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…
SNMG2 concludes Port Visit in Split, Croatia
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) concluded a port visit in Split, Croatia March 23 after completing Exercise Dynamic Manta 2023. SNMG2 entered Split on Monday, March 13th along with…
Boeing Statement on Canada’s Multi Mission Aircraft Project
The Canadian Government today announced that it has submitted a Letter of Request through the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program, regarding the acquisition of up to 16 Boeing P-8A…
LHD Juan Carlos I and Frigate Victoria Return to Rota
Next March 28th the LHD ‘Juan Carlos I’ and the F-80 frigate ‘Victoria’ are scheduled to arrive at their home port in Rota (Cádiz) after having participated in the ‘Dédalo…