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HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) announced January 12 that the U.S. Navy’s 40,000-ton logistics support vessel ‘USNS Amelia Earhart’, operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), arrived at its Yeongdo…
In a recent ceremony, Lockheed Martin delivered its 350th MH-60R “Romeo” helicopter to the United States Navy. The aircraft was delivered to HSM-41, the U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Maritime Strike Fleet…
On Monday, December 22, 2025, the naming and launching ceremony for the FY2023 planned destroyer “Yoshii” was held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. Origin of…
By Lieutenant Commander Georgios Laiakis On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the ceremony of the Blessing of the Waters took place in Piraeus, in the presence of H.E. President of the…
The Star of the West was a side-wheel merchant steamer, which ordinarily made runs between New York and New Orleans. Initially, the formidable sloop of war, Brooklyn, was to carry…
On December 18, 2025, the Commander of the 1st Flotilla, Rear Admiral Christian Walter Meyer, received a delegation from the Canadian government in Eckernförde. This was followed by a visit…
From December 8 to 11, 2025, the offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Commandant Bouan conducted individual and joint training exercises in the Mediterranean. To qualify for its next mission, the crew…
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego following a seven-month underway to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of…
Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant, is preparing to depart Townsville for its first deployment of 2026, reinforcing Australia’s enduring commitment to Pacific stability and security. Over…
As part of the first stage of the 2025/26 Antarctic Summer Campaign (CAV), the icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar (RHAI) resupplied the Joint Antarctic Bases (BACs) Petrel and Esperanza in recent…