THE BEST naval news since 1995
June 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – Throughout the morning of June 15, a meeting to follow up on the program of the F-110 frigates, which was chaired by the Hon. Mr. Ángel Olivares Ramírez, Secretary of State for Defense, and accompanied by Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral General Teodoro E. López Calderón. This meeting was also attended…
Read More
June 16, 2020 (Google Translation) – On June 12, 2020, off the tip of Penmarch (Finistère), the nuclear-powered vehicle submarine (SNLE) Le Téméraire launched a strategic ballistic missile M51. This test was carried out without nuclear charge and in strict compliance with France’s international commitments. 5 th shooting M51 from a SSBN, this milestone validates adaptation M51 SNLE the Bold…
Read More
June 16, 2020 – HMAS Armidale has undocked in Cairns after undergoing a major servicing and restoration project, which invested more than $5 million into the local economy. Local Cairns businesses played an essential role in delivering this key project for the Royal Australian Navy. Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price said this is the first of several major maintenance projects coming up over…
Read More
June 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – The 64 students are boarded in Venice on the Etna logistic support ship The summer naval education campaign for the 64 students of the 1st course of the Military Naval School Francesco Morosini has left Venice today. The students are embarked on the ship of logistic support Etna, of the Navy. The campaign will…
Read More
June 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – When it was founded in 1956, the navy, like the entire Bundeswehr, faced the challenge of a fresh start. It took a lot of time and dedication to push a progressive constructionist against a conservative basic trend. Part of this process was the commitment to the 1848 tradition of the Imperial Fleet. The Navy…
Read More
June 10, 2020 (Google Translation) – During the day of June 10, Maritime Police and Fisheries Control were carried out in the area of the Strait of Magellan, this due to the transit of the Chinese flag fishing fleet in the area, as well as various other operations at sea . In this way, the flight of Naval Helicopter 57,…
Read More
June 16, 2020 – The Navy’s next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Land Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 101, concluded acceptance trials the week of June 8 after successfully completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). During the trials, the craft underwent integrated testing to demonstrate the…
Read More
June 16, 2020 – USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) returned home June 16, marking the end of its deployment after operating in the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleets. Following a return from deployment in March after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet, Truman remained underway in the Western Atlantic during the sustainment phase of the Optimized…
Read More
June 13, 2020 – USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her homeport in San Diego. The sail away reflects more than two years’ worth of effort in restoring and modernizing one of the Navy’s most capable warships after it was damaged during a collision in 2017 that claimed…
Read More
June 12, 2020 – Remaining USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Sailors ashore will begin to fly back to the United States via military flights, June 12. Theodore Roosevelt (TR) Sailors who return to the United States are required to complete a 14-day-restriction-of-movement (ROM) sequester upon arrival. Sailors may ROM at home or facilities on base at their home station in…
Read More