USS Benfold Returns to Everett
USS Benfold (DDG 65) returned to her homeport of Naval Station Everett, Oct. 16, following more than 8-months of operations supporting regional security and operations in the Indo-Pacific. After departing…
Poland Joining Maritime Initiative
At the NATO Summit in Ankara this summer eleven European countries and Canada said that they will cooperate more closely on security in the North Atlantic, the Arctic and the…
USCGC Tampa Offloads Drugs in Port Everglades
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa’s crew offloaded approximately 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 3,355 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $226.7 million, Wednesday, in Port Everglades. The seized contraband was…
Five MH-60R Seahawks for RNZN
An agreement has been signed with the United States Government to purchase five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters and associated systems and weapons. The new helicopters, which will be operated by…
Senegal, Portugal, EU, SWAIMS Program
From October 8 to 12, 2026, the Senegalese Navy and the Portuguese frigate NRP Álvares Cabral conducted an operational training exercise in Dakar, as part of the Support to West…
Saab, FMV Launch LUUV
Less than one year after contract award, Saab, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the Swedish Armed Forces have successfully developed, built and launched a demonstrator for a Large…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Arrives in Yokosuka
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) arrived at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Oct. 16, 2026, ahead…
Philippine, US Naval MCA
The Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Navy conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, Oct. 14, 2026. This activity continues to showcase our…
Carderock’s Role in Atlantic Thunder 2026
By Alisha Tyer Long before the first weapon struck the decommissioned guided-missile frigate ex-USS Klakring (FFG 42) during Atlantic Thunder 2026, engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, were…
E-130J Phoenix II as US Navy’s New TACAMO
A new era of strategic airborne command and control capability for the U.S. Navy has officially begun with Lockheed Martin delivering a C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft destined to become the…