Australia Supports French Pacific Disaster Relief Exercise
More than 240 Australian Defense Force (ADF) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) personnel have returned from New Caledonia after participating in Exercise Croix du Sud 2023. Led…
ITS Francesco Morosini Departs Singapore for Vietnam
On May 6th, the first stop of the Nave Morosini Campaign in the Indo-Pacific area ended in Singapore. After more than 7,000 miles, leaving on 6 April, the Multipurpose Offshore…
NOAA Ronald H Brown to Refit at Bollinger Mississippi Repair
Bollinger Shipyards has begun fabrication at its newly acquired Mississippi repair facility, Bollinger Mississippi Repair, in preparation to refit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) Ship Ronald H. Brown,…
‘King of Calypso’ Harry Belafonte Was WWII Sailor
Singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte was in the Navy during World War II, dropping out of high school in New York City to enlist and contribute to…
Van Amstel Hunts Submarines During Exercise Dynamic Mongoose
Van Amstel specializes in anti-submarine warfare, in which the crew deploys various sonar systems. Van Amstel is one of the few frigates within NATO with a combination of these specific…
Fifth Successful Test of Northrop Grumman’s AARGM-ER
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the fifth consecutive successful flight test of the U.S. Navy’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile successfully detected, identified, located and engaged…
Japan Approves Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan Landing Exercise (FCLP)
This is to inform you that the Headquarters of the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) is planning to conduct a Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) for aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan…
Australia Orders Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS)
Rheinmetall has received an important order in the field of maritime protection systems. The Royal Australian Navy and the Commonwealth of Australia initially ordered the “Multi Ammunition Softkill System” (MASS)…
Russian Maritime Activity Outside Norway
May and June are hectic months for the Norwegian Armed Forces and our allies, with several major military exercises. In other words, we are in a period of major allied…
BRP Antonio Luna Trains With AW-159 Wildcat in ASW Operations
The Philippine Navy’s (PN) missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) achieved another milestone as an AgustaWestland (now Leonardo) AW-159 “Wildcat” anti-submarine helicopter successfully landed on its flight deck while the…