USMC JLTV achieves Initial Operational Capability
The U.S. Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is officially ready to deploy and support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readiness worldwide.
Advanced Arresting Gear Ready for All Props and Jets Aircraft
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system received the green light to recover all “props and jets” aircraft, according to the Aircraft Recovery Bulletin (ARB) released Aug. 2.
U.S. Navy Considering More Advanced Burke Destroyers as Large Surface Combatant Timeline Slips
The Navy is looking at “something beyond even a Flight III” 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.
U.S. Navy Fixes Propulsion Issues on its Newest Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford
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 Launches New Shipbuilding Facilities in Cape Town
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.
Atmaca Anti-Ship Missile Fitted Aboard Turkish Navy’s 4th Ada-class Corvette
Roketsan's new anti-ship missile Atmaca (Hawk) has been fitted aboard the fourth Ada-class corvette of the Turkish Navy (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri), TCG Kınalıada.
Six New Icebreakers to be Built for Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard will be procuring six new program icebreakers to replace its current ageing fleet of icebreakers.
Russia’s ATOMFLOT Orders 4th & 5th Project 22220 Nuclear-Powered 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.
Video: French Navy’s SLAMF Unmanned Mine Warfare System to be Qualified in December
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.
USMC F-35B Lightning II Fighters Complete GAU-22 Cannon, Ordnance Hot Reload Training
F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (REIN), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, used the GAU-22 cannon against a simulated target and executed the first shipboard hot reload of ordnance in the Indo-Pacific region while underway in the Solomon Sea from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), August 4.