End of NASSE Operation 2023
Operation NASSE is an annual multinational fisheries surveillance and control operation conducted jointly with Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. From 20 June to 15 August, Fiji participated for…
FS D’Entrecasteaux at the Heart of the ISLAND CHIEF 2023
From 12 to 18 August, as part of Operation ISLAND CHIEF 23 coordinated by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the D’Entrecasteaux Overseas Support and Assistance Building (BSAOM) conducted a fisheries…
VP-26 Training with Indian Navy
The “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 completed a week-long combined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) subject matter expert exchange with the “Albatross” of Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 312 at India…
FGS Rugen (ex-MV Rota Endurance) Commissioned
In order for the navy to be able to salvage wrecked ships on the high seas in the future, it urgently needed reinforcements. Just six months later, the ocean-going tug…
USS Paul Ignatius Exercised with Royal Moroccan Navy
USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) wrapped up participation in the bilateral Exercise Atlas Handshake with the Royal Moroccan Navy, Aug. 27, 2023. The exercise, which kicked off Aug. 25, entailed…
Landing Craft Elicura Supports Army at Tierra del Fuego
During the month of August, within the framework of the inter-institutional support carried out between the Third Naval Zone and the V Army Division, the LSM barge “Elicura” sailed the…
Casabianca’s Final Toulon Departure Before Decommissioning
It is not without emotion that the submariners and the naval base of Toulon greeted one last time the nuclear attack submarine (SNA) Casabianca on the occasion of its departure…
China Launches First Type 054B Class Frigate
China reportedly launched the first hull of its new-generation frigate, allegedly designated the Type 054B, in Shanghai last week, with observers expecting it to be an advanced but also cost-effective…
Franco-Japanese Exercise OGURI-VERNY
On August 10, off the coast of New Caledonia, the Overseas Patrol Boat (POM) Auguste Bénébig participated in the Franco-Japanese exercise OGURI-VERNY* with the frigate JS Shimokita, an amphibious ship…
ADF to Purchase Smart Sea Mines From RWM Italia
The Australian Defense Force (ADF) will purchase new, smart sea mines, which will reinvigorate Defense’s maritime mining capability, and are deployable from submarines, ships and aircraft. Following evaluation of market…