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US Navy’s First Female Chief Takes the Helm
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, who has been nominated by President Biden to be the next CNO, will perform CNO duties.
15 August 2023
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, who has been nominated by President Biden to be the next CNO, will perform CNO duties.
On August 14, the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) commissioned of two new Fani-class mine countermeasures vessels in Surabaya, East Java.
Second Suffren-class submarine, “Duguay-Trouin” (S636), was handed over to the French Navy by Naval Group.
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL cuts the first steel of the Landing Platform Dock (LPD) for the Philippine Navy with a ceremony in Surabaya on August 10, 2023.
The US Navy announced a solicitation contract for long lead items and construction for LPD 33 to 35, reversing course on Amphibious ship buys.
On July 27, 2023, South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant held a steel-cutting ceremony for the ROK Navy’s 2nd FFX Batch-III frigate
On July 29, 2023, the U.S. Navy christened the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA destroyer, the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signed a contract with the Italian MoD for the construction of 3 next-gen OPVs, with the options for a further 3 units.
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), increasing Department of Defense spending to $886 billion.
The U.S. Navy released a pre-solicitation notice seeking sources to support Long Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM) integration on the F-35.
