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April 22, 2020 – The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy came together for operations in the South China Sea starting April 13. HMAS Parramatta (FFG 154) began sailing with Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) then rendezvoused with amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) April 18.…
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April 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – The latest patrol ship of project 22160 “Pavel Derzhavin” arrived in Novorossiysk to pass the tests. This is the third ship whose construction contract was signed with the Zelenodolsk plant named after A.M. Gorky. According to the contract terms, Pavel Derzhavin will be transferred to the Russian Navy until the end of 2020 after…
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April 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – The oceanographic research vessel (BIO) “Hespérides” has called this morning at its base port in the Arsenal of Cartagena, after concluding its XXV Antarctic Campaign. The ship returns 161 days after leaving that same port, and after a 42-day period of isolation on board since the last time its crew was able to set…
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April 22, 2020 – The F-35 Joint Program Office’s Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Team was recognized as a 2020 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award winner for the Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition in the large program category, April 22. The Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Team received the honor for its actions to eliminate hazards associated with the…
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April 21, 2020 – NOAA has forged a formal agreement with Vulcan Inc., the company created by the late Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen, to share data resulting from the two organization’s ocean work. Both NOAA and Vulcan share a mission to advance the public’s understanding of the value and importance of the global ocean. Through a new…
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April 20, 2020 (Google Translation) – After 14 days at sea, the amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmuide , which left Toulon on April 3, reached Caribbean waters on April 17. As part of Operation Resilience, it is strengthening the resources of the Armed Forces in the Antilles (FAA) to help populations and civil authorities in the fight against the spread of…
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April 20, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Northern Fleet diesel-electric submarine St. Petersburg completed the inter-naval transition and arrived at the Leningrad Naval Base. In Kronstadt, she will undergo scheduled maintenance and modernization. The submarine left its main base on the Kola Peninsula – the Polar in early April. Swimming in the Barents and Norwegian seas took place in difficult…
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April 17, 2020 – Babcock Team 31 is pleased to announce the second round of supply chain contract awards across the UK and Europe to support the Royal Navy’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program. Rolls-Royce is now a major supplier to the program with its brand MTU, delivering the Main Engines and Diesel Generators for the Frigates, which will…
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April 20, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funding will help modernize America’s small shipyards, making them more efficient in constructing commercial vessels. “This $19.6 million federal government investment in the nation’s small shipyards will help maintain…
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April 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – The four air defense and command frigates (LCFs) get new 127mm guns. The Defense Materiel Organization announced the purchase from the Italian manufacturer Leonardo today. Thales Nederland has been contracted by Leonardo as a supplier. The new mounts will replace the former Canadian Oto-Melara 5in/54 gun mounts from the Iroquois Class destroyers, which are…
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