HMS Iron Duke Completes Five Year Refit
For the first time in more than five years, HMS Iron Duke – one of the greatest names in British military and Royal Navy history – is back at sea…
HMS Middleton Celebrates 40th Birthday
Beginning life as a forty-something is minehunter HMS Middleton, one of a handful of warships to reach the milestone while on active service. Crew took a brief break from exercising…
Sweden Strengthens Amphibious Capability
FMV has signed a contract with Swede Ship Marine AB to deliver eight sea-mobile artillery platforms with stabilizing grenade launchers for use within the Amphibious Battalion in Stockholm and Gothenburg.…
Fincantieri Receives Order for Fourth Constellation Class Frigate
The Department of Defense announced that Fincantieri US subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), was awarded a 526 million dollars contract to build a fourth Constellation-class frigate for the US Navy. The…
Project 75 Vagsheer Begins Sea Trials
The sixth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11880, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 18 May 23. The submarine was launched in 20 Apr 22 from the…
Collections Uncovered: Battle of the Atlantic
Join us on 26th May for a day of events to mark the 80th Anniversary. The Battle of the Atlantic was not a singular battle, but a nearly six-year long…
Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) successfully completed acceptance trials, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division May 18. DDG 125 is the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer…
ROKS Cheonan Commissioned to Honor Ship Sunk by North Korea
The navy conducted the inauguration ceremony of the new frigate Cheonan (FFG-826) at Jinhae military port on the afternoon of May 19th. Cheonan ship began construction June 17, 2020, honoring…
US Naval Observatory: Providing Precision Time & Location Data
The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), the historic origin of METOC, today performs some of the American Military’s most technical, far-reaching, and critically-important work. While not directly involved in meteorological and…
Tromp Fires Missiles During Formidable Shield
HNLMS Tromp has launched 2 missiles in the Norwegian Sea. Here, and in the Atlantic Ocean, the large-scale maritime exercise Formidable Shield takes place. On behalf of the Netherlands, HNLMS…