Lockheed Martin Statement on F-35 Program
Statement We stand ready to support and continue to work with the U.S. government on the capability and performance upgrades that best support their requirements for the F-35 for decades…
Construction of Elevators for CVN 80 & CVN 81 Begins in Mobile
Austal USA has started construction on the aluminum aircraft elevators for two U.S. Navy Ford-class aircraft carriers, Enterprise (CVN 80) and Doris Miller (CVN 81), currently under construction at HII’s…
USS Detroit Deploys to US Southern Command
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), along with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, detachment 11, got underway June 21 to support operations in U.S. Southern Command…
New Zealand Marks 100 Years of Military Aviation
Inclement weather didn’t stop the aviation buzz as hundreds turned out in Christchurch to celebrate 100 years of military aviation in New Zealand. On Saturday 14 June Christchurch’s Air Force…
Austal USA Awarded U.S. Navy T-ATS 15 Contract
Austal USA was awarded a $79.2 million U.S. Navy contract option for the construction of T-ATS 15, a Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship. With the award, the company is…
French SIGINT Ship Dupuy de Lome Visits Sri Lanka
The French Naval Ship Dupuy de Lôme arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning (21st June 2023). The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri…
Danish Patrol Ships K/S to Design New Danish OPV
The Ministry of Defense’s Equipment and Procurement Agency, FMI, has signed a contract June 23rd for the design of new patrol vessels for the navy. The contract includes the development…
CTF151 Commander Visits JS Makinami in Djibouti
The commander for Combined Maritime Forces’ counter-piracy task force visited Japanese self-defense force units during a two-day trip to Djibouti, June 14-15. Republic of Korea Navy Rear Adm. Ko Seung-bum,…
Project 1155 Severomorsk Working Up in Barents Sea
On Monday, June 19, the large Severomorsk anti-submarine ship from the Kola fleet of the heterogeneous forces of the Northern Fleet went to the Barents Sea to carry out combat…
Type 26 Frigate HMS Cardiff Emerges on Govan Skyline
The forward end of HMS Cardiff, the second Type 26 City Class frigate, has emerged from BAE Systems’ ship build hall at Govan for the first time in an important…