Things are currently going well for the US Navy, at least as far as the prospect of future deployments is concerned. After all, with the christening of the latest Virginia-class submarine at the General Dynamics shipyard in Groton, the transfer to the US Navy's fleet list is usually only one or two weeks away.
The keel for the next Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship is being laid today at Austal USA in Mobile. The future USS Augusta (LCS 34) is the 17th of these warships, which are intended for use in coastal waters. After the Augusta, the construction of two more of these striking ships is planned. The...
The Russian nuclear submarine Krasnoyarsk was launched today (30 July) in a festive ceremony. Guests at the Sevmash shipyard on this occasion included the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Antoliyevich Evmenov, and the Governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Alexander Tsybulsky. At a speed of around one metre, the...
Saab today signed a contract with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the modernisation of the 123 class frigates. The Swedish defence company will supply new radar equipment, fire control systems and command and weapon deployment systems and integrate them on the ships. Work is scheduled to begin this year...
The United States Coast Guard put three new ships into service today (Thursday 29 July). From their new home port on the island of Guam, the so-called Fast Response Cutters will ensure security in the region. To this end, the Americans have signed contracts with various companies in the Pacific...
Visit of the US Deputy Naval Attaché to Rostock - Warnemünde The status of the friendship between the United States of America and Germany has developed from "complicated" to "good" since this year. This is based not only on a recognisable shared understanding of values, but also on persistent cultivation. One piece of the mosaic of this...
And they've done it again: according to the Pentagon, the American destroyer USS Benfold passed through the Formosa Strait on 28 July. The disputed strait, which is around 180 kilometres wide, forms the border between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. US units, but also ships, pass through at irregular intervals...
The British minesweeper HMS Middleton left its home port of Portsmouth on Monday. After a 6000 nautical mile voyage around Europe and crossing the Mediterranean, it is expected to arrive in the Persian Gulf in the coming weeks. For at least two years, the 750-tonne displacement Hunt-class vessel will then be...
The Second World War ended more than 76 years ago. But to this day, more than 30,000 mines and other explosives lie at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. In issue 4-2021, marineforum reported on contaminated sites in the sea and Kiel Munition Clearance Week, which takes place in September. A short...
The Israeli Navy took delivery of two new corvettes today. The two units were christened Atzmaut and Nitzachon at Thyssenkrup Marine Systems in Kiel and then handed over to the customer. This marks the successful completion of the project to build a batch of four corvettes. Dr Alexander...
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