Hasslö SY Upgrades Swedish Training Ships
At Hasslö Shipyard outside Karlskrona, work is underway to provide five of the Armed Forces’ training ships with modern technology. In the coming years, aging systems will be replaced, and…
USS Thomas Hudner Returns to Mayport
USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) returned to Naval Station Mayport on August 9, concluding an almost nine-month deployment across multiple geographic theaters, including the U.S. 4th, 5th and 6th Fleet…
Wreck of HMS Tiger Located
The ship, which was lost at sea 118 years ago, will be protected under new legislation to better protect military shipwrecks which is currently being considered by Parliament. The remains…
Syria, Russia MOU on Tartus
Syria and Russia have reached a memorandum of understanding to reorganize Moscow’s presence on the Syrian coast, including transferring civilian facilities to Syrian state management and converting Russian military bases…
Future INS Shruti Launched
Yard 3037 (Shruti), Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV), was launched at M/s GRSE, Kolkata on 11 Aug 2026 by Manika Sadhu, in the presence of Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu,…
Historic Shipbuilding Contract to Cement Undersea Dominance
On July 29, the Department of War expanded its undersea warfighting capabilities by awarding a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of five Columbia…
BAP Rio Yaquas Celebrates 50 Years
At the Iquitos Naval Base, the Commander General of the Navy, Admiral Javier Bravo de Rueda Delgado, presided over the commemorative events for the 50th anniversary of the B.A.P. “Río…
Mexican Navy High Seas Drug Bust
The Secretariat of the Navy (Navy), through the Mexican Navy, acting as the Coast Guard, reports that naval personnel seized approximately 1,170 kilograms of alleged cocaine, achieving the arrest of…
Naval Deterrence Has a Production Rate
By Ethan Connell A destroyer can empty its entire complement of launch cells in a single engagement. Refilling these cells requires nearly three years, and that timeline is observable by…