Day: March 27, 2020
Farncomb Returns to Fleet Base West
March 27, 2020 – HMAS Farncomb returned to her homeport of Fleet Base West earlier this month, after a five-week deployment to the east coast of Australia. Coming alongside Diamantina Wharf, a number of the submarine’s contingent of embarked trainees threw lines across under the watchful eye of the Casing Party officer-in-charge. Once all lines were secured and the gangway…
Read MoreIndian Navy Mobilizes IL38 for Virus Fight
Mar 27, 2020 – A shipment of 60,000 face masks ordered by Indian Medical Association, Goa to offset the shortfall in Goa was stuck at Delhi as trucks could not proceed further in the current situation of lockdown. A request for facilitating transportation of the masks to Goa was made by the President, Indian Medical Association to the Indian Navy…
Read MoreConstruction commences for first Offshore Patrol Vessel in Western Australia
March 27, 2020 – The Government’s $90 billion Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached a new milestone with construction on the first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) to be built in Western Australia commencing. This will be the third of twelve Arafura class OPVs, and the first to be built at the Civmec Shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. Minister for Defence,…
Read MoreThree Russian Frigates Held Exercise in the Mediterranean Sea
March 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – The crews of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) from the permanent naval group of the Navy in the Mediterranean Sea conducted a drill to destroy a detachment of ships of a conditional enemy in the Mediterranean. The naval strike group (KUG) of the Black Sea Fleet consisting of three…
Read MoreUSNS Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles
March 27, 2020 – Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Los Angeles, March 27 to support the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. “The men and women of the USNS Mercy and the United States Navy are honored to be here in Los Angeles supporting FEMA, the state of California, the county and the city in their…
Read MoreUSS Ramage Returns From Deployment
First VERTREP for USS Gerald R Ford
March 26, 2020 – After 14 days at sea conducting flight operations and multiple certifications, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its first vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters, attached to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 while alongside USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO-188) in the Atlantic Ocean, March 24. Ford is executing an 18-month…
Read MoreHuntington Ingalls Industries Closes the Acquisition of Hydroid
March 26, 2020 – Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of Hydroid Inc., a leading provider of advanced marine robotics to the defense and maritime markets. In conjunction with the transaction, HII and Kongsberg Maritime have established a strategic alliance to jointly market naval and maritime products and services to the U.S.…
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