Ceremony for FS Beuzeval Fitting Out Trials
On 11 February 2026, Vice-Admiral Christophe Cluzel, commander of the naval action force, presided over the ceremony of arming for trials of the coastal patrol vessel (PC) Beuzeval. The ceremony,…
USS Ted Stevens (DDG128) Commissioning Ceremony in Whittier
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has formally approved USS Ted Stevens (DDG128) to be commissioned in Whittier, Alaska. The commissioning ceremony is currently anticipated to take place Fall 2026.…
New Cutters Strengthen Caribbean Coast Guard
The Ministry of Defence and Damen Workboats signed a contract on March 12 for the construction of three medium-sized patrol vessels for the Caribbean Coast Guard. The so-called cutters replace…
Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand, U.S. Exercise Sea Dragon 2026
Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft, one each from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 and VP-45, were joined by one P-8I from the Indian Navy (IN), one P-1 from the Japan…
Lockheed Martin Delivers Second AN/SPY-7(V)1 Radar to Japan
Lockheed Martin successfully delivered the second Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar equipment to the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD). The delivery was facilitated through Mitsubishi Corporation…
USS Mustin to Forward Deploy to Japan
USS Mustin (DDG 89) will forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific. This move will be a permanent change of station…
USCGC Polar Star Completes Operation Deep Freeze 2026
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on March 1, after operating for 55 days below the Antarctic Circle and traveling 14,000 miles in support…
Argentine Navy Operation Mare Nostrum IX
In the framework of “Mare Nostrum IX”, since March 1, the use of ships and aircraft has been coordinated to conduct this new Operation of Surveillance and Control of Maritime…
Navy Announces Commissioning of Future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr
The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) on April 11, 2026, in Norfolk, Virginia. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is the first ship to…
Major Ordnance Infrastructure Modernization at NWS Yorktown
By Scott Jenkins Supervisory General Engineer Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown is undertaking a comprehensive, decade-long modernization of its ordnance storage infrastructure to support the Navy Munitions…