Exercise OXIDE 2022 Underway
The day has finally arrived after months of planning and deliberations. The South African National Defence Force welcomed the French Forces to Simon’s Town on 17 November 2022 marking the…
Australian Company to Illuminate Hunter Class Frigates
Australian business REDARC Defence & Space has been awarded a $23 million contract to supply 12,600 LED lights for the first batch of three Hunter class warships. The contract is…
Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword 23
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Sailors along with Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Joint force U.S. military personnel, conclude Keen Sword 2023 (KS23), a biennial joint/bi-lateral field training exercise, around…
United Shipbuilding Says Admiral Kuznetsov Will be Returned in 2024
The repair of the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov is proceeding according to schedule, head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexei Rakhmanov told reporters on Wednesday. In August, in…
Royal Navy Leads Multinational Drone Exercise off Saudi Coast
Royal Navy sailors and ships harnessed the tech of robot drones in a multi-national insight into potential future naval operations in the Gulf. Flotillas of sail drones could serve as…
Senators Announce $182 Million Contract Awarded to Bath Iron Works
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced November 17th that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) a $181,983,583 contract modification to a previously awarded contract for…
NATO Allies and Partners Discuss Maritime Security
On 21 November 2022, the NATO Military Committee invited Partner Military Representatives from Australia, Colombia, Finland, Republic of Korea, Morocco, Qatar and Sweden, to a thematic discussion on Maritime Security…
HNLMS Pelikaan Helps Suriname Celebrate Independence Day
HNLMS Pelikaan arrived in Suriname November 22nd on the occasion of the 47th Independence Day (Srefidensi). The support ship for the Caribbean came from Curaçao and will be in the…
Royal Navy Vice Admiral Appointed NATO Commander
The Royal Navy’s Vice Admiral Keith Blount is to be appointed NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), demonstrating the UK’s continued leadership in the Alliance. For the past three…
Rheinmetall Supplying Eight MLG27-4.0 for German Navy’s F126-class Frigates
The German technology group Rheinmetall has received an order from Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval to supply eight state-of-the-art MLG27-4.0 defence systems for the F126-class frigates it is currently building for…