First SAR Incident for French Navy Cherbourg-Based H160
Just installed in Cherbourg, the detachment of the 32F carried out its first SAR (search and rescue) mission on Sunday, July 23. For this very first operational mission, the crew…
Stennis Holds Mast Stepping Ceremony at Newport News
The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and members of Newport News Shipbuilding marked a major milestone in the ship’s refueling, complex and overhaul…
Joint China-Russia Drills End in Sea of Japan
China and Russia successfully wrapped up the four-day Northern/Interaction-2023 joint exercises in the Sea of Japan on Sunday and are expected to switch to the next phase of joint naval…
SECNAV Names ESB-8 USNS Hector A Cafferata Jr
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the future expeditionary sea base ship ESB 8 will be named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient and…
Peoples Liberation Army’s Latest Show of Force to Taiwan
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted a cross sea troop transport exercise using a large ferry ship, which could play a vital role in large-scale amphibious landing missions,…
Brazil Hosts Largest Sailing Regatta in South America
With the shooting of the salute cannon of the Sailing Ship “Cisne Branco”, the start of the first regatta competition of the 50th edition of the International Sailing Week in…
HMS Prince of Wales Completes Refit at Rosyth
Britain’s biggest warship is today ready to resume her duties at sea. After nine months undergoing engineering repairs and receiving significant capability enhancements to support her future tasking, aircraft carrier…
Royal Navy Trains Ukrainian Counterparts in Scotland
Ukrainian troops are learning how to disarm and defuse Russian bombs, booby traps and mines from their towns, fields, rivers and lakes. Royal Navy divers, bomb disposal and mine warfare…
HMS Lancaster Takes Part in Joint Persian Gulf Drug Bust
A Royal Navy-led task force has delivered a record-breaking haul of drugs in its six months tackling crime in the Indian Ocean. Twenty-two tonnes of illegal narcotics have been seized…