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The U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Readiness program won the Aviation Week Overall Excellence Award 2021 during the annual Defense Chain Conference in Washington D.C., Oct. 20. Rear Adm. Shane Gahagan, program executive officer for tactical aircraft programs (PEO(T)), accepted the award. The esteemed Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards honors excellence in program leadership and this is only the third time in…
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A coin placed under the mast of Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory and discovered in perfect condition 127 years later goes on show today as part of Trafalgar Day commemorations. The farthing – worth ¼ pence when issued in 1894 under the reign of Queen Victoria – was uncovered in the base plate of the 32-metre, 26-tonne mast section which was…
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After two and a half months of patrol in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Frigate type La Fayette (FLF) Aconit left the port of Larnaca (Cyprus) for Toulon, thus ending its fifth consecutive deployment in this region, marked by renewed tensions. on maritime issues. During its deployment, the Aconit ensured the continuity of the French presence in the area, showing France’s…
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Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (“FRC”), the USCGC John Scheuerman, to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida nearly one week ahead of schedule despite a three week shutdown due to the significant damage sustained to Bollinger’s facilities during Hurricane Ida. The storm made landfall in late August near Port Fourchon, Louisiana…
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Sailors are today breathing life into the first of the UK’s next-generation warships. Half a dozen sailors have joined HMS Glasgow – under construction in her namesake city – to begin turning a lifeless hull into the world’s most advanced submarine hunter. The ship is the first of eight Type 26 frigates which will safeguard both the nation’s nuclear deterrence…
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Austal Limited is pleased to announce Austal Australia has delivered the 13th Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, NUSHIP Francis Agwi, was then gifted by the Australian Government to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force at a certificate signing ceremony held at Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. The ceremony was attended in person…
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Crew of ice ship HMS Protector paid their respects to the thousands of sailors who helped put an end to the slave trade. They joined leaders of St Helena in a service of remembrance and thanksgiving for the men of the West Africa Squadron – and the tens of thousands of slaves they liberated. For more than half a century…
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On Tuesday, October 26th, 2021 at 10 a.m., the mine-hunting boat “Homburg” will return to its home port in Kiel. The 43-strong crew from the 3rd Mine Detection Squadron participated in the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1) for the past three months. Together with ships and boats from seven NATO nations,…
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After a four-day stopover in Togo, the High Seas Patroller (PHM) Commandant Ducuing joined the Togolese patroller Oti, south of Lomé, to conduct maneuver exercises. The two buildings began their interactions with a first exercise in tactical evolutions during which the Togolese patroller adapted perfectly to the requirements of the scenario. They continued with presentations on refueling at sea in…
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Representatives from Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) joined senior U.S. Coast Guard officials at USCG Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia, PA for the commissioning of one of the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (“FRC”), USCGC EMLEN TUNNELL. Named in honor of Coast Guard hero and NFL great Emlen Tunnell, the cutter is the fourth of six FRCs to be home-ported in…
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