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Royal Austalian Navy Seizes Illegal Drug Shipments

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 900 kilos of heroin worth approximately $279 million*

cIntercepts Five Tons of Hashish in Gulf of Aden

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung-Hoon seized more than five tons of hashish from a stateless vessel in the international waters of the Gulf of Aden

Bath Iron Works Wins Contract for Fifth DDG 51 Destroyer

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a contract to build a fifth DDG 51 destroyer as part of the multi-year award announced in September

Air-Defense Destroyer HMS Dragon Seizes $100M in Hashish

The Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has seized and destroyed ten tonnes of hash worth nearly $100 million in a record-breaking drug bust in the Persian Gulf.

USNS Comfort’s Humanitarian Mission to South America

USNS Comfort has finished another deployment to the Western Hemisphere as part of the Enduring Promise initiative.

Rheinmetall transfers nautical training facility to German Navy

Ordered almost exactly three years ago, the system – known as the “Ausbildungsausstattung Nautische Schiffsführung”

GAO: Sub Maintenance Delays Cost Navy $1.5B Over 10 Years

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) calculates that the U.S. Navy has spent $1.5 billion over the past decade supporting submarines that it could not deploy. 

Navy nanosatellite launch delayed for further inspection

A U.S. Navy ultra-high frequency nanosatellite designed for polar communications scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base was delayed Monday for further inspection

Austal Delivers Fourth Ship to Navy for 2018

Austal USA delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Burlington (EPF 10) to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony onboard the ship at the company’s headquarters in Mobile, Ala., Nov. 15.

Two Carriers Join Forces in Philippine Sea

The carriers and escorts of the USS Ronald Reagan and USS John C. Stennis strike groups have teamed up for high-end exercises in the Philippine Sea

Former U.S. Navy Captain Pleads Guilty in Corruption, Fraud Probe

A retired U.S. Navy captain pleaded guilty to criminal conflict of interest charges and a former U.S. Navy master chief was sentenced to 17 months in prison today on corruption charges. 

U.S. Carrier Operates in the Arctic for First Time in Decades

The USS Harry S. Truman and her escorts in Carrier Strike Group Eight are presently operating above the Arctic Cirle in the Norwegian Sea.

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