Iran Propaganda Update on “Destroyer” Sahand
Iran’s Navy Force Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has announced that the Sahand “destroyer” (corvette) will be equipped with twelve missiles. Speaking at a local ceremony on Wednesday, he noted…
Singapore Navy Replacing MCM Force
MINDEF has signed a contract with ST Engineering to acquire a suite of new Unmanned Mine Counter-Measure capabilities, including Mine Counter-Measure Unmanned Surface Vessels (MCM USVs), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and…
RSS Takes Part in CARIBEX 2025 With Brazil
In the context of the bilateral military cooperation between Suriname and Brazil, two ships of the Brazilian Navy, the Iguatemi and the Bocaina, arrived in Suriname on Wednesday, April 23,…
Integrated Training in River and Riverine Operations
Units of the River Patrol Division and the Marine Infantry Battalion No. 3 “Almirante Eleazar Videla” (BIM3) were trained in an integrated manner in river and riverine operations, according to…
Joint Training With HS Spetsai and FS Seine
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, a joint PASSEX (Passing Exercise) training of the Frigate (F/G) SPETSAI was conducted with the General Support Ship (GSS) SEINE of the French Navy. During…
Blue Ridge Participates in Exercise Croix du Sud 2025
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in the 11th iteration of Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea near New Caledonia, May 1, 2025. Croix…
Damen Cape Town Delivered Third South African Navy MMIPV
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has delivered the third Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel (MMIPV), Adam Kok (P1573), at Naval Base Durban for the South African Navy. The delivery milestone represents…
PLA Navy’s Second Type 054B Frigate Commissioned
The second Type 054B frigate, the Qinzhou, was recently commissioned into the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and conducted a combat drill in the South China Sea, official media…
U.S. Navy Participates in IMDEX Asia 2025
Personnel and assets from the U.S. Navy participate in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2025 in Singapore, May 6-8. From the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey…
Blue Ridge Departs Suva, Fiji
The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Suva, Fiji following a scheduled port visit, May 5-9, 2025. Upon arriving in the…