German Navy’s Sachsen-class frigate “Hessen” left its homeport Wilhelmshaven on 05 September 2022 to join the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (or CSG 12) of the U.S. Navy.
US Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 25, 2022.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is working towards a Pacific Region deployment for its Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group in 2025.
The U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) conducted its first lab integration event June 28-30 at Pax River to demonstrate how the MQ-25’s Ground Control Station (GCS) will command the unmanned aircraft in the carrier environment.
The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) concluded Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022 in the Philippine Sea, June 4.
NATO is conducting vigilance activity NEPTUNE SHIELD 2022 (NESH22), which integrates high-end maritime expeditionary strike capabilities of Sea, Air and Land assets. The activities will take place in the Baltic, Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas, from 17-31 May.
Naval News met with Rear Admiral Brian Corey, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, to get an update on the MQ-25 program during Sea Air Space 2022.
Since the beginning of February, the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 8 (CSG) with USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and the French Navy CSG, with aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91), have been coordinating their operations in the Mediterranean.
The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) completed a live-fire exercise of its RIM-116 rolling airframe missile (RAM) while underway, Feb. 28.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its air wing has started supporting NATO’s enhanced Vigilance Activities in the Black Sea region following a short logistical stop in Cyprus.
