Tag: Coronavirus
Royal Navy aircraft carrier slips out of Portsmouth for operational training
HMS Queen Elizabeth will spend several weeks underway for Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST)
US carrier Nimitz underway for final pre-deployment training
The navy said the Nimitz completed a 27-day quarantine period and tested all hands for COVID-19 prior to departure.
US Navy keeping carrier Truman at sea in bid to prevent...
USS Harry S. Truman started its deployment to Europe and the Middle East in November 2019
US Navy reports first COVID-related death aboard carrier Roosevelt
The sailor was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the US Naval Hospital Guam April 9
France cuts carrier deployment short amid COVID-19 outbreak fears
The French Navy says 40 sailors may already have been infected.
US Navy Secretary resigns in wake of carrier Roosevelt controversy
Acting Secretary of the US Navy, Thomas Modly, has resigned after his comments about the commanding officer of aircraft carrier USS Theodore...
COVID-19: Dassault Aviation puts Falcon jets at French defense forces’ disposal
French aerospace and defense major Dassault Aviation has supplied two Falcon business jet to the French defense forces during the government's COVID-19...
Croatia cancels fighter aircraft procurement due to COVID-19
The country has also postponed its inaugural international air show CROIMAS 2020.
UK Royal Navy deploys casualty ship Argus to the Caribbean
The ship will stand ready to assist in the UK government's COVID-19 response in the Caribbean.
Australian defense forces set up COVID-19 support operation
The Australian defense ministry announced it would expand its support to the national COVID-19 pandemic response with the establishment of operation COVID-19...