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USS Kansas City (LCS 22) joins US Navy’s fleet
The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) June 20.
22 June 2020
The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) June 20.
On June 19, 2020, Damen Shipyards Group and the German Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed the contract for the construction of four MKS 180 frigates for the German Navy.
Pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 “Rough Raiders” and VFA-147 “Argonauts” were the first TOPGUN students to complete the course in the F-35C Lightning II.
A French Navy (Marine Nationale) Atlantique 2 (ATL2) “Standard 6” maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) test fired a “live” AM39 Exocet air-launched anti-ship missile as part of its qualification trials.
Boeing delivered the first two F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets to the U.S. Navy for flight testing. One jet is a single-seat E model and the other is a two-seat F model.
The Navy’s next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Land Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 101, concluded acceptance trials the week of June 8 after successfully completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).
The Canadian Government awarded a $2.4 billion contract to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards for the full construction of two joint support ships (JSS) for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Last week, the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) USS Maryland conducted a full at-sea crew exchange to prevent sailors from possible COVID-19 exposure. At-sea crew transfer is quite unusual. Transfer of the entire crew of a submarine is even more exceptional.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker® smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
The Swedish Navy (Svenska Marinen) celebrated last week the 20th anniversary of the launch of its iconic stealth corvette HMS Visby.
