Month: October 2026

Around 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, the AP-41 Transport Ship “Aquiles” set sail from the Molo de Abrigo to the Juan Fernández Archipelago, with the purpose of conducting a…

The Ecuadorian Navy held a welcoming ceremony for BAP Paita multipurpose support ship in the port of Manta October 21st, on its participation in the multinational exercise SOLIDAREX V 2026.…

From September 16 to October 13, 2026, a public service patrol vessel joined Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) and patrolled the Baltic Sea in support of NATO as…

From August 3 to October 9, 2026, the overseas support and assistance vessel (BSAOM) Bougainville , assigned to the Armed Forces in French Polynesia (FAPF), carried out its first major…

Two Royal Navy “warships” have completed a major ten-day workout in the South China Sea with Commonwealth allies. Sister patrol ships HMS Spey and Tamar spearheaded UK Armed Forces’ involvement…

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) arrived at HMAS Stirling today to begin a scheduled, monthlong maintenance period. The visit marks the fourth submarine maintenance period in Western Australia…

By Lukas Krutz In fiscal year 2023, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) recruited 9,959 people, just 51 percent of their 19,598-person target, according to Nippon, citing Japan’s Ministry of Defense.…

By CAPT (Ret’d) Chris Rawley USN Thousands of harbors, bays, and estuaries dot the world’s coastlines, with many of them located in the vicinity of strategically important choke points. The…

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, and UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting are pleased to announce the…