French Frigates for the Swedish Armed Forces
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…
USS Cooperstown Departs Mayport for Deployment
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…
JS Kumano on Presumptive Sales Call in Wellington
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…
Maiden Arrival in Norfolk for Future USS Ted Stevens
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…
Multinational Contingent on INS Sunayna Arrives in Colombo
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…
USCGC Storis Returns From Bering Sea Patrol
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…
Cheonghae Unit Wang Geon Departure for 48th Rotation
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…
Joint Statement on Multinational Military Mission in the Strait of Hormuz
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…
USCGC Tahoma Busts Cocaine “Tiple Threat”
Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma simultaneously interdicted three suspected smuggling vessels carrying approximately 6,085 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $45.8 million, May 8, approximately 90 miles off Cartagena, Colombia. This seizure…
CNS Almirante Cochrane Deploys for RIMPAC 2026
The Secretary of State expressed his good wishes to the naval servants who will soon be deployed in the most important multinational maritime exercise in the world, highlighting the professionalism…