Brazil & Argentina Hold Exercise Fraternal XXXVI
The Frigates “Independence” and “Union” left today (08), from the Naval Base of Rio de Janeiro, towards the port of Mar del Plata (Argentina). They will compose the Brazilian Task…
USS Mobile Bay Decommissioned After 36 Years of Service
USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) honored more than three decades of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 10. Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander, Naval…
PLA Navy Ship Hai Yang 24 Hao Port Call in Colombo
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy warship HAI YANG 24 HAO arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning (10th August 2023). The 129m long ship…
Coast Guard Barque Eagle returns to New London
The crew of the Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) returned to the ship’s homeport in New London, Thursday, following a four-month deployment. This year, crew, cadets, and officer candidates…
USS Normandy MDVR Keeps Ship Mission-Ready
Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) completed a successful mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) aboard USS Normandy (CG 60) Aug. 3, 2023. MDVRs are planned in-port maintenance periods that allow deployed…
Two Russian Tu-160s Conduct Flight over Arctic Waters
Two Tupolev Tu-160 strategic missile-carrying bombers performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday. “Two Tu-160…
Ukraine Announces Temporary Merchant Ship Corridors
Temporary corridors were announced August 10th for merchant vessels going to/from the ports of Ukraine. According to the order of the navigation order of the Navy of the Armed Forces…
Construction Begins for USCGC Polar Sentinel (PSC-1)
Bollinger Shipyards LLC began cutting steel August 9th at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS on the first of eight prototype modules that will become the foundation of the first…
New Video Highlights DLA’s F-35 Support
“The F-35 is DOD’s largest acquisition program and it’s multinational,” said Air Force Col. Ty Joyce, former director of strategic business planning for DLA Logistics Operations. “It’s going to be…
ROK Defense Projects Agency Defense Costs Talks
In order to improve the defense cost system, experts from various fields gathered together to put their heads together for a rational cost calculation and a future-oriented win-win plan between…