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12 August

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

US Orders Carrier Group to Hasten Middle East Arrival

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an aircraft carrier group to hasten its arrival in the Middle East as mounting tensions raise fears of a region-wide war.

12 August

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gideon Morrill, a weather forecaster from 1st Intelligence Battalion is introduced to LittoralLens, a computer-vision system enabling automated measurements of littoral surface water velocities and wave statistics affording an economical system, capable of computing real-time, littoral water wave characteristics and water surface velocities to support naval tactical decision for operational maneuvers from the sea for manned and unmanned assets at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif., Aug. 1, 2023. (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Tests Computer-Enabled Imaging System for Littoral Warfare

The US Navy has tested a computer-enabled mobile targeting system for the littoral battlespace at a military convention in Washington, DC.

9 August

The M/V Monarch Countess slips below the surface after an operational demonstration in July in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate at Eglin AFB operates an ongoing Maritime Weapon Program in partnership with the U.S. Navy to develop anti-ship lethality with air-launched weapons. (Courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force, Navy Demo QUICKSINK Ship-Killer With B-2 Stealth Bomber

The US Air Force and Navy have tested a QUICKSINK live-fire anti-ship attack with a B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico.

8 August

NATO defense ministers meet for two days of meetings at the alliance's headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, June 27, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Rojoef Manuel

NATO, Cornell Launch Undersea-Space Communication System Prototyping

NATO and Cornell University have unveiled a project to reroute allied communication from undersea to space in the event of disruption.

8 August

Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38). Photo: Austal USA

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Rolls Out Final US Navy Independence Warship

Austal USA has launched the US Navy’s final Independence-class littoral combat ship at the company’s shipyard in Alabama.

7 August

An Italian Navy visit, board, search and seizure team returns to the Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel ITS Comandante Foscari after completing inspections aboard the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy H. Wheat during the at sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express 2010. PE-10 is a two-week exercise designed to strengthen maritime partnership and enhance stability in the region through increased interoperability and cooperation among partners from Africa, Europe and United States.

Rojoef Manuel

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali to Build Fourth Italian Navy OPV

Leonardo and Fincantieri’s Orizzonte Sistemi Navali has secured a contract to build a fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Italian Navy.

7 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines Holds Joint Patrols With US, Canada, Australia

The Philippines launched two days of joint sea and air exercises with the US, Canada, and Australia, as Beijing presses its territorial claim over the South China Sea.

6 August