FS Prairial Trains in Japan
From 5 to 11 November 2024, the surveillance frigate (FS) Prairial made a stopover in Maizuru, on the west coast of Japan. This Japanese port had not welcomed a French…
RAN General Purpose Frigate Milestone Reached
The Albanese Government has down-selected two shipbuilders, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, to progress designs for Australia’s future general purpose frigates. The general purpose frigate program is part…
USS Hampton (SSN 767) Arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
USS Hampton (SSN 767), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine and its compliment of more than 130 crewmembers arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Nov. 21, 2024. “The arrival of Hampton at…
George Washington Returns to Yokosuka
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan as the United States’ only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, Nov. 22. This marks the second time…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates DDG 133 Keel
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated the keel November 22 of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133). The ship’s name honors Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr., a former U.S. senator from Georgia…
JS Samidare Makes Port Call in Sri Lanka
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) ship SAMIDARE, which arrived in Sri Lanka on 17th November 2024, departed the island today (19th November), on successful completion of her formal visit.…
BAE Systems to Refit USS Laboon and USS Wasp
BAE Systems has received $202 million in U.S. Navy contracts to provide modernization and maintenance services aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) and the amphibious assault ship…
Indonesian Navy PASSEX With Departing Australian Ships
Two Indonesian warships from the Koarmada II ranks, namely KRI Makassar-590, and KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata-331 carried out a Farewell Pass with two Australian Navy warships, HMAS Adelaide L01 and…
Chilean Navy Fishery Patrol Near Desventuradas Islands
Between Wednesday, November 6 and Tuesday, November 12, the Maritime Zone Patrol Vessel (OPV) “Comandante Toro”, together with Helicopter N-22 of the Helicopter Squadron HU-1, carried out an Oceanic Surveillance…
HMS Queen Elizabeth Visits Hamburg
Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is visiting Hamburg to underscore the importance of a new major defence agreement between the UK and Germany. The carrier navigated the river Elbe…