Outgoing SECNAV Announces Four More Ship Names
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Jan. 15 the names of three guided missile destroyers — the future USS Ray Mabus (DDG 147), the future USS Kyle Carpenter…
Philippines, U.S. Partner in Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Navy conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, Jan. 17-18, 2025. MCAs demonstrate a collective commitment…
ROU Artigas Deploys to Antarctic
The logistic support ship ROU Gral. Artigas sailed January 15 from the port of Montevideo to Antarctica as part of the Antarkos XLI naval logistic resupply to the Antarctic Science…
New Taiwanese Coast Guard Vessel Enters Service
The Coast Guard Fleet Branch’s “Preparation for the Construction of a Coast Guard Vessel Development Plan 35-ton Patrol Boat” PP-3525 was officially submitted to the Tainan Coast Guard on January…
Hybrid Operations Harm Sweden
Hybrid operations already have consequences for Sweden. Through cooperation, closeness and increased resilience, Sweden can meet the increasing threat picture. The security situation in Europe remains very serious. Russia’s actions…
ROKS Dokdo Trials Drone Flight Operations
On November 12, the Navy conducted a combat experiment* on the large transport ship Dokdo (LPH) in the East Sea, launching a fixed-wing UAV (prototype) from the flight deck. *…
Indonesia Touts Performance of KRI Panah
KRI Panah-626, one of the TNI AL’s mainstay fast missile boats (KCR) made by PT PAL Indonesia, once again showed its best performance in a joint exercise that took place…
Communist China & Pakistan Joint Naval Plans
In recent years, China and Pakistan have been enjoying high level, pragmatic naval cooperation. In addition to joint exercises and training operations such as the Sea Guardian series bilateral exercises…
HMNZS Aotearoa Departs on Antarctica Resupply Mission
HMNZS Aotearoa, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s maritime sustainment vessel, is sailing to Antarctica to deliver food, supplies and engineering equipment for New Zealand and United States bases on the…
KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda Visits Port Said Enroute to UNIFIL
KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda-367 (KRI SIM-367), part of the Eskorta Koarmada II Ship Unit in the Maritime Task Force (MTF) mission of the Indonesian Konga XXVIII-P/UNIFIL, arrived in Port Said,…