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4 June

Juster Domingo

Babcock Completes Maintenance for Australian Arafura-Class OPV

Babcock Australasia has finished the maintenance for the Australian Navy's Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

4 June

230427-N-CD453-2001 YELLOW SEA (April 27, 2023) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) sails in formation with Republic of Korea Navy ships Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Daegu-class frigate ROKS Seoul (FFG-821), Gwangaetto the Great-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Eulji Mundeok (DDH-972), Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH 981), and Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Cheongju, during Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) in the Yellow Sea, April 27. John Finn is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander)

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Engines to Power South Korea’s Ulsan Warships

The Republic of Korea Navy has selected Rolls-Royce to supply propulsion systems for its Ulsan-class frigates.

4 June

Giulia Bernacchi

Raytheon Secures $536M Contract for US Navy SPY-6 Radars

Raytheon has secured a $536-million contract from the US Navy to provide SPY-6 radars.

4 June

Nigerian Navy's NNS Faro (P197), NNS Shere (P198), and NNS Ikogosi (P165) offshore patrol vessels

Rojoef Manuel

Nigerian Navy at 69: New Patrol Boats, Helicopters Enter Service

The Nigerian Navy has inducted offshore patrol vessels and maritime helicopters during the service’s 69th founding anniversary.

4 June

211030 -N-HS181-2313 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 30, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Murasame (DD 101) transits the South China Sea, during operations with U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, Oct. 30, 2021. Elements of JMSDF and CSG 1 are conducting bilateral operations in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Exhibits Design for Kongō, Murasame Destroyer Replacements

Japan Marine United (JMU) has showcased the early-stage design of next-generation destroyers for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at a convention in Chiba.

4 June

The warship USS Enterprise is seen sailing across deep blue waters. The aircraft carrier has dozens of fighter planes and a helicopter taxied on it.

Juster Domingo

US Taps Vermont Company to Dismantle Nuclear-Powered USS Enterprise

The US has chosen NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services to dismantle the decommissioned USS Enterprise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

4 June

General Dynamics works on the Virginia-class submarine program

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Awards $5 Billion Virginia Sub Contract to Boost Production

The Defense Logistics Agency has contracted six small businesses in support of expediting the construction of Virginia-class submarines.

3 June

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Contracts BAE for Sea-Based Nuclear Cruise Missile Program

BAE Systems has been contracted to provide continued support and integration services for the US Navy’s Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear program.

3 June

Image rendering of the River-class Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) vessel

Inder Singh Bisht

Canadian Navy Picks Rolls-Royce for River-Class Destroyer Power System

Rolls-Royce has reached an agreement with the Royal Canadian Navy to supply propulsion and handling systems for its first three river-class destroyers.

3 June