Lorraine Admitted to Active Service
One year after its delivery to the Navy on 16 November 2022, the multi-mission frigate with enhanced air defense capabilities (FREMM DA) Lorraine was admitted to active service by decision…
France and Morocco Hold Exercise CHEBEC 23
The operational cooperation activity, CHEBEC 23, began on 20 November for a sequence of joint maneuvers between the Royal Moroccan Navy and the French Navy. For this mission, the frigate…
Exercise Freezing Winds 23 Ends in the Baltic Sea
The Freezing Winds 23 exercise, led by the Navy, will end on 1 December. During the exercise, Finland’s coast and maritime traffic were protected in cooperation between the services, the…
Remembering Pearl Harbor
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan conducted a surprise attack against the U.S. Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor. In total, 19 U.S. ships were crippled or destroyed, as well as…
Lightweight Work Boats Have Electric Propulsion
The three new aluminum work boats for the navy are robust, tough and, above all, friendly to the environment. Defense also takes global greening seriously and an electric drive has…
Bremerton Looks to the Future With Drydock Upgrades
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS &IMF) recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a $47 million modernization project to upgrade the electrical infrastructure…
Countries Go From Strength to Strength
Naval and air assets from the ADF recently joined forces with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for Exercise Nichi Gou Trident (NGT) 23-2 during a regional presence deployment. Australia…
Seaspan Shipyards Contributes Over $5.7 Billion to Canada’s GDP
Under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has contributed more than $5.7 billion to Canada’s GDP through its shipbuilding and repair, refit, and maintenance activities and will contribute…
Thales Electronics Orders for New French OPVs
Thales will supply the French Navy with a sensor suite comprising Bluewatcher sonar, NS50 radar and an IFF identification system for its new offshore patrol vessels. The first vessel will…