Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is building for French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique , the forward sections of the four “BRF” logistic support ships under the Franco-Italian LSS program led by OCCAR.
The CH-53K King Stallion completed a two-week period of sea trials in the Atlantic earlier this month. This was the first opportunity to see the aircraft working in a modern naval environment.
NATO exercise Dynamic Mongoose is starting in the High North on 29 June 2020. Ships, submarines, as well as aircraft and personnel from 6 Allied nations are converging off the coast of Iceland for Anti-Submarine warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface warfare training.
Damen Shipyards Group, as coordinator of the SEA Defence (Survivability, Electrification, Automation, Detectability, Enabling Foresight of European Naval Capabilities in Extreme conditions) project, is proud to announce that the European Commission has selected this proposal within the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP 2019).
The Intuitive Pointing Device (IPD) successfully completed sea trials after spending 4 days underway in French Guiana. The trials were conducted by the French Navy’s Naval Programs Centre of Expertise (CEPN), together with La Confiance’s crew, SOCARENAM & SEAOWL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS. The goal was to analyze the operational contribution of the IPD to the NEXTER NARWHAL 20B weapon system use.
The Royal Australian Navy’s third ANZAC-class frigate HMAS Warramunga has passed a significant milestone in her Anzac Class Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) at Henderson Shipyard, Western Australia, with the installation of a new mast.
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) June 26 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. Oakland is the 22nd littoral combat ship (LCS) and the 12th ship of the Independence-class built by Austal USA.
Royal New Zealand Navy’s new fleet tanker and replenishment ship Aotearoa sailed into Auckland Harbor today following her 15 day journey from Ulsan, South Korea.