EUROMARFOR Participates in Exercise ESP MINEX-23
MCM EUROMARFOR was activated May 8th in Porto Pi Naval Station to participate in Exercise ESP MINEX-23. ESP MINEX 23 is an advanced MCM warfare exercise that will be carried…
Dutch, British Marines Embrace New Technology and Tactics
Dutch and British marines together form an amphibious force. This is called the United Kingdom/Netherlands Amphibious Force (UK/NL AF). This year the force celebrates its 50th anniversary. During the anniversary,…
New NAVAIR Training System Enhancing Readiness, Affordability
The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges (PMA-205) and the F/A-18 and EA-18G (PMA-265) program offices are fielding a sophisticated Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training system that has the potential…
Brazilian Navy Holds Operation ADEREX
From May 8-12, about 2 thousand military personnel distributed in 11 ships, being a submarine, six helicopters, two fighters and an aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force participate in Operation…
Australia Supports French Pacific Disaster Relief Exercise
More than 240 Australian Defense Force (ADF) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) personnel have returned from New Caledonia after participating in Exercise Croix du Sud 2023. Led…
ITS Francesco Morosini Departs Singapore for Vietnam
On May 6th, the first stop of the Nave Morosini Campaign in the Indo-Pacific area ended in Singapore. After more than 7,000 miles, leaving on 6 April, the Multipurpose Offshore…
NOAA Ronald H Brown to Refit at Bollinger Mississippi Repair
Bollinger Shipyards has begun fabrication at its newly acquired Mississippi repair facility, Bollinger Mississippi Repair, in preparation to refit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) Ship Ronald H. Brown,…
‘King of Calypso’ Harry Belafonte Was WWII Sailor
Singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte was in the Navy during World War II, dropping out of high school in New York City to enlist and contribute to…
Van Amstel Hunts Submarines During Exercise Dynamic Mongoose
Van Amstel specializes in anti-submarine warfare, in which the crew deploys various sonar systems. Van Amstel is one of the few frigates within NATO with a combination of these specific…
Fifth Successful Test of Northrop Grumman’s AARGM-ER
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the fifth consecutive successful flight test of the U.S. Navy’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile successfully detected, identified, located and engaged…