
Canadian Company to provide replenishment systems for RCNโs Joint Support Ships
Toronto-based company Hepburn Engineering secures contract to provide Replenishment-at-Sea systems for the Royal Canadian Navyโs new Joint Support Ships

Toronto-based company Hepburn Engineering secures contract to provide Replenishment-at-Sea systems for the Royal Canadian Navyโs new Joint Support Ships

The U.S. Marine Corpsโ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is officially ready to deploy and support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readiness worldwide.

The U.S. Navyโs newest aircraft carrier Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system received the green light to recover all โprops and jetsโ aircraft, according to the Aircraft Recovery Bulletin (ARB) released Aug. 2.

The Navy is looking at โsomething beyond even a Flight IIIโ combat capability for its new-build destroyers, as its plans for transitioning from building the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to the future Large Surface Combatant continue to evolve and the LSC procurement date continues to slide.

The U.S. Navy declares its newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford CVN78, propulsion plant has “reached completion” over two years after the ship’s delivery in May 2017. Major unspecified issues have now been fixed but the ship remains in the shipyard at Newport News Shipbuilding.

Veecraft Marine, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Maritime Holdings and African-based global aerospace and technology company Paramount Group, proudly opened its new premises at a ceremony held in Cape Town.

Roketsan’s new anti-ship missile Atmaca (Hawk) has been fitted aboard the fourth Ada-class corvette of the Turkish Navy (Tรผrk Deniz Kuvvetleri), TCG Kฤฑnalฤฑada.

The Canadian Coast Guard will be procuring six new program icebreakers to replace its current ageing fleet of icebreakers.

Russia’s Baltic Shipyard (Baltiysky Zavod) announced they have won a 100 Billion Rubles ($1.5 Billion USD) contract from ATOMFLOT for the construction of the 4th and 5th Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers.

The unmanned surface vessel of the SLAMF/MMCM program carried out a demonstration of its capabilities in Brest harbor in June 2019. Testing with teams from the French Navy, French Armament General Directorate (DGA) and Thales is ongoing while qualification for the whole system (USV + payload) is set for December this year.