ARA Almirante Irizar Conducts Research in Drake Passage
Underway – Specialized personnel in oceanography, meteorology, hydrography and buoyage from the Argentine Navy, aboard the icebreaker ARA “Almirante Irízar”, launched the first of three profiling buoys in the Drake…
New Combat Support Ship Maiden Arrival at Den Helder
The future HNLMS Den Helder was at Den Helder for the first time today. The new Combat Support Ship (CSS) was moored there. Later that day, HNLMS Friesland performed the…
FFG 69 Will be Named USS Joy Bright Hancock
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class Guided Missile Frigate, FFG 69, will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, Dec. 16. Secretary Del Toro made…
Autonomous Minehunting Technology Trialed on the Clyde
The Royal Navy has taken a step closer to deploying autonomous mine hunting technology on front-line operations after a successful trial with an autonomous boat in Scotland. The prototype Apollo…
USS Savannah is First US Ship to Visit Cambodia in Eight Years
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia for a port visit, Dec. 16. Savannah’s visit to Cambodia demonstrates the growth of the U.S. and…
ESPS Cartagena Commissioned at Rota
The vessel, recently procured by the Armada, will undergo a refurbishing process before being delivered to the Cartagena Arsenal. On December 9, at Rota Naval Base, the signing of the…
Navantia to Build Three Avante 2200 Corvettes for Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Ministry of Defense and Navantia have signed a new contract for the design and construction of a second series of three AVANTE 2200 corvettes, of the same class…
End of the Freezing Winds financial year for Auvergne
On November 4, 2024, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Auvergne left Brest to join the Baltic, with the main mission of participating in NATO reassurance measures within Task Group 441.01. Two…