Vessels
German shipbuilders resolve corvette construction dispute
German shipbuilders have reportedly resolved an issue that blocked German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen’s plans for a quick and simple acquisition of additional five K130 corvettes for the navy. The defense ministry had planned to award a construction contract to Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems
ZNT Yard launches two SAR boats for Russian Navy
Russian Nizhegorodsky Teplokhod Shipyard (ZNT Yard) launched two Project 23040 search and rescue boats (SAR) for the Russian Navy on June 8. Named РВК-1239 and РВК-1261, they are the 19th and 20th boats in their class. ZNT Yard is to build an overall 22 units in the class for service in the navy’s B
US Navy identifies sailor missing from guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy
The U.S. Navy has identified a sailor who went overboard from the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) on June 6 as Fire Controlman 2nd Class Christopher W. Clavin. Sailors saw Clavin fall into the water while the ship was underway conducting training near Cherry Point, North Carolina and imm
Austal launches US Navy EPF USNS City of Bismarck
The U.S. Navy’s ninth expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9) was launched in Mobile, Alabama, on June 7. Prior to her launch, USNS City of Bismarck was rolled out of her assembly bay onto a barge for transfer down the Mobile River to a floating drydock at BAE Shipyard whic
German K130 corvette FGS Braunschweig returns from 13-month UNIFIL deployment
German Navy’s K130 corvette FGS Braunschweig is returning from a 13-month deployment to UNIFIL and is expected to enter her Warnemünde navy base on June 14. During her deployment, the corvette changed crews two times and sailed a total of 41,600 nautical miles. FGS Braunschweig was replaced by siste
Boeing teams with Huntington Ingalls Industries on US Navy XL UUVs
Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries announced they are joining forces for the design and production of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) for the U.S. Navy’s extra large UUV program. “This partnership provides the Navy a cost-effective, low-risk path to meet the emergent needs that prompted the
US Air Force B-1B Lancers train with destroyer USS Sterett in South China Sea
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to train with the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) in the South China Sea on June 8. The joint training was organized under Pacific Command’s continuous bomber pre
US Navy to receive first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers
The U.S. Navy will receive its first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers, allowing aircrew and operators to improve their mission readiness even while serving away from home. Under a recently signed contract, Boeing will provide seven Deployable Mission Readiness Trainers (DMRTs) to the Navy, starting
Canadian Coast Guard ships getting ABB upgrades
Canadian Coast Guard’s medium icebreakers and high endurance multi task ships are getting a life-extension modernization carried out by Swiss-Swedish company ABB. Of the 14 vessels in operation, 10 are receiving the upgrades. Design and work supply on first of the ten vessels, CCGS Pierre Radisson,
Alaska preparing for arrival of second Sentinel-class coast guard cutter
Alaska is set to host a commissioning ceremony for its second Sentinel-class U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bailey Barco in Juneau, Alaska, on June 14. Bailey Barco will become the second of overall six 154-foot fast response cutters stationed in Alaska. The cutters are designed to patrol coastal regions a
Chinese Navy ships visit Sydney, Australia
Returning from a counter-piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden, the 25th Task Group of the People’s Liberation Army – Navy arrived in Sydney, Australia, for a three-day port visit on June 8. The Task Group consisting of two guided missile frigates, Hengyang and Yulin, and one replenishment ship,Hong
ASC, Austal team up for Future Frigate construction
Australian shipbuilders Austal and ASC Shipbuilding announced they are teaming up for the construction of the Australian Navy’s SEA5000 Future Frigates. Under this arrangement, ASC Shipbuilding and Austal will act as one in support of the program, combining their skills and experience. “The Austal/A
Completed Nimitz carrier strike group deploys from San Diego
U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Shoup united with other ships and units of their carrier strike group in San Diego to officially start their deployment on June 5. USS Nimitz and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100), and USS Shou
NATO’s Sea Guardian operation underway in Western Mediterranean
Two frigates and a patrol vessel are conducting a maritime security operation in the Western Mediterranean as part of NATO’s operation Sea Guardian. Led by a French Navy Captain onboard French frigate FS Guepratte, along with Italian frigate Scirocco and Spanish Offshore Patrol Vessel ESPS Serviola