Monthly Archives: December 2022

NZF marks 100 years since the Chatham Cup was gifted to the organisation by the Royal Navy. New Zealand Football today celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Chatham Cup being gifted to the organisation by the Navy at the Navy Museum in Devonport, Auckland. The cup was brought to Aotearoa on the HMS Chatham and gifted to New Zealand Football on 14 December 1922. The cup has gone on to be the most sought-after trophy in men’s club football and next year will celebrate its centenary after the first competition was run in 1923.

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After being moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island for six months, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has completed a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) ahead of schedule while underway conducting sea trials.

​Vinson started the maintenance period in June 2022, and over the duration of the availability, the ship received upgrades and repairs that enhanced its capabilities and lifecycle. During PIA, testing and repairs focused on all areas of the ship to include habitability spaces, the flight deck, navigation, communications, radars, weapons, and information systems. The successfulContinue reading “After being moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island for six months, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has completed a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) ahead of schedule while underway conducting sea trials.”

BAE Systems snaps $295mln deal for USS Kearsarge modernization – UK defence and aerospace company BAE Systems has received a $294.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform more than 20 months of maintenance and modernization work on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

December 13, 2022, by Fatima Bahtić Under the awarded contract, the maintenance availability of USS Kearsarge will begin in April. Starting in June, the 843-foot-long ship will be drydocked for nearly a year at BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard. Credit: US Navy The shipyard will perform extensive hull, tank, and mechanical work, rehabilitate all crew and embarked MarineContinue reading “BAE Systems snaps $295mln deal for USS Kearsarge modernization – UK defence and aerospace company BAE Systems has received a $294.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform more than 20 months of maintenance and modernization work on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).”

The Royal Navy has completed a major European deployment from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, strengthening bonds with NATO allies. Nine warships, F-35B Lightning jets, helicopters and thousands of sailors and Royal Marines Commandos were part of Operation Achillean. The operation finished on Saturday (10 December) as HMS Albion’s amphibious task group returned to the UK after three months operating in Europe.

Pictured: HMS Albion; Royal Navy HMS Albion’s task force of four ships – RFA Argus, HMS Defender, and RFA Mounts Bay, together known as Littoral Response Group North – sailed nearly 50,000 miles and visited more than a dozen countries across three continents. Meanwhile, flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth and its Carrier Strike Group completed flyingContinue reading “The Royal Navy has completed a major European deployment from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, strengthening bonds with NATO allies. Nine warships, F-35B Lightning jets, helicopters and thousands of sailors and Royal Marines Commandos were part of Operation Achillean. The operation finished on Saturday (10 December) as HMS Albion’s amphibious task group returned to the UK after three months operating in Europe.”

BEIJING, Dec.13 — In early December, the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce, which was carrying out the escort mission in waters of the Gulf of Aden, successfully completed the replenishment at sea.

The comprehensive supply ship CNS Hoh Xil Hu provided fuel, fresh water, staple and non-staple food and other materials for the guided-missile destroyer CNS Huainan and guided-missile frigate CNS Rizhao respectively, guaranteeing the subsequent escort missions. After the supply of fuel, vegetables, fruits and other living necessities in a safe and swift manner at sea,Continue reading “BEIJING, Dec.13 — In early December, the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce, which was carrying out the escort mission in waters of the Gulf of Aden, successfully completed the replenishment at sea.”