The First USS Independence
Type: Ship-of-the-line (later frigate) Laid down: 1813 Launched: 22 June 1814 First Commissioned: 22 June 1814 Fate: Scrapped 1915 The first ship built in the Charlestown Navy Yard, USS Independence…
CNR Vittoria Delivers P04 Osum to the Guardia di Finanza
It happened September 21st, at the Salone Nautico Internazionale in Genoa, the ceremony of handing over the naval flag to P04 Osum, Patrolman built by us for the Guardia di…
USS Charleston Participates in Exercise Kakadu 2022
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) participated in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) ashore in Darwin, Australia, and at sea in the waters…
Perth Missile Firing Right on Target
Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth displayed its capabilities and ability to integrate with partners while participating in Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022. Perth put ‘smoke in the air’, launching an Evolved Sea…
STRATCOM: Conflict With a Nuclear-Capable Peer Possible
Navy Adm. Charles “Chas” A. Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), joined a panel discussion on important national security concerns September 21st. “All of us in this room are…
G3 Systems Royal Navy Persistent Operational Deployable Systems
G3 Systems Limited has – working with QinetiQ – delivered four systems (deployable containerized solutions) to support the Royal Navy Persistent Operational Deployable Systems (NavyPODS) required to transport and control…
Finnish & French Navies Train for MCM in Baltic Sea
The Finnish Navy is exercising with the French mine countermeasures vessel Céphée in the Baltic Sea 22¬-23 September 2022 Afterwards the French vessel will moor in Turku until the 28th…
Frigate Admiral Ronarc’h Taking Shape in Lorient
The crew of the defense and intervention frigate (FTI) Amiral Ronarc’h has just been formed to equip the unit. Established on the site of the naval riflemen and commandos base…
Norwegian PM & Defense Minister Visited USS Gerald R Ford
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Minister of Defence Bjorn Arild Gram had a meeting on Monday with US Navy representatives on board the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.…
Carderock’s Hidden Gem for Acoustic Signatures Testing
Home to the world’s largest unmanned submarine, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Acoustic Research Detachment (ARD) in Bayview, Idaho, is the Navy’s hidden gem for acoustic signatures testing. The…