
Royal Australian Navy ‘HMAS Sydney’ Frigate Completed Combat System Trials
HMAS Sydney today returned to Garden Island, Sydney, following a four-and-a-half month deployment to the United States and Canada in which she qualified for operational duty.

HMAS Sydney today returned to Garden Island, Sydney, following a four-and-a-half month deployment to the United States and Canada in which she qualified for operational duty.
The U.S. Navy has built 27 Ticonderoga-class AEGIS cruisers from 1980-1994 with 21 still in service, retired, and one laid up. These are the warships that often ride “Shotgun” to the aircraft carriers…
Apart from an MH-60R helicopter, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s frigate HMAS Ballarat also carries an S-100 Schiebel Camcopter, an unmanned aerial vehicle that offers enhanced surveillance capability at sea.

July 19th – The US Navy announced the participation of the USS The Sullivans in Carrier Strike Group 21, assuming its protection from aerial threats.
The Indian Navy accepted the first two of its MH-60R Maritime Helicopters from the U.S. Navy in a ceremony held at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego on 16 Jul 2021.
The delivery of the second of six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS), Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Margaret Brooke, on July 15, 2021 in Halifax marks an important milestone both for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and for the ship’s crew.
At DEFEA 2021, the International Defense Exhibition which opened its doors today in Athens, Greece, British shipbuilder Babcock gave us the latest details on its frigate proposal for the Hellenic Navy centered on the Arrowhead 140.
Boeing is continuing to expand the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare capabilities with the delivery of the country’s 10th P-8I.
A shortlist was recently leaked for the future frigate of the Hellenic Navy. Naval News reviews in detail the three frigates at the top of this list.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into contracts with Norway and Germany to deliver ORCCA™ combat system elements to the six new 212CD submarines, and the Naval Strike Missile to the two nations’ Navies.