Cyprus’ First Floating Ship Museum
Cyprus, one of the most important ports for seafarers throughout every period of history with its location in the center of the Eastern Mediterranean, is getting the Maritime History Museum,…
Concarneau Launches Second of Three OPVs for Senegal
The launch of NIANI, the second ocean patrol boat intended for the Senegalese Navy, was carried out September 12th in Concarneau. This step illustrates the continuation of the program which…
New Role for Ex-USS Paul F Foster
A variety of robots crawling in, on and below a decommissioned U.S. Navy destroyer, as well as replacement parts being additively manufactured on site, comprised just a small part of…
DARPA Seeks Leap-Ahead Capabilities for VTOL X-Plane
DARPA’s AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY X-Plane program, nicknamed ANCILLARY, aims to develop and flight demonstrate critical technologies required for a leap ahead in vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL),…
Ross Completes Homeport Shift to Norfolk
USS Ross (DDG 71) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, marking the end of a nearly 10 year tour of her time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Destroyer, September…
HNLMS Tromp Replaces Karel Doorman as SNMG1 Flagship
HNLMS Tromp replaced Karel Doorman as flagship of NATO’s SNMG1 the weekend of September 17th in Lisbon. This squadron of seven international ships will be under the command of Dutch…
Concarneau Delivers OPV Contre-Amiral Fadika
Today took place in Concarneau (France) the flag transfer ceremony of Contre-Amiral Fadika. This patrol boat owes its name to Rear-Admiral Lamine FADIKA who was the first Ivorian officer in…
JMSDF on RCN Surveillance of Ship-to-Ship Transfers
Canada’s surveillance activities against illegal maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers of North Korean vessels In response to illegal maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers of North Korean-flagged vessels, which are prohibited…
Britain’s Flagship Heads for the USA
Britain’s flagship arrived in Norfolk, Virginia September 20th ahead of an autumn on operations and exercises in European waters. In the coming months, HMS Queen Elizabeth will be at the…
Future USNS Apalachicola Achieves Milestones
The future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13), the Navy’s 13th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport successfully completed Acceptance Trials and Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials. Acceptance Trials consists of a series of in-port…