Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) stated to investors in August that destroyer Mormugao and submarine Vagir are slated to be handed over to the Indian Navy in 2022.… Continue reading "India’s MDL Details Impending Deliveries, Confirms Plans For Project-17B Frigates"
The French Navy – Marine Nationale – began its annual Jean D’Arc training deployment on Friday. The annual deployments serve as a rite of passage for new naval officers, for whom it… Continue reading "French Navy Begins Jean D’Arc 2022"
The US Navy announced late on Thursday that it has charged a sailor for allegedly starting the July 2020 fire that ultimately caused the USS Bonhomme Richard to be scrapped,… Continue reading "Bonhomme Richard Crew Member Accused Of Starting 2020 Fire"
Following on from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shandong aircraft carrier sailing through the Taiwan Straits on Sunday and conducting exercises in the South China Seas comes news that… Continue reading "China’s Second Helicopter Assault Ship Begins Sea Trials After Carrier Group Sorties"
The US Navy has announced that the USS Bonhomme Richard will be decommissioned and scrapped, after an investigation found that the damage the amphibious assault ship sustained during a fire… Continue reading "USS Bonhomme Richard To Be Decommissioned and Scrapped Following Fire"
An arsonist is suspected to be behind the fire that raged on board the amphibious assault ship/landing helicopter dock (LHD) USS Bonhomme Richard on the 12th July while docked at… Continue reading "Suspected Arson Behind Bonhomme Richard Fire"
A catastrophic fire broke out Sunday morning aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. She was pierside at Naval Base San Diego for routine maintenance. A fire… Continue reading "UPDATED: Major Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard"
According to TASS, information obtained from an “unnamed military-industrial complex source” suggests that the two amphibious assault ships (LHDs) will be built in the Zaliv shipyard of Kerch city on… Continue reading "Russia to Build Two Helicopter Carriers for $1.3 Billion"
The development of the Chinese navy, the PLA-N, has accelerated dramatically in recent years. New ships, from missile armed fast attack craft to guided missile destroyers and landing platform docks,… Continue reading "New Images Appear of First PLA-N Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock"
The F-35B has recently returned from its first combat deployment on the USS Essex, LHD-2, as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The eight-month deployment, which departed the US… Continue reading "F-35Bs Bolster USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group Capabilities"