Author: SeaWaves Magazine

The USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Nov. 7, 2024, during a ceremony attended by current and former crewmembers in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Commissioned Nov. 1,…

Units from the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and U.S. military are conducting exercise Keen Sword 25 from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, 2024, at various locations across Japan. Keen Sword…

By Michael Land F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF A U.S. F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first time Oct. 20…

Keel Laying ceremony of Yard 3037 and 3038, the 1st & 2nd Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPV) (ex-GRSE) was held at M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, Kolkata…

INS Vela, a submarine serving in the Indian Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo today (10th November 2024) on a formal visit. The visiting submarine was welcomed by the…

The Submarine “Tonelero” (S42) performed its first static immersion last Friday (25), near the Island of Itacuruçá, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The procedure aimed to verify the stability of…

USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment November 2. The Sullivans is scheduled for an independent deployment to U.S. 5th fleet area of operations…

The Norwegian Ula class attack submarine Utstein completed a successful patrol of the North Atlantic, operating under the Commander of NATO Submarines. While operating in the Northern Atlantic, Utstein was…

Austal Australia has delivered the eighth of ten Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB’s) under contract to the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel, ADV Cape Schanck (313), is the eighth ECCPB…