USS Maine successfully tests Life-Extended Trident II D5 missile
Both the United States and United Kingdom will deploy the life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missiles.
Steel cut on new Australian frigates
The design, a modified variant of the same class being built by the UK and Canada, is named the ‘Hunter’ class.
Littoral Combat Ship 19 delivered To US Navy
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine have delivered the future USS St. Louis, Littoral Combat Ship 19, to the U.S. Navy.
First US Navy V-22 arrives in Patuxent River
The CMV-22B is a variant of the MV-22B and is the replacement for the C-2A Greyhound for the Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) mission.
RFA Mounts Bay in £40m drugs seizure
£40m pounds of cocaine have been seized by RFA Mounts Bay and a US Coastguard team south of the US Virgin Islands.
No, the Type 31 Frigate is not going to be built in France
The Type 31 Frigates are being built in Scotland, not France. Thales is supplying components for the ships and that is entirely normal.
Romania assumes Command of NATO Standing Naval Group for first time
For the first time, Romanian Naval Forces have assumed the Command of a NATO Standing Naval Group.
Type 31 Frigate in-service date slips by four years
The first Type 31 Frigate will now enter service in 2027, rather than 2023.
HMS Middleton returns to the water
HMS Middleton has returned to the water after six months ashore as part of a £7.5 million maintenance package, say the Royal Navy.
USS Gerald R Ford passes aircraft compatibility testing
American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has completed Aircraft Compatibility Testing following 16 days at sea.
