NATO Announces New AWACS Force
NATO has selected its next generation command and control aircraft as the Alliance’s existing Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) fleet nears retirement. Production of the six new Boeing E-7A Wedgetail…
Government Agencies Jointly Tackle Maritime Security Threats at Exercise Highcrest 2023
Permanent Secretaries from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) Chan Heng Kee and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Pang Kin Keong visited Exercise Highcrest 2023 earlier today. Held from 23 October…
USS Chung-Hoon Shifts Homeport to San Diego for Modernization
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) arrived at Naval Base San Diego Nov. 9, concluding the ship’s homeport shift from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii to Naval Base San Diego. Chung-Hoon, assigned…
USS Stethem Operates Flexrotor UAV in Gulf of Oman
USS Stethem (DDG 63) recently demonstrated expansive maritime domain awareness, utilizing Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicles during operations in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 8-9. The UAVs, part of U.S. Naval…
Babcock Celebrates HMS St Albans Moving Back Onboard
Babcock is celebrating a major milestone in the overhaul of HMS St Albans as the ship’s staff move on board. The Type 23 frigate has been undergoing a comprehensive life-extension…
Austal Lays Keel for USNS Billy Frank Jr (T-ATS 11)
The keel for the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), the Navy’s 6th Navajo-class platform, was laid Nov. 14 at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. A keel laying ceremony recognizes…
Sri Lankan Navy Commander Attends Indo Pacific International Maritime Expo in Sydney
In a significant display of maritime collaboration and strategic engagement, the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition and the Indo Pacific Sea Power Conference 2023, hosted by the Royal Australian Navy,…
Divers and Engineers Recognized After Complex Repair to HMS Audacious
Royal Navy divers and submariners were commended for their ingenuity for overcoming engineering challenges that kept a hunter-killer submarine on vital national tasking for an extra six months. Marine engineers…
Mexican Navy Provides Disaster Support After Hurricane Otis
The Secretary of the Navy, through the Mexican Navy, reports that, within the framework of the implementation of the Navy Plan in its Assistance Phase for the civilian population, on…
Australia’s First MQ-4C Triton Makes First Flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft on Thursday, Nov. 9 at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in California. The…