Communist China Begins Night Harassment of Taiwan
H-6K bombers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force have carried out nighttime sorties encircling the island of Taiwan, a move experts said on Monday will become routine…
2023 River Health Partner Campaign Begins
Organized by the Ministry of Defense and with the participation of different ministries, different Navy ships set sail to bring primary and social medical care to riverside communities that are…
Lockheed Martin Statement on F-35 Program
Statement We stand ready to support and continue to work with the U.S. government on the capability and performance upgrades that best support their requirements for the F-35 for decades…
Construction of Elevators for CVN 80 & CVN 81 Begins in Mobile
Austal USA has started construction on the aluminum aircraft elevators for two U.S. Navy Ford-class aircraft carriers, Enterprise (CVN 80) and Doris Miller (CVN 81), currently under construction at HII’s…
USS Detroit Deploys to US Southern Command
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), along with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, detachment 11, got underway June 21 to support operations in U.S. Southern Command…
New Zealand Marks 100 Years of Military Aviation
Inclement weather didn’t stop the aviation buzz as hundreds turned out in Christchurch to celebrate 100 years of military aviation in New Zealand. On Saturday 14 June Christchurch’s Air Force…
Austal USA Awarded U.S. Navy T-ATS 15 Contract
Austal USA was awarded a $79.2 million U.S. Navy contract option for the construction of T-ATS 15, a Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship. With the award, the company is…
French SIGINT Ship Dupuy de Lome Visits Sri Lanka
The French Naval Ship Dupuy de Lôme arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning (21st June 2023). The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri…
Danish Patrol Ships K/S to Design New Danish OPV
The Ministry of Defense’s Equipment and Procurement Agency, FMI, has signed a contract June 23rd for the design of new patrol vessels for the navy. The contract includes the development…
CTF151 Commander Visits JS Makinami in Djibouti
The commander for Combined Maritime Forces’ counter-piracy task force visited Japanese self-defense force units during a two-day trip to Djibouti, June 14-15. Republic of Korea Navy Rear Adm. Ko Seung-bum,…