Vessels
US Coast Guard receives fast response cutter Rollin Fritch
The U.S. Coast Guard received the 19th fast response cutter, Rollin Fritch, in Key West, Florida, on August 23. The Coast Guard said USCGC Rollin Fritch would be based in Cape May, New Jersey as the first FRC stationed outside Florida or Puerto Rico. The 19th FRC is named after Seaman First Class Ro
US Navy aircraft carrier hosts Japan’s defense minister
Japan’s defense minister visited together with the country’s navy chiefs the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at the American Navy outpost in Yokosuka on August 23. Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada, Adm. Tomohisa Takei, Vice Adm. Yasuhiro Shigeoka and Vic
US Navy amphibious assault ship qualifies first female helmsman in a decade
U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) recently qualified the first female master helmsman in the past decade. Seaman Gabrielle Connelly, a junior Sailor in Deck department, accomplished her goal after setting sail aboard USS Boxer on February 12. “I think it is pretty awesome, I defi
Spanish Navy deploys OPV Arnomendi to NAFO mission
Spanish Navy offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Arnomendi (P-63) has set sail from Ferrol, Spain towards Newfoundland waters, Canada to participate in the 2016 protection campaign of NAFO (North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organization) fishing grounds. The Spanish Navy participates in this seasonal campaign
British MoD sells light aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious for scrap
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed the sale of HMS Illustrious light aircraft carrier to Turkish company Leyal Ship Recycling for around £2 million. It is anticipated that the former Royal Navy flagship will leave her base in Portsmouth for Turkey in the autumn of this year, ahead of the
German Navy tanker to return from counter piracy mission
German Navy tanker Spessart (A1442) is scheduled to return to Navy Base Kiel on August 26 after spending 88 days deployed to the EU-led counter-piracy operation Atalanta off the Horn of Africa. Once it enters the port, the tanker will have sailed a total of 24.830 nautical miles, equivalent to a sai
USS Independence wreck visited 800 meters below surface
A team of scientists aboard the exploration vessel Nautilus are conducting a mission to visit the sunk U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence which sits at a depth of 800 meters off the coast of San Francisco. The Corps of Exploration on E/V Nautilus and scientists on shore participating via te
Lockheed Martin to develop Frigate LCS combat management systems
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has received a $67.9 million contract to develop combat management systems for the frigate version of the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS). The contract will see the company perform hardware and software development and integration. LM will also pro
Australian survey motor launches to receive new navigation sonars
U.S. sonar system company FarSounder has been awarded a contract to upgrade Royal Australian Navy’s four Paluma class hydrographic survey motor launches with FarSounder-1000 navigation sonars. According to FarSounder, BAE Systems is the prime contractor while Seismic Asia Pacific of Salisbury, Austr
Huntington Ingalls bags $52M contract for USS Harry S. Truman nuclear propulsion and modernization work
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding a $52 million contract for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization work on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as part of its planned incremental availability. The contract cove
Bonhomme Richard strike group begins fall deployment from Okinawa
Ships of the U.S. Navy’s Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) departed Okinawa, Japan, August 21, beginning their fall 2016 deployment. The Bonhomme Richard ESG is comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), amphib
HMAS Adelaide in first of class Chinook flight trials
Royal Australian Navy’s landing helicopter dock HMAS Adelaide has been working in Tasmanian waters to conduct cold weather aspects of the first of class flight trials for the ‘big birds’ of the Army – the new Chinook CH-47F. The trials are critical for the safe operation of helicopters on board the
USS Hopper, Port Royal to deploy to Persian Gulf, Pacific Ocean
The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) is scheduled to depart Hawaii on August 25 together with the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) for a surface action group deployment to the Arabian Gulf and Western Pacific Ocean. While deployed, Hopper and its crew of more th
Raytheon gets $92M contract for US Navy carrier EASR radar
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $92,069,954 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the engineering and manufacturing development of the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar slated to be fitted on future aircraft carriers. According to Rear Admiral Thomas Moore, program executive officer for aircraft