NewsMaritime Security – ByColton Jones – Aug 14, 2026 – Modified date: Aug 14, 2026 Key Points General Dynamics Bath Iron Works said this week that the future USS William Charette (DDG 130) has cleared two construction milestones, moving the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer a step closer to joining the U.S. Navy fleet. The shipyard christened the vessel Aug.Continue reading “Bath Iron Works launches future USS William Charette destroyer”
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RNZN Ship of the day – HMS/HMNZS Black Prince (81)
HMS Black Prince was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, of the Bellona subgroup. The cruiser was commissioned in 1943, and served during World War II on the Arctic convoys, during the Normandy landings, and as part of the British Pacific Fleet. In 1946, the cruiser was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy, becoming HMNZS Black Prince. The cruiser was docked for modernisation in 1947, but in April,Continue reading “RNZN Ship of the day – HMS/HMNZS Black Prince (81)”
USS George Washington Heading West, Lincoln Deployment Nears 9 Months
Caitlyn Burchett – August 13, 2026 12:58 PM The forward-deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group was in the Strait of Malacca on Thursday, USNI News has learned. Flagship USS George Washington (CVN-73), as well as cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) and destroyer USS Shoup (DDG-86), were in the Strait of Malacca after making a westbound transit through the Singapore Strait, a NavyContinue reading “USS George Washington Heading West, Lincoln Deployment Nears 9 Months”
The Harrier Still Serves…
Posted on August 11, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment With the sunsetting of the AV-8B in USMC service in May, it is refreshing to see these images from the recently concluded Neptune Strike 26-3 of Spanish AV-8Bs (the world’s youngest Harriers) of Novena Escuadrilla (9th Squadron, the Spanish Navy’s sole fixed-wing fighter aircraft unit), doing their thing in the Atlantic aboard the 26,000-ton carrierContinue reading “The Harrier Still Serves…”
Saronic puts first Marauder MUSV through testing at Port of Gulfport
Saronic has expanded its operations to Gulfport, Mississippi, establishing a new site at the Port of Gulfport to test and commission its Marauder… Saronic has expanded its operations to Gulfport, Mississippi, establishing a new site at the Port of Gulfport to test and commission its Marauder medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV). The company’s first MarauderContinue reading “Saronic puts first Marauder MUSV through testing at Port of Gulfport”
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