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Russia to measure radioactivity at sunk nuclear sub
May 19, 2021 (AFP)
Equipped with a nuclear reactor and two nuclear warheads, the Komsomolets submersible caught fire in April 1989 as a result of a short circuit while in internat...
Elevators aboard USS Gerald R. Ford to be fixed after shock trials
May 17, 2021 (UPI)
The lower-stage elevators on the vessel, used to move ordnance, have been a problem since construction began in 2009. The ship was launched in 2009 and commissi...
U.S. Navy, NATO begin missile exercises off Scottish coast
May 17, 2021 (UPI)
The three-week integrated air and sea missile defense exercise involves over 3,000 personnel, and began on Saturday in the British Defense Ministry's Hebrides R...
Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis arrives in Va. for four-year overhaul
May 07, 2021 (UPI)
The nuclear-powered vessel, commissioned in 1995, will undergo a "refueling and complex overhaul," which involves replacement of expended nuclear fuel with new ...
USS Gerald R. Ford carrier completes post-delivery tests
May 05, 2021 (UPI)
The successful conclusion of the test on the first-in-class aircraft carrier is a milestone in the vessel's development, NAVSEA said in a press release. The pos...
USS Milius completes sea trials after 12-month repair period
May 04, 2021 (UPI)
The restricted availability took place at Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan. "The accomplishment of this project is ...
Chinese Navy to help Indonesia salvage sunken submarine
May 04, 2021 (AFP)
The help arrived after other foreign ships from Australia, Singapore and Malaysia left the archipelago, having assisted Indonesian authorities in finding the st...
Spanish warship to lead NATO 'Formidable Shield' exercises
May 03, 2021 (UPI)
The two-week exercise, known as Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021, will begin May 15 under the direction of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, and be conducted by ...
Marine Corps IG suspended after probe of 2020 accident that killed nine
May 03, 2021 (UPI)
The information came in testimony on Monday before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., asked if Marine Inspector G...
HMS Queen Elizabeth begins global deployment; As Spain leads 'Formidable Shield' exercise
May 03, 2021 (UPI)
The exercise, known as Exercise Strike Warrior, will include over 20 warships and three submarines, as well as 150 aircraft. Eleven NATO and allied nations will...
GAO report: Navy overpays for littoral combat ship maintenance
Apr 30, 2021 (UPI)
The 32-page report of the Government Accountability Office notes that because the Navy "lacks sufficient manufacturer technical data" to maintain systems aboard...
U.S. Coast Guard vessel trains with Turkish ship in Black Sea
Apr 30, 2021 (UPI)
The Legend-class cutter, which entered the Black Sea this week after transiting the Atlantic Ocean earlier in April, conducted a passing exercise and cross-plat...
USS Port Royal returns to Pearl Harbor after deployment
Apr 29, 2021 (UPI)
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal confiscated more than 1000 pounds of narcotics in direct support of Combined Maritime Forces' counte...
Two Coast Guard cutters arrive in Greece for logistics visit
Apr 29, 2021 (UPI)
The arrival of the USCGC Charles Moulthrope and USCGC Robert Goldman in Athens marks the cutters' third stop on a deployment that began earlier in April. "For 2...
U.S., Britain, France, Australia wrap mine countermeasure exercise
Apr 29, 2021 (UPI)
Artemis Trident 21, designed to enhance mine hunting and communications interoperability, began April 18 and lasted for 11 days, the Navy said in a press releas...
$25B in Navy shipyard improvements proposed in U.S. Senate
Apr 28, 2021 (UPI)
The bill allocates allocate $21 billion under the Defense Production Act to four public shipyards for the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. A...
Submarine USS Jefferson City deploys as Indo-Pacific tensions rise
Apr 28, 2021 (UPI)
The move was described by the Navy on Tuesday as a "regularly-scheduled deployment," without offering details. It comes as numerous U.S. military assets have be...
USCGC Hamilton transits into Black Sea for NATO mission
Apr 27, 2021 (UPI)
The Legend-class national security cutter is the first Coast Guard cutter to visit the Black sea since 2008, according to a Navy press release. The Navy describ...
Salvage effort under way for Indonesian submarine that sank with dozens aboard
Apr 25, 2021 (AFP)
Warships, planes and hundreds of military personnel had led a frantic search for the KRI Nanggala 402 since it disappeared this week during training exercises, ...
Indonesia says missing submarine found, all 53 crew killed
Apr 25, 2021 (AFP)
Authorities said that they picked up signals early Sunday from a location more than 800 metres (2,600 feet) deep -- far below what the KRI Nanggala 402's steel ...
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