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The U.S. Navy this month accepted the first E-6B Mercury upgraded by Northrop Grumman Corp. in Lake Charles, delivering enhanced airborne strategic communication capabilities to the warfighter. The upgrade supports…
USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, arrived in Rijeka, Croatia for a regularly scheduled port visit and mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR), July…
On July 24, the frigate “Hessen” deployed as the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force and SNMG1 flagship from her home port of Wilhelmshaven. During its six-month operational period, the…
The Argentine Navy has completed the tasks of righting the former ARA Comandante General Irigoyen notice, moored at the dock in the city of San Pedro and converted into a…
By Captain George Stewart, USN (Ret’d) Naval History Foundation This post provides a description of the events surrounding the loss of USS Truxtun (DD 229) and USS Pollux (AKS 2)…
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s patrol ship Sergey Kotov repelled an attack by two Ukrainian seaborne drones the night of July 22, destroying both enemy vessels, with no one hurt…
“Today’s handing-over ceremony symbolizes the deep-rooted friendship and strategic partnership between India and Vietnam. What makes this occasion even more significant is the fact that this is the first-ever occasion…
Just installed in Cherbourg, the detachment of the 32F carried out its first SAR (search and rescue) mission on Sunday, July 23. For this very first operational mission, the crew…
The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and members of Newport News Shipbuilding marked a major milestone in the ship’s refueling, complex and overhaul…