Destroyer USS Donald Cook Now Operating in the Black Sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) conducts a personnel transfer in Souda Bay, Greece, Nov. 17, 2020. U.S. Navy Photo Destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) moved into the Black Sea on Monday, U.S. 6th Fleet announced. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer’s arrival in the Black Sea marks the seventh trip for an American warship toContinue reading “Destroyer USS Donald Cook Now Operating in the Black Sea”

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 23, 2020

  USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 23, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.Continue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 23, 2020”

Analysis 3/3: Russia focuses on the development of nuclear submarines

The Yasen Class is nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines (SSGN Submersible, Ship, Guided, Nuclear) that represent the most modern submarine developed and designed by the Russian naval defense industry. The Russian Navy’s first-of-class Project 885-M SSN/SSGN Kazan was launched in March 2017. The Kazan recently conducted torpedo trials in the White Sea off the northwest coastContinue reading “Analysis 3/3: Russia focuses on the development of nuclear submarines”