Exercise Bersama Lima Concludes
Exercise Bersama Lima, an annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements, has concluded. More than 400 Australian Defense Force personnel deployed for two weeks…
Offshore Patrol Vessels Listed as a Project of Concern
The Australian Government has listed the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) program as a Defense Project of Concern. The project has experienced delays in delivery of both the vessels and…
ARA Libertad Visits Puerto Madryn
This morning (October 23), the ARA frigate “Libertad” moored at the “Luis Piedra Buena” dock in the city of Puerto Madryn, after having set sail last Saturday from Comodoro Rivadavia.…
USS Savannah Conducts Live-Fire SM-6 Demonstration
USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducted a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile from the ship at a designated target.…
Australia Announces Collins Class Life Extension
The Australian Government is committed to a potent, enduring and agile submarine capability, and will use an independent assurance activity to inform the life-of-type extension of the Collins class submarine…
CAES Awarded NAVAIR AN/ALQ-99 Production Contract
CAES, a leading provider of mission-critical advanced electronics, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for production of the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Consolidation (LBC) transmitter. Total funding through…
Unmanned Surface Vessel Division Arrives in Sydney
Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One’s (USVDIV-1) unmanned surface vessels (USVs) Ranger, Mariner, Seahawk and Sea Hunter arrived in Sydney, Australia, for a scheduled port visit October 24 ahead of their…
USCGC Vigilant Returns From Successful Narcotics Patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Tuesday, following a 29-day patrol in the Central Caribbean and Florida Straits. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency…
Minehunter Noumi Launched in Yokohama
Japan Marine United Co., Ltd. (President: Nobuyuki Nada, Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) is for the Ministry of Defense. The launch ceremony for the Minesweeper (MSO) planned for FY2020 was…