A Secret Learned
On August 6, 1945, a Boeing B-29 named the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, killing tens of thousands of people and vaporizing an area of four…
U.S., Canadian Icebreakers Conduct Operation
Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and crew conducted joint operations with the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier and crew, Friday, in the Beaufort Sea, while northbound on…
IRGC Stages Naval Drill in Persian Gulf
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy launched a military exercise in the Persian Gulf August 2nd. The war game is being held on Abu Musa, Naze’at, the Greater Tunb,…
Italy Orders New OPVs From Orizzonte Sistemi Naval
As part of the Italian Navy OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) acquisition program Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo, with respective stakes of 51% and 49%,…
Senate Okays Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Funding
Pratt & Whitney continues to receive positive support for various F135-related program items on the path toward finalizing the 2024 appropriations bill. On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee, led…
Naval Reactors Celebrates 75 Years
August 4 marks the birthday of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a joint Department of Navy and Department of Energy organization responsible for all aspects of the Navy’s nuclear propulsion,…
Russia Claims 20 Support Vessels to Join the Fleet in 2023
The auxiliary fleet of the Russian Navy in 2023 plans to accept 20 support vessels, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “This year, more than 20 support vessels are planned to…
Russia Claims Ukraine Tried to Attack Civilian Ships
“Tonight, the Kiev regime attempted a terrorist attack using three semi-submersible unmanned boats on Russian civilian transport ships en route to the Bosphorus Strait in the southwestern part of the…
Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Oklahoma (SSN 802)
Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) Wednesday, Aug. 2, to attend a keel-laying authentication for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Oklahoma (SSN 802). The keel…
Ex-KRI Slamet Riyadi Sunk as a Target
In the implementation of the TNI Joint Training Field Maneuver (Latgab) in the Kogabwilhan II area, the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) has successfully carried out the firing of 4 different…