55th Fast Response Cutter Accepted; to be Homeported in Boston
The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 55th fast response cutter (FRC), Melvin Bell, Nov. 16, in Key West, Florida. Melvin Bell will be the sixth FRC to be homeported…
Pacific Partnership Concludes Final 2023 Mission in Tonga
acific Partnership has concluded its final mission stop of its 2023 journey from a closing ceremony at Vuna Wharf on Nov. 20. The largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster…
USS Carl Vinson Makes Port Call in Busan, South Korea
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 21. “An aircraft carrier…
USS Shoup Conducts Saipan Port Visit
USS Shoup (DDG 86) completed a five-day, scheduled port visit in Saipan, Nov. 14. While in Saipan, Sailors had the opportunity to participate in three different community relations (COMREL) projects.…
Astrakhan Shipyard Began Dutting Steel for a Floating Dock
At the ASPO production site of the Southern Center for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC), metal cutting work began for the construction of a…
Exercise MUHARIB-AL-BAHR in Karachi Ends November 2nd
The 6th edition of bilateral Exercise MUHARIB-AL-BAHR between Pakistan Navy Special Service Group (SSG(N)) and Qatari Naval Special Forces (QNSF) was conducted at Karachi. The exercise is conducted annually alternatively…
SECON Engineering Launches LSAM for Indian Navy
The launch of ‘Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 10 (Yard 78)’, the fourth Barge of 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Projects…
ADSB to Integrate MANSUP SSM for FAC Being Unveiled at NAVDEX 2025
EDGE Group entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB) has announced that it will integrate the MANSUP surface-to-surface missile on its Fast Attack Vessel, which will be launched at NAVDEX…
ADSB and ADNOC Partner in Construction of Two Vessels
EDGE entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the UAE’s leader in the design, new build, repair, maintenance, refit, and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, announced that it is building…
US Navy SIB’s 2023—2024 Talent Pipeline Program
Over the last two months, the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program team, in partnership with a critical network of Department of Defense suppliers, launched its 2023—2024 Talent Pipeline…