Remembering Acclaimed Australian Naval Historian James Goldrick
By Peter Jones Australian Strategic Policy Institute On 17 March, Rear Admiral James Goldrick died in Canberra after a brave battle with illness. He was a naval officer of exceptional…
U.S. Government Hosts Inaugural Northern Caribbean Security Summit
The Seventh Coast Guard District and the U.S. Department of State welcomed foreign and federal partners to Miami for the inaugural Northern Caribbean Security Summit (NOCSS), Wednesday through Friday last…
Dutch Frigate Shadows Admiral Kasatonov
On March 15th, the Ministry of Defense escorted 2 Russian military ships during their passage through the Dutch part of the North Sea. The air defense and command frigate Tromp…
DSCA Approves Block V and Block IV Tomahawk for Australia
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Tomahawk Block V and Block IV All Up Rounds (AUR) and…
ITS Carlo Margottini Returns to La Spezia From NATO Deployment
On 15 March 2023, ITS Carlo Margottini returned to the Naval Station of La Spezia at the end of an intense 2-month activity carried out plowing the waters of the…
Fairbanks Morse Defense Gets WMSM 919 Subcontract
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), has been awarded a contract by Austal USA for a portfolio of equipment to support the construction of…
Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with JMSDF
Continuing with the conduct of Maritime Partnership Exercises (MPX) with Friendly Foreign Countries, INS Sahyadri exercised with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Suzutsuki, an Akizuki Class Destroyer…
Cepheus Crosses Arctic Circle During Exercise Joint Warrior
Since 28 February 2023, the tripartite minehunter Cepheus has been patrolling the English Channel and North Sea as part of NATO’s deterrent and defensive posture. Despite challenging crossing conditions (icing…
Commandant Bouan Deploys for Operation EUNAVFORMED IRINI
Barely docked after the second POLARIS phase of ORION, Commandant Bouan was already busy with new perspectives: the simultaneous conduct of IRINI mission preparation and maintenance operations on his 100MM…
MQ-4C Triton Concludes U.S. 7th Fleet Deployment
Operated by Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the MQ-4C is a high-altitude, long-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (MISR&T) platform that complements the P-8A Poseidon’s capabilities. “Triton helps bolster…