHI signed the contract for the design and construction of the vessel with the country’s Defense Acquisition Program Admi
Sailor aboard US Navy ship tests presumptive positive for coronavirus
On March 13, a Sailor assigned to the US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) tested “presumptive positive” for COVID-19, marking the first case for a Sailor aboard a navy ship. The individual is currently quarantined at home in accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Preventi
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