Operation ATALANTA Extender for Two More Years
The Council today prolonged the mandates of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operation in the Horn of Africa and Somalia. The mandate of EUCAP Somalia, the…
Elicura Celebrates 54 Years of Chilean Navy Service
On December 10, the LSM “Elicura” celebrates 54 years in the service of the Navy. It has navigated through the cold and complex southern waters of the country to fulfill…
USS James E Williams Takes Over as SNMG2 Flagship
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) transferred its flagship as scheduled from U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) to U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer…
Keel Laid for LSS Jacques Stosskopf
The LSS Program achieved an important milestone with the keel laying ceremony of the bow section of the 2nd Logistic Support Ship (LSS) for France, ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique…
Taiwan Coast Guard Receives Frigate Changhua
The new 1,000-ton frigate Changhua (CG1001) under the Fleet Sub-administration of the Coast Guard’s “Preparation for the Development of Coastal Patrol Ships” arrived at the Taichung Harbor Wharf on the…
Russian Agencies’ Procurement Network Indicted
Publicly filed court documents, including a 16-count indictment unsealed today in Brooklyn, charge five Russian nationals – including a suspected Federal Security Service (FSB) officer – and two U.S. nationals…
USNS Comfort Man Overboard Incident
Two U.S. Navy Sailors sustained minor injuries during a man overboard incident in the vicinity of Jeremie, Haiti, at approximately 7:17 p.m. local time yesterday while on deployment with USNS…
BAE Systems to Modernize USS Kearsarge
BAE Systems has received a $294.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform more than 20 months of maintenance and modernization work on the amphibious assault ship…
CCP Submarines Train in South China Sea
Propaganda Submarines of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are using adversary forces operating in the South China Sea as practice partners, a move analysts said on Sunday is…
Future USS Carl Levin Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) successfully completed acceptance trials on December 9th, returning to General Dynamics Corp’s Bath Iron Works (BIW) Bath shipyard after spending two days…