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Forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) departed Shimoda after a port visit, May 17, following participation in the city’s Black Ship Festival. Howard visited Shimoda for the…
The Swedish government has decided that Sweden will buy four frigates from France. The ships will be delivered from 2030 and are part of the Navy’s changed tasks since Sweden…
Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) got underway from Naval Station Mayport May 16, 2026, to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment. Cooperstown assumed duties previously…
Both ship companies lined the rails as part of the ceremonial port entry. Welcoming the ship and her crew of 110, New Zealand Defence Force Maritime Component Commander, Commodore Shane…
The future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrived at its Naval Station Norfolk homeport for the first time on May 15, 2026. The…
Embodying the Indian Navy’s endeavor to build ‘Bridges of Friendship’, Indian Naval Ship Sunayna, as IOS Sagar, arrived at the Port of Colombo on 15 May 26. The vessel was…
U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker, the USCGC Storis (WAGB 21), returned to her temporary Seattle home port Monday after a 36-day deployment to the Bering Sea. The patrol focused…
The South Korean Navy held a send-off ceremony on the afternoon of May 15 at the Busan Operational Base for the departure of ROKS Wang Geon (DDH 978) for the…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS John Warner (SSN 785) last month, meeting a major milestone in the Virginia-class submarine’s Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA). During an EDSRA,…
Joint May 12 statement from the United Kingdom, France, Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, Republic…