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Carrier Air Wing 3 returns from seven-month deployment
Nine aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW-3) returned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, NAS Whidbey Island, and NAS...
Chinese Navy’s newest amphibious warfare ship is at sea for the first time
The Type 075 LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock), China's first domestically built amphibious warfare ship, has been conducting sea trials, according to Chinese state media.
The...
Thales to handle all of in-service support for new Canadian Arctic ship
In a press release Wednesday, Defense electronic systems company Thales said that will be handling all of the in-service support for the new Artic...
U.S. Navy new Expeditionary Fast Transport ship completes acceptance trials
Austal USA shipyard announced that the future USNS Newport, the 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship built for the U.S. Navy has successfully completed...
Lockheed Martin receives $182 million for MH-60R Sea Hawk sonars
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a contract modification from the Naval Air Systems Command for Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS).
The...
U.S. Marine Corps 4th Tanks Battalion deactivates after 77 years
Dozens of Marines gathered to pay homage with their families and say goodbye to 4th Tanks Battalion as they officially completed their sundown after...
Canada receives first new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship
On Friday, the Canadian Department of National Defense has announced that the first new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship arrived at its homeport at...
U.S. Marine Corps divests Hercules M88 recovery vehicles
After nearly 60 years of service, the U.S. Marine Corps begin divesting its fleet of its largest armored recovery vehicles in accordance to the...
A fleet of modern drones visited flight deck of new British aircraft carrier
A fleet of modern autonomous and unmanned systems visited the flight deck os the Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales.
HMS...
New details released on deadly amphibious assault vehicle accident
More details are being released regarding a deadly amphibious assault vehicle accident in Southern California on July 30.
1 Marine has died, 8 service members...
China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with US military personnel deployment to Taiwan
On Thursday, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China has reported that the Chinese military is strongly dissatisfied with and...
Blue Angels receives first F/A-18E Super Hornet
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, has received first Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft.
On Tuesday, the Navy Flight Demonstration...
U.S. Navy newest Expeditionary Sea Base kicks off its first deployment
On Monday, the Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet press release said that the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), departed...
U.S. military is scrambling to get ships and planes out of way of Hurricane Douglas
U.S. Navy ships and submarines based in Hawaii not currently undergoing maintenance availabilities have begun plans to sortie as Hurricane Douglas travels toward the...
Russian fighter intercept U.S. patrol aircraft on spying mission
The Russian National Defense Control Center claimed that Su-27 fighter jets of the Southern Military District’s air defense quick reaction alert forces intercepted a U.S....
U.S. Navy will improve MH-60R/S helicopter survivability
The U.S. Navy is focusing on integrating the APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receiver into the MH-60R and MH-60S to improve the survivability of helicopters and...
Spanish Seahawk helicopter airlifts injured sailor from U.S. Navy destroyer
The Dumskaya.net news agency has reported that Spanish SH-60 Seahawk helicopter from frigate Alvaro de Bazen (F101) airlifted an injured sailor from a U.S....
U.S. Navy warships conducts operations with Indian Navy
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group with Indian Navy ships are conducting cooperative operations in the Indian Ocean, according to a press release issued Thursday...