HNLMS Snellius Takes Over as SNMCMG1 Flagship
Three months on the Baltic Sea. That is the prospect for HNLMS Snellius, which deployed April 13 to relieve sistership Luymes as flagship of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1…
Juan Sebastian de Elcano Docked in Valparaiso
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 4, the Spanish Navy’s training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano docked at the Molo de Abrigo in Valparaíso , as part of its…
Clemenceau 25 Ships Stop in Djibouti
A long-standing partner, Djibouti is a reliable and responsive support point for French units. This 10th stopover of the carrier strike group (GAN) is part of the renewal of the…
Jacques Stosskopf Conducts First Sea Trial
The Jacques Stosskopf force replenishment vessel (BRF) began its first sea trials campaign on April 9, 2025, from the port of Saint-Nazaire, with a view to delivery to the French…
ASELSAN Completes First BARBAROS-MLU
ASELSAN, Türkiye’s leading defense company, has set a new benchmark in naval platform modernization through the successful completion of the temporary acceptance of the BARBAROS-Class Frigates Mid-Life Upgrade (BARBAROS-MLU) Project,…
TCG Beykoz Trials GÖKSUR Point Air Defense System
Developed by ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE, Türkiye’s national and indigenous point air defense system GÖKSUR fired its first shot from a surface platform. ASELSAN’s Point Air Defense System , one…
Undisclosed Taiwanese Warship Collided With Chinese Fishboat
In response to media reports that the Zhonghe warship (Chung Ho class) collided with a Chinese fishing boat, and the Chinese Communist Party’s Taiwan Affairs Office demanded compensation the Navy…
Naval Battle of Chipana – April 12, 1879
As soon as it was notified of the blockade of Iquique, the Peruvian naval command carried out its initial operations as planned. The “Unión” and the gunboat “Pilcomayo” set sail…
Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The commercial shipbuilding…
USCGC Mustang Decommissioned After Nearly 40 Years of Service
The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) during a ceremony in Seward April 15th. Capt. Christopher Culpepper, the commander of Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska & U.S.…