First Incident Germany’s New NH-90 SAR Helicopters
Three new multi-role helicopters NH NATO Helicopter-90 NTH Naval Transport Helicopter helped with a large sea rescue in the North Sea for the first time on 24 October, together with…
Contract For New Drydock 4 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) awarded Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine, a $112,468,770, fixed-price-award-fee contract for the design-bid-build construction of a new Dry Dock 4 refueling complex onboard…
China-Saudi Arabia Blue Sword 2023 Training
China-Saudi Arabia “Blue Sword-2023” naval special operations joint training launched the maritime training courses on October 23, entering the phase of comprehensive exercise and training. The participants from both sides…
Brazil Conducts Mine Warfare Exercise
Starting today (23), the waters of All Saints Bay will receive service members and ships from the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) for Exercise MINEX-23, which will include the actual…
SECNAV Marks the 40th Anniversary of Beirut Bombings
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro spoke at the 40th Annual Beirut Memorial Observance at the Beirut Memorial, Lejeune Memorial Gardens, on October 23. The observance honors the…
Exercise Bersama Lima Concludes
Exercise Bersama Lima, an annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements, has concluded. More than 400 Australian Defense Force personnel deployed for two weeks…
Offshore Patrol Vessels Listed as a Project of Concern
The Australian Government has listed the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) program as a Defense Project of Concern. The project has experienced delays in delivery of both the vessels and…
ARA Libertad Visits Puerto Madryn
This morning (October 23), the ARA frigate “Libertad” moored at the “Luis Piedra Buena” dock in the city of Puerto Madryn, after having set sail last Saturday from Comodoro Rivadavia.…
USS Savannah Conducts Live-Fire SM-6 Demonstration
USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducted a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile from the ship at a designated target.…