Miscellaneous

USS Independence (LCS 2), the lead ship of the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, recognized more than a decade of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, July 29.Due to public health safety and restrictions of...

The US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed through the Taiwan Strait on July 28. The Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC) organized naval and air forces to track and monitor the US warship in the whole course, said Army...

The Russian Navy celebrated its 325th anniversary with the parade of 54 ships from India, Iran, and Pakistan, and more than 4,000 military personnel.Sahand and Makran ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy started sailing from Bandar Abbas...

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) conducted Operation Bottom Search German waters near Eckernförde from 19-23 July 2021, NATO Maritime Command announced.The Operation was officially known as Marinekommando Unterabteilung Geoinformation Dezernat Maritime Geo-Unterstützung (MWDC).The objective of the operation...

On July 26, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launched a new 94-metre multi-role response vessel (MRRV) at its Shimonoseki Shipyard for Philippine Coast Guard.The ship is the first of two that Mitsubishi will provide to the Philippine Coast Guard under a new...

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has awarded Schiebel a three-year contract extension for the maintenance of its CAMCOPTER S-100, according to Schiebel.The extension allows the RAN to continue to experiment and develop knowledge using the S-100.Schiebel has built on...

BAE Systems has received a $117 million contract to produce next-generation missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), the company announced.BAE Systems has received a $117 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce next-generation missile seekers for...

On July 25, the Russian Navy held the Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg and Kronshtadt in honour of Navy Day.On Russia's Navy Day on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed the Main Naval Parade on the Neva River...

According to the local media, a former U.S. vessel donated to the Vietnam Coast Guard arrived in the country earlier this month.The CSB 8021, formerly known as the USCGC John Midgett, and its crew arrived safely in a Vietnamese...

The remote assistance service deployed by Naval Group and MBDA for the French Navy achieves several objectives: provide prompt diagnostics and a repair solution to naval systems users in all locations and in all circumstances, Naval Group and MBDA...