Miscellaneous

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) ceremonially authenticated the keel of Legend-class national security cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) on 23 July, HII announced.The keel authentication, initially planned for 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“This is a very special keel...

On July 20, NATO Air and Maritime forces conducted a joint exercise in the Black Sea to improve Alliance situational awareness and practice air-maritime communications, NATO Maritime Command announced.In the Black Sea, ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2...

The outbreak aboard the ROKS Munmu the Great destroyer is the largest cluster South Korea’s military has seen. A total of 247 of the ship’s 301 crew have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days, and the entire crew...

Vietnamese naval ships arrived in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East to take part in the celebrations of Russia’s Navy Day, the press office of the Russian Pacific Fleet reported on Thursday (Jul 22)."Two missile frigates of the Vietnamese...

The Polish Navy’s first AW101 (ZR285) achieved its first flight yesterday at the Leonardo Company’s site in Yeovil, Leonardo announced.The flight demonstrated functional checks of the main airframe systems as well as the control system, and engine-handling checks...

Naval Group and the Fleet Support Service have signed a contract for the operational maintenance of the French Navy’s nuclear attack submarines (SSN) which will be in force for over three years and is worth several hundred million euros.According...

The future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship in the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, was christened July 17 during a ceremony in San Diego, the U.S. Navy announced.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), served as...

As part of the ongoing Overseas Deployment, INS Tabar entered the Port of Brest, France on 12 July 2021. The ship was received by a Ceremonial Guard of the French Navy on arrival in Port, the Indian Navy announced.Mr...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) and Military Sealift Command (MSC) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8) began their regularly scheduled southbound transit from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea after concluding maritime...

The Royal Canadian Navy has taken delivery of the second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship HMCS Margaret Brooke during a ceremony held at CFB Halifax, the Royal Canadian Armed Forces announced.The delivery is completed just a few weeks after...