By CAITLYN BURCHETT STARS AND STRIPES • June 18, 2025 WASHINGTON — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is slated to deploy next week to the 6th Fleet area of operations, moving a third carrier strike group closer to the conflict between Israel and Iran, a U.S. defense official said Wednesday. The deployment hasContinue reading “USS Gerald Ford to deploy to 6th Fleet, moving a 3rd carrier group closer to Israel-Iran conflict”
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New class of Royal Navy frigates take shape as HMS Venturer enters water
16th June 2025 at 12:11pm HMS Venturer – the first of five new Type 31 frigates – has entered the water for the first time after a delicate float-off operation in the Firth of Forth. The 139-metre vessel was floated off a submersible barge near Leith before being towed back beneath the Forth’s three iconic bridges to Rosyth forContinue reading “New class of Royal Navy frigates take shape as HMS Venturer enters water”
USS Nimitz heading to Middle East, defense official says
By Riley Ceder – Jun 17, 2025, 08:24 AM The U.S. Navy is moving the aircraft carrier Nimitz from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East as regional tensions continue to boil between Israel and Iran, a defense official confirmed to Navy Times. The carrier, previously conducting routine operations in the South China Sea, made its way through the Strait of MalaccaContinue reading “USS Nimitz heading to Middle East, defense official says”
Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Forster (DE-334) docked at Tauranga in New Zealand, 1963
BAE Systems secures $155.9 million contract for USS Somerset overhaul
June 13, 2025, by Fatima Bahtić Defense company BAE Systems has been awarded a major US Navy contract valued at $155.9 million to carry out maintenance, modernization, and repairs on the USS Somerset (LPD 25). As informed, the firm-fixed-price contract, issued by Naval Sea Systems Command, covers the vessel’s fiscal year 2025 docking selected restricted availabilityContinue reading “BAE Systems secures $155.9 million contract for USS Somerset overhaul”
