Category: Navy

USS Fitzgerald, a Aegis guided-missile destroyer, was involved in a collision with a Philippine merchant ship southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, on Jun. 17.

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A U.S. Navy investigation into persistent oxygen and pressurization issues on the Boeing F/A-18 and T-45 has failed to narrow a single cause behind the problem. Therefore, the service will tackle the problem from multiple angles.

By English: Petty Officer 2nd Class Rufus Hucks, U.S. Navy (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that a missile attack occurred off the coast of Yemen on Jun. 14. An unidentified ship from the UAE was hit and a crew member injured.

The U.S. Navy has told the Senate Armed Services seapower subcommittee that the service needs at least 80 new Boeing Super Hornet fighters to “address continuing warfighter demand for advanced tactical aircraft.”

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A German P-3C detachment in Djibouti has ended its deployment there. The aircraft along with 85 personnel are part of Germany’s contribution to the EU NAVFOR mission there.

Photo: EU NAVFOR
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