Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26), Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) and Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate HNLMS Tromp (F803).

 

from Blogger https://ift.tt/8ahrofL
via IFTTT

USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile. 2016.

 

from Blogger https://ift.tt/5bwLjyP
via IFTTT

Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. She will be the Navy’s 13th and final San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship.

 

 

from Blogger https://ift.tt/z2QITVb
via IFTTT

Royal Navy to equip 19 ships with trainable decoy launchers. Ancilia passive decoy launcher model on display. Type 45 Destroyers, Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates will be equipped with a pair.

 

 

 

 

from Blogger https://ift.tt/Vo1K827
via IFTTT

On this day in 2013, submarine HMS Trenchant returned to HMNB Devonport after a 335 day deployment which was the longest ever by a Royal Navy SSN patrol. Though the crew were rotated with only 7 men present for the entire deployment.

 

from Blogger https://ift.tt/qv85I74
via IFTTT

HMS Swiftsure is now in Number 2 dry dock at Rosyth to begin the second phase of her dismantling process to be completed in 2026. She will be the first ex-RN nuclear submarine to be disposed of(and first in the world to be dismantled rather than the whole reactor compartment removed and buried.

 

from Blogger https://ift.tt/po95s6B
via IFTTT

Russian channels now reporting the modern Kalibr-armed corvette RFS Tsiklon was hit by 2 Ukrainian ATACMS (short-range ballistic missiles) and sunk on Saturday night in Sevastopol. (A much more serious loss than just minesweeper Kovrovets previously reported). 6 Russian sailors were killed & 11 injured.

 

from Blogger https://ift.tt/n5SEJbB
via IFTTT