
French Amphibious Ship Joins NATO Exercise in North Atlantic
The French amphibious assault ship ‘Dixmude’ left Toulon on February 18, to join the North Atlantic theater and participate in the Norwegian-led exercise COLD RESPONSE 2022 (CORE 22).

The French amphibious assault ship ‘Dixmude’ left Toulon on February 18, to join the North Atlantic theater and participate in the Norwegian-led exercise COLD RESPONSE 2022 (CORE 22).

Huntington Ingalls has authenticated the keel of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30) on 23 February 2022.

The US Navy announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the CMV-22B Osprey, confirming the platform’s operational readiness following the successful completion of its maiden deployment, on Feb. 17, 2022.
At the NDIA Expeditionary Warfare Conference 2022 (EWC 2022) NAVSEA provided some insights on the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), small boats, and the U.S. Navy’s amphibious ship-to-shore connectors…
The USMC participated in a waterborne training evolution with Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 12-13, 2022.
At SNA 2022 in mid-January, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard discussed their future force composition. Discussions covered new frigates, destroyers, amphibious and logistic ships, unmanned surface vessels, sea-to-shore connectors and landing crafts, cutters, and the Integrated Combat System (ICS).
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) System for the future Constellation-class frigate.
The United States Navy does not have any icebreaker ships in its inventory, while the United States Coast Guard has two aging icebreakers. The US Arctic Security Affairs advisors recommend acquiring new icebreaker ships for the Arctic, where the ice is melting year by year and forming new waterways.
Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded the NATO-led activity Neptune Strike 2022, Feb. 4.
The E-6B Mercury allows survivable communication between the president and the triad of nuclear weapon systems – bombers, missile fields, and ballistic missile submarines.