Belgian Navy Fleet Very Active
Our warships are actively deployed on a national and international level. Several mine hunters, the frigate Louise-Marie, the patrol vessels Castor and Pollux, and the oceanographic research vessel Belgica are…
US and EU Naval Forces Conduct Combined Patrol
A destroyer from U.S. 5th Fleet completed a combined patrol in the Arabian Sea, March 23-24, with ships from Spain and Italy operating under European Union Naval Forces Operation Atalanta.…
USS Monsoon & USS Chinook Decommission in Bahrain
The U.S. Navy decommissioned the last two Cyclone-class patrol coastal ships stationed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, March 28, during a pierside ceremony attended by U.S. 5th Fleet officials. Leaders…
Portuguese Navy Takes Part in Joint Drug Bust
During a March 24th monitoring carried out by a Portuguese Air Force aircraft, two vessels suspected of participating in drug trafficking activities were detected, having been verified that they did…
U.S. 7th Fleet Celebrates 80th Anniversary
The U.S. 7th Fleet celebrated the 80th anniversary of its’ establishment during multiple services and events hosted in Brisbane Australia, March 15. The commemoration services featured a ceremony and cake…
HMS Defender Celebrates Ten Years in Commission
Six oceans, more than a thousand days at sea and 270,000 nautical miles sailed. Those are some of the achievements HMS Defender is celebrating this week as the warship marks…
Cantiere Navale Vittoria Delivers Maltese OPV P71 in Valletta
The flag of the Republic of Malta flies on the Offshore Patrol Vessel P71 to sanction the entry into service of the new flagship of the Armed Forces of Maltabuilt…
Seven More CPCs for Egyptian Navy
In January 2023, Swiftships received notification for an additional seven (7) 28m Coastal Patrol Craft (CPC) award to the existing six (6) FMS contract that was awarded in 2022. The…
Ashland Completes Forward Deployment to Sasebo
The dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed Sasebo March 22, 2023 for her new homeport of San Diego, California. This will be a permanent change of station for…
Nevsky Shipbuilding to Build Russian Navy Tanker Alexey Shein
The Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, the base enterprise of the Leningrad regional branch of SoyuzMash Russia) held the laying of the medium…