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Major inspection for the USS John C. Stennis

Major inspection for the USS John C. Stennis

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

If anything, it's on a grand scale: the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrived at Newport News Shipbuilding on 6 May to undergo its scheduled RCOH. This Refuelling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) is scheduled about halfway through the planned service life of an aircraft carrier to make it fit for the next decades. The most important part of the work is the renewal of the fuel rods in the on-board reactor. This requires the reactor to be shut down and cooled down. Only then can the fuel be replaced in a complex process and the reactor restarted later. In addition, the shipyard laytime is also...

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Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Minister responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard, Bernadette Jordan, has announced that her country will acquire two new icebreakers as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. They will replace the largest icebreaker currently in service, the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, when it is retired as planned in 2030. The new ships will also give the coastguard new capabilities, as the future units will be larger and more powerful than their predecessors. This will enable longer operations to be carried out in more northerly regions. A length of around 150 metres with a width of 28 metres is planned....

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Sea Guardian trialled in the Pacific

Sea Guardian trialled in the Pacific

Gepostet von | 6 May 2021 | , | 0

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) participated in the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) exercise "Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem" (UxS IBP 21) from 21 to 26 April 2021. This exercise integrated manned and unmanned capabilities in challenging operational scenarios in order to gain experience for mission command.

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Number two is coming

Number two is coming

Gepostet von | 6 May 2021 | , , , | 1

In a few days, the Russian Navy will have one more submarine. The Kazan will be put into service at an official ceremony on 7 May. This was preceded by extensive tests of the new nuclear submarine, which were apparently completed successfully. The CEO of the Sevmash shipyard, Mikhail Budnichenko, and the Chairman of the State Acceptance Commission, Captain Alexei Poteshkin, signed the acceptance certificate on 5 May. At the commissioning ceremony scheduled for Friday, the Russian naval flag will be raised for the first time in the presence of Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Chief of the Navy. Other participants include representatives from regional and local politics as well as the United...

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Royal Navy sends two patrol boats to Jersey

Royal Navy sends two patrol boats to Jersey

Gepostet von | 5 May 2021 | , , , | 0

A further dispute is brewing between the UK and France after Brexit. French fishermen do not want to comply with the British government's stipulation that only vessels that have a proven history of fishing in the waters around Jersey are allowed to do so. To express their displeasure, around 100 fishing boats on the French side are ready to set off for Jersey on Thursday. Their destination is the harbour of St Helier, which is not to be blockaded. A spokesman for the fishermen said that the boats wanted to return to their home harbours in the afternoon. Prime Minister Boris...

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