PanGeo Subsea now Kraken Robotics
Following its acquisition in 2021, and as of January 1st, 2023, the PanGeo Subsea brand and company name has changed to Kraken Robotics. During the transition period of approximately 6…
Navy and Air Force at the Cutting Edge of Tactical Integration
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a…
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in South China Sea
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) began operating in the South China Sea Jan. 12 for the first time during the group’s 2022-2023 deployment. While in the South China Sea,…
RNZAF P-3K2 Orion Conducts Likely Last SAR Mission
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion crew has successfully located two Kiribati fishermen in what will probably be the Orion fleet’s last search and rescue mission. RNZAF…
Russia Intercepts German Navy Aircraft over the Baltic
A Russian Su-27 fighter escorted a German military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, observing international norms and without a dangerous rapprochement, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation…
Joint Ship Launching for Taiwan Coast Guard
At 10 a.m. on January 12, 2012, the Fleet Branch of the Coast Guard Bureau held a joint launch ceremony for the fifth PP-10091 and sixth PP-10092 of the newly…
U.S., Bahrain Launch Annual Maritime Security Exercise
Military personnel from the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain began a 10-day naval exercise Jan. 15 in and off the coast of Bahrain. Exercise Neon Defender is an…
Shandong’s Live-Fire Drill in South China Sea
On January 14, the Chinese navy’s aircraft carrier Shandong taskforce conducted a live-fire confrontation drill in the waters of the South China Sea. Song Zhongping, a military expert, said that…