Vessels
HMCS Charlottetown deploys to Op Reassurance and first international mission since 2012
Royal Canadian Navy frigate Charlottetown departed Halifax June 27 to replace HMCS Fredericton as the Royal Canadian Navy’s designated forward deployed ship. HMCS Fredericton has been employed on Operation REASSURANCE since January 2016 and is set to return home next week. HMCS Charlottetown complet
U.S. Navy’s Great Green Fleet
Named to honor President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet, the Great Green Fleet is a U.S. Navy initiative highlighting how the Navy and Marine Corps are using energy efficiency and alternative energy/fuels to increase combat capability and operational flexibility. Stockdale became the first n
Trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise concludes off Hawaii
Exercise Pacific Dragon, the third biennial drill between U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea navies, took place from June 20 to 28 off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Kauai, Hawaii. The trilateral ballistic missile defense (BMD) tracking event focuses on improving tactical a
USS Chung-Hoon to return from Western Pacific deployment
U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is scheduled to return to Hawaii from a five-month deployment to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) on June 28. During the deployment, Chung-Hoon made port visits to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and the Philippines, and participated in numero
USS Carter Hall stops in Bergen after Baltops 2016
U.S. Navy’s amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) arrived in Bergen, Norway for a scheduled port visit, June 26 after having participated in the NATO-led exercise Baltops. BALTOPS is an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as
EGV Bonn returns home from NATO’s Aegean Sea mission
German Navy’s combat support ship EGV Bonn, flagship of NATO’s Standing Marititme Group 2, returned to her homeport in Wilhelmshaven, Germany after spending six months underway. During this time, the ship sailed a total of 26.000 nautical miles. First commanded by Flottillenadmiral (Rear Admiral) Jö
US Coast Guard returns 103 Cuban migrants home
The U.S Coast Guard repatriated 103 Cuban migrants, including one migrant with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, from June 25 – 27. The Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. crew repatriated 58 Cuban migrants Saturday, and 45 more Cuban migrants Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard s
US aircraft carrier holds anti-submarine drill with Turkish Navy
Ships assigned to the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG) met with Turkish naval forces to stage an anti-submarine warfare exercise on June 25. Shortened to ASWEX, the exercise was designed to utilize the navies’ skills while defending multiple units from possible sub-surface threats. “Anti-su
Royal Navy submarine docks in Gibraltar in Brexit aftermath
Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine HMS Ambush docked in Gibraltar on June 25 arriving shortly after a Spanish official announced the possibility of a joint sovereignty over ‘The Rock’. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said during an interview that Brexit opened greater possib
Oman receives final Al-Ofouq patrol vessel from ST Marine
Singapore’s ST Marine delivered RNOV Khassab, the last of four patrol vessels, to the Royal Navy of Oman on June 24. This is the final, in a series of four vessels, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) designed and built for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). The SGD880 million (USD646 million)
US Navy accepts seventh expeditionary fast transport USNS Carson City
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the seventh expeditionary fast transport USNS Carson City during a ceremony held aboard the ship at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, on June 24. This is the second vessel delivered by Austal USA to the U.S. Navy this month as just a day before, on June
Migrant crisis: Combat support ship embarks 1286 rescued migrants
After a non-governmental organization ship reported spotting around 500 people in a wooden barge, 84 kilometers north-west of Tripoli, Libya, on June 24, German Navy combat support ship Frankfurt am Main was sent to the location to assist the rescue efforts. After arriving at the destination, the Ge
US Coast Guard receives 18th fast response cutter
The U.S. Coast Guard has accepted delivery of the 18th fast response cutter, Joseph Tezanos, in Key West, Florida. USCGC Joseph Tezanos will be the sixth FRC stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is scheduled for commissioning in August. The cutter is named after Ensign Joseph Tezanos, who, as a p
Lockheed Martin lands $357M international Aegis upkeep contract
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors has been awarded a $357 million contract for in-service work on the Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System (AEGIS) for Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force and the Norwegian Navy. Under the U.S. Navy-awarded contract, Lockheed will carry out