North Korea Introduces Choe Hyon Destroyer into Fleet
North Korea held a flag-raising ceremony and formally commissioned the destroyer Choe Hyon into its naval fleet. The ceremony took place on June 23 at the port of Nampo, with…
The Columbia Eagle Mutiny
The Columbia Eagle was a Victory-class VC2-S-AP3 vessel built in large numbers during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Built in just 98 days at the Oregon Shipbuilding…
US Strikes Iran in Response to Attack on Commercial Vessel
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes against Iran, June 26, as a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S.…
TKMS Launches Frigate Cunha Moreira
This week in Itajaí, Brazil, TKMS celebrated the launch of the frigate “Cunha Moreira” (F202), the third vessel in the Tamandare program (PFCT), the most modern and innovative naval project…
Carderock Team Applies Expertise to USS DEFIANT Model
By Alisha Tyer Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is applying decades of technical fabrication expertise to refine a scale model of the proposed future battleship USS Defiant (BBG 1).…
Panama Receives Two Small Craft in US Donation
Security cooperation between Panama and the United States continues to be consolidated with the delivery of two vessels and technological equipment to the National Air and Naval Service, as part…
Navantia Launches Sixth Saudi Arabian Corvette
On June 18th, the Navantia shipyard in San Fernando launched this afternoon the sixth corvette built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named HMS ALMADINAH. This vessel, the first…
KV Hopen Sets Course for Arctic Cooperation
On Friday 19 June at 18:00, the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel Hopen departed Bergen to commence Operation Arctic Cohesion 2026 – a comprehensive, international deployment aimed at strengthening cooperation between…
HNLMS Evertsen Crew Commended After Deployment
“Many Dutch people felt involved in your well-being. People at home followed the news from the couch about increasing aggression in the Middle East, but you sailed towards it.” Minister…
Mexican Navy Assists in Drug Bust
In an operation led by the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), in coordination with the Customs of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) and the…