Ships

USS Ford getting ready for deployment

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First-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will be ready for a deployment this fall and Navy officials say it will have all the spare...

Using unmanned ships to protect ports

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By George Galdorisi* “Globalization” instantly brings to mind the flow of international trade that has both lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and delivered...

Turkey’s mini-subs for world market

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Turkey is developing mini attack submarines to operate in its surrounding seas and for potential sale on global weapons markets, a weapon at least...

New Indian submarine Vagir at aea

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On 1 February INS Vagir, the fifth Scorpene class submarine in the Indian Navy, commended her sea trials. She was built at the Mazagon...

Inauguration of Republic of Indonesia Fleet Command

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On 3 February the Indonesian Chief of Naval Staff (Kasal), Admiral Yudo Margono inaugurated the new Fleet command at a ceremony at Tanjung Priok,...

Chinese ships head to Tonga

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On 24 January two PLA-N ships left Guangzhou to deliver China's disaster relief supplies to Tonga. The 1,400 tonnes of supplies include mobile homes,...

Congressional report into FFG 62

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This is a summary of the US congressional report into the FFG 62 The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and wants...

3D printing to help naval parts problem

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Among the top risks to the critical Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is fragility in key parts of the industrial base, Defense News reports. Additive...

US Navy’s step-by-step drone approach

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The U.S. Navy is unlikely to pursue a formal program for unmanned surface vessels in the next five years, instead focusing on the enabling...

RN’s newest attack sub commissioned

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The Royal Navy's newest attack submarine HMS Audacious has been formally commissioned into the fleet during a ceremony at Clyde naval base. Members of Audacious' company...