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HII christened Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division December 7. “Today we celebrate the mighty submarine Arkansas, and we honor bravery and impact:…
The frigate Cristobal Colon (F-105) has been monitoring the activities of several naval units of the Russian Federation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Navy ship remains in the assigned patrol…
On Dec. 6, 2024, USS Preble (DDG 88) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratley Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of…
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) arrives at Port of Bitung, Manado, Indonesia for its five-day port visit, today, 27 November 2024. The vessel was warmly…
From 5 to 11 November 2024, the surveillance frigate (FS) Prairial made a stopover in Maizuru, on the west coast of Japan. This Japanese port had not welcomed a French…
The Albanese Government has down-selected two shipbuilders, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, to progress designs for Australia’s future general purpose frigates. The general purpose frigate program is part…
USS Hampton (SSN 767), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine and its compliment of more than 130 crewmembers arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Nov. 21, 2024. “The arrival of Hampton at…
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan as the United States’ only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, Nov. 22. This marks the second time…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated the keel November 22 of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133). The ship’s name honors Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr., a former U.S. senator from Georgia…
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) ship SAMIDARE, which arrived in Sri Lanka on 17th November 2024, departed the island today (19th November), on successful completion of her formal visit.…