French Airborne Air Group Takes Part in Formidable Shield 23
From May 3 to 17, 2023, a detachment of the embarked air group (GAé) composed of the 12F Fighter Flotilla and the 4F Air Watch Flotilla was deployed to Scotland…
New Tug Celadon Replaces Retiring Bison at Toulon
On May 26, 2023, a symbolic ceremony was held at the Toulon naval base, to recognize the admission to active service of the 30-tonne harbor tug (RP30) Céladon and the…
DSCA Approves MK 41 VLS for Netherlands
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) Baseline (B/L) VII Strike…
VR-64 Supports Carrier Air Wing 9 & Exercise Northern Edge
The “Condors” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 64 provided critical support of Exercise Northern Edge by providing the transport of two Mobile SCIFs to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9,…
FRCE Delivers Final Harrier Trainer to Marine Squadron
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has reached another milestone toward the drawing down of its AV-8B Harrier program, with the completion of its last TAV-8B trainer aircraft. The two-seater trainer…
NATO Ships Participate in Exercise BALTOPS 23
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) are taking part in the 52nd iteration of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 23). The exercise takes place…
SNMG2 Visits Alicante Before FLOTEX-23
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) is taking part in the Spanish Flotilla Exercise 2023 (FLOTEX-23) following a short stop in Alicante. SNMG2 arrived in Alicante on 3 June, where…
First AUKUS Subsea, Seabed Warfare Data Workshop
U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (Naval Oceanography) hosted the first Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW) Data Workshop of the trilateral partnership─AUKUS─between Australia, the United Kingdom and United States, May…
Chinese Propaganda Slams US Reconnaissance
The US reconnaissance aircraft that was intercepted by a Chinese fighter jet was spying on and disturbing a routine exercise by the Shandong aircraft carrier group in the South China…
PLA Warships Set Out for Komodo Multinational Drills in Indonesia
Propaganda Announcement The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is on its way to participate in a multinational exercise to be held in Indonesia next week, as part of Chinese military…