USCGC Decisive Decommissioned After 55 Years of Service
The Coast Guard decommissioned USCGC Decisive (WMEC 629) during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Thursday. Vice Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presided over…
NATO Issues Mine Warning for Black Sea
Drifting mines have been detected and deactivated in the Western Black Sea by coastal nation’s authorities (ref. NAVAREA III-126/22 and NAVAREA III 017/22). The latest statement of regional authorities, confirming…
Navy Accepts Delivery of John L. Canley (ESB 6)
The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), March 1. ESB-class ships are highly flexible platforms that support various military operations such as Airborne Mine…
Future of Ex-HMS Courageous Now in Doubt
The Cold War Centre Project Team regrets to announce that the ambition to create a Cold War Centre, with HMS COURAGEOUS a decommissioned nuclear-powered submarine, at its heart cannot be…
Russia “Suspends” START Treaty
By releasing a statement regarding the New START Treaty on February 8, 2023, as well as in the comments by the Foreign Ministry’s senior officials on this topic, the Foreign…
Communist China Propaganda Extols Newer Type 054A Frigates
Recent official media reports showed that more Type 054A guided missile frigates are in service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, with analysts saying that this type of…
Wreck Site Identified as WWII Submarine USS Albacore (SS 218)
Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, as USS Albacore (SS 218) Feb. 16. NHHC’s Underwater Archaeology Branch…
HMS Anson Departs Barrow-in-Furness to Join the Fleet
HMS Anson, the fifth Astute class submarine, which BAE Systems has designed and built for the Royal Navy, departed the Company’s shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and headed out to open…
HMNZS Manawanui Assists in High Seas Drug Bust
New Zealand authorities have dealt a significant blow to an international criminal syndicate’s operation after intercepting 3.2 tonnes of cocaine afloat in the ocean. Under Operation Hydros, New Zealand Police,…
Navy Selects CAES for SEWIP Block 2 Support
CAES, a leading provider of mission-critical advanced RF technology, has been awarded an IDIQ contract with value to $38.5M over a five-year period from the U.S. Navy for spares, engineering…