FS Ventose and USCGC Valiant Exercise North of Haiti
On September 29, 2024, while on patrol in the Caribbean Sea north of Haiti , the surveillance frigate (FS) Ventôse took advantage of its deployment to conduct training with USCGC…
Louise-Marie Departs for International NATO Mission
The Belgian frigate Louise-Marie left the Zeebrugge naval base on October 9 for an international NATO mission. The vessel will be part of a NATO maritime task group that will…
Iranian Navy Makes Rare Foreign Port Visit
Statement Iran Ambassador to Oman Mousa Farhang announced his visit to the Jamaran destroyer docked at Sultan Qaboos port. Mousa Farhang wrote on his X account that he visited the…
FS Dumont d’Urville Trains with the Dutch Navy
From 10 to 12 September, the overseas support and assistance vessel (BSAOM) Dumont d’Urville took part in the Dutch exercise WINDWARD off the island of Saba, a Dutch possession located…
India Hosts Australia, Japan and US in Exercise Malabar 2024
Australia, Japan, and U.S. forces joined the host India Navy for an opening ceremony to celebrate the launch of field-training exercise Malabar 2024 in Vishakhapatnam, India, on Oct. 9. The…
Keel Laying Ceremony for Portuguese Navy’s Multi-Purpose Ship
Damen Shipyards Group held a joint steel cutting and keel laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. The event simultaneously marked two significant milestones in the construction of an…
Bollinger Awarded Contract for Seventh Berthing Barge
LOCKPORT, La., — (October 3, 2024) – Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to build the U.S. Navy’s seventh Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL 73) Class…
LSAM 21 Christened in Mumbai
The delivery of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 21’, 7th Barge of 11 x ACTCM Barge Project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane for…
Kekexilihu Refuels Type 055 Destroyer
Type 903A Comprehensive supply ship Kekexilihu (Hull 903) attached to a combat support ship flotilla under the Chinese PLA Navy sails to the designated area during a recent multi-subject maritime…
Boeing Unveils XLUUV
The XLUUV, or “Orca” is an autonomous submarine designed by Boeing for the United States Navy (USN). This is a first-of-type extreme endurance autonomous platform, delivering an unprecedented package of…