Dutch Cabinet Sends HNLMS Holland to Mediterranean
The government sends the patrol vessel HNLMS Holland to the eastern part of the Mediterranean. The naval vessel can provide support there in the event of an evacuation from the…
PMA-271 Slashing E-6B Modification Times
The U.S. Navy this summer accepted the first Block II E-6B Mercury upgraded entirely by Northrop Grumman Corp., an initiative that is slashing modification times thanks to Get Real, Get…
Navy to Deploy SDB-II Smart Weapon Aboard F/A-18 Aircraft
The Navy is set to field the The Navy is set to field the Small Diameter Bomb-II on the F/A-18E/F after declaring Early Operational Capability (EOC) in October. The F/A-18E/F…
Indonesian Navy Commissions Tow New Berthing Tugs
Commander of the Fleet Command (Pangkoarmada) IIl Rear Admiral TNI Rachmad Jayadi led the welcoming and acceptance ceremony for TD Umsini and TD Irau who joined the ranks of Koarmada…
Crest Unveiling Ceremony for New Project 15B Destroyer Surat
The crest of Indian Navy’s latest, under-construction, guided missile destroyer ‘Surat’, was unveiled by Shri Bhupendra Patel, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, at a vibrant ceremony in the city of…
HMS Prince of Wales Extends the Boundaries of UK Carrier Operations
The world’s most advanced naval jets have departed Britain’s biggest warship having laid the groundwork for expanded carrier operations in the future. After four weeks of intensive trials, training and…
Creation of the Mexican Navy
At dawn on September 16, 1810, priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla began the fight for the Independence of Mexico in the town of Dolores, Guanajuato. After eleven years of the…
Naval Historical Museum of the Bolivian Navy Unveils Peru Exhibit
Within the framework of a ceremony held at the Naval Historical Museum of the Bolivian Navy, the Peruvian Navy area was inaugurated on October 31 in the Hall of the…
Decommissioning Work on Historic SSSB Nuclear Support Facility
Along the waterfront in the Alabama Shipyard, LLC, near Mobile, Ala., decommissioning work has drawn to a close on a remarkable hull, which quietly and safely served the nuclear-powered aircraft…
Failed Italian Navy Attack on HMS Barham in Gibraltar
On 21 October 1940, after a first attempt interrupted due to the absence of enemy units in the port of Gibraltar, the submarine Scirè, under the command of Lieutenant Commander…