NATO Secretary General Calls for Defense Spending Increase
In his first major speech as NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte highlighted the critical need to ramp up defense spending and defense production in an increasingly turbulent security environment. Speaking…
KRI R.E. Martadinata Fires MM-40 Exocet at Land Target
The Indonesian Navy successfully fired an MM-40 B3 Exocet missile from the KRI R.E. Martadinata (KRI REM)-331 warship and destroyed a land strategic target located on Gundul Island, Karimun Islands,…
NATO to Enhance Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure
Military and civilian experts from across NATO met at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (10 December 2024) to ramp up further cooperation to counter threats to critical undersea infrastructure. They were…
Fincantieri Delivers LHD Trieste
The delivery of the Trieste ship in Livorno, in the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio #Mattarella , marked an extraordinary moment for Italy and for Fincantieri. Built…
Krait
Built in 1934 in Japan and originally named Kofuku Maru (Happiness or Good Fortune), Krait collected fish from fishermen and ports around the Rhio Archipelago and took the catch to…
US Navy Accepts Delivery of LCAC 111
The latest Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 111 was delivered to the Navy from Textron Systems on Nov. 27. The delivery of LCAC 111 comes after completion of Acceptance…
Ingalls Shipbuilding Undocks USS Zumwalt
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully undocked USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class of destroyers December 6. This takes the ship one step closer to…
PT PAL Built Ship Exercises Wtih Russian Corvettes
The capability and reliability of the KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (GNR) – 332 in participating in a series of Joint Exercises (Latma) ORRUDA between the Indonesian Navy (AL) and…
Iron Duke Helps New NATO Ally Integrate in Baltic Exercise
Royal Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke has completed the first stage of a mini-winter deployment to the Baltic, helping the Finns integrate into NATO. The Portsmouth-based warship is closing out…
Surface Combat Under High Air Threat With Other NATO Countries
Freezing Winds 24 is the Finnish Navy’s annual main exercise for international naval operations. The exercise takes place 18–29 November along the Finnish coast and in the Baltic Sea. During…