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May- 2025 -

19 May

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Donald Tran wears augmented reality glasses during an Augmented Reality Maintenance System demonstration aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) on April 23. The headset allows a sailor underway to communicate in real time with a subject matter expert working shoreside, while the visor provides a visual of what the sailor sees.

Five US Navy Warships Get AR Tech for Remote-Assisted Repairs

The US Navy has integrated a remote assistance solution into five warships to optimize their onboard sustainment operations.

13 May

Americas

Juster Domingo

AUKUS Taps H&B Defence for Nuclear Submarine Support

Arms firm H&B Defence was chosen to identify Australian companies that can support the supply chain for AUKUS' submarine and aircraft carrier program.

13 May

Air

Conceptual model of a South Korean Navy aircraft carrier. The model has jet fighters and helicopters taxied on its deck. The ship is painted gray.

Juster Domingo

South Korea Drops F-35B Carrier, Opts for UAV Command Ship

South Korea will prioritize developing a multi-purpose command ship instead of a previously proposed F-35B-armed light aircraft carrier.

Apr- 2025 -

24 April

Asia Pacific

UK Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales is seen leaving Portsmouth Naval Base. 11 people bid farewell in the foreground, waving UK flags.

Juster Domingo

UK Carrier Strike Group Begins Eight-Month Operation Highmast

The UK Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group has departed on an eight-month deployment to "maintain security and freedom."

11 April

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Second US Aircraft Carrier Has Reached Middle East

A second American aircraft carrier has reached the Middle East, where Washington's forces are carrying out air strikes against Houthi rebels.

Mar- 2025 -

17 March

Middle East

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Feb. 6, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrives at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, during a scheduled port visit on Feb. 6, 2025. NSA Souda Bay provides logistical and operational support to the components of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, which arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean after two months of combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation that enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Eder)

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Attacks on Carrier Group After US Strikes

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed on Monday to have twice attacked an American aircraft carrier group within 24 hours, calling it retaliation for deadly US strikes.

Jan- 2025 -

20 January

Americas

The USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) conventionally-powered aircraft carrier

Rojoef Manuel

First John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Takes Final Voyage

The US Navy’s first aircraft carrier named after President John F. Kennedy has embarked on its final journey before being dismantled.

16 January

Americas

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush both visited the United States Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 22, to support the people who have been helping to rebuild Haiti after the shocking earthquake that happened Jan. 12. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Cody Barber)

Rojoef Manuel

US Names Fifth and Sixth Ford-Class Carriers After Bill Clinton, George W. Bush

The US Navy’s 5th and 6th Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have been named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

7 January

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Turkey Begins Construction of Three Indigenous Warships

Turkey began constructing three domestically produced warships: a submarine named MILDEN, the aircraft carrier MUGEM, and a TF-2000 destroyer.

Jul- 2024 -

10 July

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

37 Chinese Aircraft Skirt Taiwan on Way to Drill: Taipei

Taiwan's defense ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.

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