USS Lake Erie Returns to San Diego
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego on June 27, 2026, following 11-months of sustained operations at sea to the…
FS Perle Decommissioned at Cherbourg
On June 23, 2026, under the chairmanship of Vice Admiral Xavier Petit, Admiral commanding the Strategic Oceanic Force (ALFOST), and in the presence of Vice Admiral Benoit de Guibert, operational…
FS Rhone Joins Moroccan Naval Exercise
From June 16 to 19, 2026, Crew B of the metropolitan support and assistance vessel (BSAM) Rhône participated in a joint anti-pollution interaction exercise with the Royal Moroccan Navy. This…
Jean Tranape in Marara 2026
While in Papeete on its way to her home port of Nouméa, the overseas patrol vessel (POM) Jean Tranape participated in an exercise involving ships in formation called EVOLEX, involving…
USCG/Philippines Maritime Cooperative Activity
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Coast Guard conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, June 27-28, 2026. This activity demonstrated…
Saab Receives Order for Three Submarines for Poland
Saab signed a contract June 29 with the Polish State Treasury Armaments Agency and received an order for the production and delivery of three A26-type submarines. The contract also encompasses…
USCGC Bear Offloads Narcotics in Port Everglades
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear’s crew offloaded approximately 7,720 pounds of cocaine and 4,000 pounds of marijuana worth more than $63 million at Port Everglades, June 26. The seized contraband…
RIMPAC 26: Pacific Submarine Force
During Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) units will use realistic at-sea training scenarios to demonstrate unique capabilities to maximize advantage in…
Canada and Australia’s Different Submarine Paths
Canada and Australia are natural comparators: sparsely populated, resource-rich, English-speaking Westminster democracies on continent-sized landmasses, with maritime approaches out of all proportion to their populations, economies of similar scale, and…