No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS)
The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea. Construction of the prototype unmanned surface vessel (USV), USX-1 Defiant,…
US Navy Delivers New Crash and Salvage Cranes
The Navy’s Common Aviation Support Equipment program office (PMA-260) successfully delivered the first of 27 replacement Crash and Salvage Cranes (CSC) to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) in Pensacola,…
Trident Refit Facility-Bangor Implements State-of-The-Art Enclosure
At Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor, nestled amongst the towering pine trees of the Pacific Northwest, are eight of the fourteen Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines operated by the U.S. Navy. In…
NATO ASW Exercise Dynamic Manta 25
Six Allied submarines are planning to taking part in NATO’s most advanced submarine warfare exercise off the coast of Italy between 28 February and 14 March 25. Exercise Dynamic Manta…
Aviation in the Royal Australian Navy, the first 65 Years, 1917 to 1982
The following story is based on a Royal Australian Navy News story first published on Friday 23 April 1982, page 4. Australian Naval aviation this month celebrated the 65th anniversary…
Vietnam Balks at Criticizing Chinese Live Fire Drills
The Vietnamese foreign ministry said on Thursday that China’s live-fire drills in the Gulf of Tonkin this week were carried out within Chinese waters. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign…
NATO Ships Take Part in Largest NATO Exercise of 2025
Two of NATO’s naval task groups have taken part in NATO’s largest exercise of 2025, Exercise Steadfast Dart, in the Aegean Sea. The exercise took place from 10 – 17…
Taiwan Threatened by 32 CCP Aircraft February 26
The Ministry of National Defense stated today (26) that since 0842 hours, it has detected 32 sorties of Chinese J-11, KJ-500 and other types of main and auxiliary fighters and…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett Visits New Zealand
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) recently concluded a month-long engagement with New Zealand, strengthening ties with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and reinforcing the U.S. Coast Guard’s…