Efforts to extinguish the fire on the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego have continued into Monday morning, according to the Navy. The Navy’s most recent update from 6:49 a.m. EDT Monday said that firefighting teams are still working to extinguish the fire, which sailors first […]
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A loud explosion was reported Sunday morning as firefighters worked to put out a blaze on the USS Bonhomme Richard at a Naval Base in San Diego, California. The cause of the fire is unknown. Advertisement – story continues below NBC San Diego reported: An explosion erupted as a roaring […]
12 Jul, 2020 18:44 Follow RT on The USS Bonhomme Richard has caught fire at a naval base in San Diego. Footage from the scene shows a large plume of smoke emitting from under the ship’s deck; at least one explosion and injuries among the crew have been reported. […]
On June 25, the German Navy took delivery of its new NH90 NTH Sea Lion multi-role helicopter, according to a service statement. “In the medium term, it will replace the Sea King Mk 41 and take over its tasks, including search and rescue,” it said in a statement. Also noted […]
The U.S. Navy has announced that it accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) June 26 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. LCS 24 is the 12th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama for the United States Navy (USN) […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107249/52/1072495285_0:58:1200:733_1200x675_80_0_0_695ed866d5aa9fc0aad054d54b406efd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Oleg Burunov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202006271079735295-another-advanced-littoral-combat-ship-delivered-to-us-navy/ Speaking at a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama on Friday, the US Navy’s Captain Mike Taylor touted the new ship as a vessel that he said would “play an essential role in carrying out our nation’s future maritime strategy”. The US Navy […]
On Tuesday, the US Southern Command said that the American Navy missile destroyer USS Nitze had carried out a “freedom of navigation” mission in the vicinity of Venezuela’s coast. Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino has warned the US Navy against conducting operations close to the South American country’s territorial waters. […]
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Batumi, Georgia, as part of the United States’ continued Black Sea presence and support to regional partners. While steaming to the Georgian coast, USS Porter was shadowed by the Russian warships and planes, according to the TASS news agency. […]
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships and Tunisian Navy vessels performed a passing exercise in the Western Mediterranean Sea on 22 June 2020. The Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, now at the end of the Italian Command, exercised with two Tunisian Navy units – offshore patrol vessel Syphax and […]
The U.S. Navy’s first operational CMV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft, the latest variant in Osprey family, assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 arrived at Naval Air Station North Island. The new aircraft is designed to replace ageing C-2 Greyhound carrier onboard delivery aircraft. It is the only aircraft that can land […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK navy said in a press release on Sunday it had sent a warship and a patrol ship to shadow a Russian destroyer as it passed through the English channel. “Portsmouth-based HMS Westminster, along with patrol ship HMS Tyne, monitored the passage of the Russian warship Vice […]
Navy Capt. Brett Crozier has been vindicated after warning of a dire coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt—just not by the Navy, which on Friday announced that it will not reverse Crozier’s firing for the infraction of trying to save his sailors’ lives. Instead, the Navy leadership implied that […]
The incident was said to have taken place as two British Royal Navy minehunters along with three Gibraltar-based squadron ships were participating in a routine naval exercise near Europa Point, Gibraltar’s southern-most point on Thursday. A group of four Royal Navy speedboats was seen a video repulsing Spanish warship Rayo […]
RT and Press TV: The Iranian military has tested a new homebuilt anti-ship cruise missile, successfully hitting a naval target during drills in the Indian Ocean. The new munitions are said to boast a range of at least 280km. The large-scale drills, dubbed ‘Ramadan Martyrs,’ were held in the northern […]
The U.S.Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, operating off USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), crashed into the Philippine Sea during a routine training mission. Two aviators safely ejected and were quickly recovered by a MH-60S helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A US Navy destroyer entered the Black Sea, the forces of Russia’s Southern Military District monitor the actions of the ship, Russia’s National Defence Control Centre (NDCC) said in a statement on Wednesday. “On 17 June 2020, the USS Porter destroyer (of the Arleigh Burke class) of […]
The U.S. Navy has announced that the Nimitz-class carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) returned home June 16, marking the end of their deployment after operating in the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleets. Following a return from deployment in March after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th […]
Four shipyards are getting the extra help. Officials say, if left unchecked, aircraft and submarine maintenance backlogs would result in delays in returning ships to the fleet. (Image credit: Robert F. Bukaty/AP) Source link
Thank you Russell’s Reserve® for partnering with Half Full on the Bartenders At Home cocktail video series. What inspired you to create this cocktail? “I wanted to create a cocktail that fits into the classic bittersweet profile of a Boulevardier, but would be lighter and herbaceous to fit with the […]
The U.S. Navy recently tested, for the first time on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, the GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb that will give operators an upper hand in combat by hitting moving targets in some of the worst weather conditions. The new StormBreaker smart weapon, commonly known as a smart […]
FLIR Systems, Inc., a world-leading industrial technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions, announced that the U.S. Army and Navy have ordered in total more than 160 of the company’s Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus related spares and accessories. On Tuesday, the company press release said that the two […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105617/56/1056175658_0:342:3648:2394_1200x675_80_0_0_0a658f8ce4082a61ae5b5e1ff13706e5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006101079572063-us-navy-prepares-to-ban-all-displays-of-confederate-battle-flags/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Navy is preparing an order to prohibit the flying of the Confederate battle flag from the 1861-1865 Civil War on any of its ships, buildings, installations or aircraft, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday said in a […]
The US Navy has signaled that it will bar public displays of the Confederate Flag on installations, warships and aircraft, mirroring a similar decision by the Marines as protests over police brutality and racism sweep the country. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday said on Tuesday that an order […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Trump ordered a review of the country’s requirements for icebreaking capabilities in the Arctic and Antarctic, with the goal of getting a fleet in place by 2029, according to a memo released Tuesday. The memo was directed at the Defense, State, Commerce and Homeland Security departments, […]