The USS Nimitz’s potable water supply was rendered unusable for three days due to contamination by jet fuel, with the Navy saying that the contamination has since been removed. In… Continue reading "Jet Fuel Contamination Of USS Nimitz Potable Water Supply Resolved"
On 4 October, the new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed on its first deployment from Norfolk Virginia alongside supporting vessels from its strike group. Initial plans… Continue reading "Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford On First Deployment"
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has delivered the first of three SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) arrays to be fitted on the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-78). The Raytheon-built… Continue reading "Raytheon Delivers SPY-6(V)3 Array for Future USS John F. Kennedy."
The U.S. Navy and allied nations kicked off the latest iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on the 29 June. The five-week-long multinational exercise will take… Continue reading "Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands."
The Pacific Ocean saw the largest concentration of US capital ships in over a decade take place this weekend. Escorts of the USS Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier… Continue reading "Four US Navy Capital Ships Train With JMSDF In The Philippines Sea"
The United States Navy currently has four capital ships with their respective task forces operating in 7th Fleet’s area of operations, it was reported Monday. This is the largest concentration… Continue reading "Four US Navy Capital Ships Operate in Western Pacific Simultaneously"
On the 28 December President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act into law, the Senate signed off on the NDAA on December 15, passing on the… Continue reading "Here’s What The Navy Gets As The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act Is Signed Into Law"
The United States Navy has announced the completion of all 11 Advanced Weapons Elevators aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford. The 11th and final Advanced Weapons Elevator of the aircraft… Continue reading "USS Gerald R. Ford’s Final Advanced Weapons Elevators Completed"
Aircraft of the United States Navy’s Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and the Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group have conducted joint interoperability flights, the first time the two carrier… Continue reading "Carl Vinson and UK Carrier Strike Groups Train Together For First Time"
A Norwegian Frigate has departed the country’s main naval base for a nine-month deployment that will see it operate as a part of the United State’s Carrier Strike Group 8,… Continue reading "Norwegian Frigate To Join a U.S Navy Carrier Strike Group For the First Time"