USCGC Bear Offloaded Over Seven Tons of Cocaine in Miami Beach
Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) offloaded more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine worth more than $186 million in Miami Beach June 16th. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during nine…
INS Vagir Visits Sri Lanka
INS Vagir – a submarine of the Indian Navy arrived at the port of Colombo today (19th June 2023) on a formal visit. The visiting submarine was welcomed by the…
USCGC Alert Home After Successful Drug Patrol
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and crew returned to homeport June 16th after a 61-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific. On May 26, a U.S. Customs…
Dutch Navy Announces LCF Frigate Update Plans
A few years ago it was decided to keep the air defense and command frigates (LCF) longer in service. For this it is necessary to adapt or replace certain systems.…
NRP Figueira da Foz Participated in International Exercise
Throughout the exercise, together with several naval units in Lithuania, Figueira da Foz carried out defense and shooting exercises, refueling approaches at sea and maneuvers and evolutions with ships in…
JMSDF Submarine Yaeshio Training in Guam Waters
1st Dispatched Submarine Training in the United States (U.S.) in 2023 The JMSDF will conduct the First Dispatched Submarine Training in the U.S. in 2023 as described below. 1. Objectives…
KRI Frans Kaisiepo Serving as UNIFIL Flagship
Unusually, this time all elements of the Maritime Task Force (MTF)-United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) sailed in formation across the Mediterranean Sea this week. RADM Maritime Task Force…
Review of the Corvette White Gloves
The BEs crossed the Kiel Canal in a group, on the night of 6 to 7 June 2023, to reach Brest, their home port, after four weeks of navigation. This…
China Sheds Light on Possible Type 055 Missions
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyers will likely participate in far sea escort missions, experts said June 14th, after reports came out confirming…
USS Charleston Returns From 26 Month Deployment
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego, June 14, 2023, following a 26-month rotational deployment. On April 7, 2021, Charleston…