Former Commanding Officers Embark for FS Commandant Birot Final Underway
On May 13, 2025, the high seas patrol vessel (PHM) Commandant Birot set sail from Toulon with eighteen of its former commanders on board. While Commander Birot will be retired…
NZDF Receives Operating Funding Boost
Minister of Defence Judith Collins has announced a large investment in New Zealand Defence Force operating funding ahead of Budget 2025. The New Zealand Defence Force will receive a $957…
PLA Navy Deploys AI in Warship Degaussing Drill
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy base recently conducted a vessel degaussing exercise that, for the first time, incorporated AI, significantly improving operational efficiency, according to an official media…
US,ROK Navies Hold Counter-Special Operations Exercise
The U.S. Navy (USN) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a Maritime Counter-Special Operations Exercise to strengthen interoperability and share combat readiness capabilities at sea, May 8-11, 2025. “Enhancing…
UNIFIL Ships Demonstrate Interoperability
All five ships of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) recently took part in a joint naval exercise off the coast of Naqoura. The exercise aimed to enhance cooperation and interoperability,…
UK Heading NATO Transatlantic Quantum Community
On Tuesday (13 May), the United Kingdom succeeded Denmark as the annual Chair of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community (TQC). Established in 2024, the Community brings together quantum experts from national…
North American Security: U.S.–Canadian Defense Priorities
By Wilson Beaver and Robert Peters he United States and Canada, long-standing allies and neighbors, share the North American continent and have a shared interest in securing it against threats…
Russian Ships Visit Da Nang
On May 10, the fleet of the Pacific Fleet, Navy of the Russian Federation, including: Corvette Rezkii, Corvette Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Cidengapov and Medium Tanker Pechenga with…
Mooring Platforms to be Removed From USS Arizona Memorial
The U.S. Navy and the Pearl Harbor National Memorial will begin placing containment buoys and anchors in the waters surrounding the USS Arizona Memorial site May 19 as a precautionary…
Taiwan Commissions New Patrol Boat PP-3527
The 37th newly-built patrol boat PP-3527 boat, the 37th newly-built patrol boat PP-3527 boat arrived at Nanliao Fishing Port on Ludao on the 7th, becoming a new force of the…