Multinational Exercise NIREIS 24
From Saturday 23 to Friday 29 November 2024, the exercise “NIRIIS 24” took place, with activities at bay, at the Naval Station of Crete (NK) and the Maritime Deterrence Center…
Germany Joins NATO Baltic Sea Efforts
The Supreme Naval Command of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in Northwood UK, MARCOM (Allied Maritime Command), has given the CTF (Commander Task Force) Baltic has been entrusted with…
FS Fulmar Begins Refit After Canadian Visits
At the beginning of December, the Fulmar patrolled off the archipelago and strengthened its ties with the Canadian Coast Guard. The Fulmar is starting its winter period. The depressions that…
SNMG1 Back on Patrol in the Baltic Sea
SNMG1 has completed the Finnish-led exercise Freezing Winds. The exercise has given both SNMG1 and the Danish frigates HDMS ABSALON and HDMS NIELS JUEL valuable experience in cooperating with the…
USCGC Alert Completes First East Coast Patrol
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Thursday, following a 60-day patrol in the Florida Straits. This marked the cutter’s first patrol since…
US Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Robert F Kennedy
John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) delivered to the Navy on Dec. 10. Delivery follows the completion of Integrated Sea Trials where the ship’s readiness…
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…