HMS Queen Elizabeth Arrives in New York
The Royal Navy’s flagship is tonight at anchor in the shadow of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline on a high-profile visit to New York. Four years after her debut in…
Kongsberg Receives Another US Navy NSM Order
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has received an order from Raytheon Missiles & Defense for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to the US Navy Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS) program…
Navy Prepares Jacksonville Area Ships & Aircraft for Hurricane Ian
The commander of U.S. 4th Fleet has ordered all ships and aircraft to make preparations for Hurricane Ian’s expected arrival. Ships will begin departures from Naval Air Station Mayport Tuesday,…
USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Completes Bilateral ADEX
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) completed a series of tactical air defense exercises (ADEX) with the Italian Navy Orizzonte-class destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) in the…
Poseidon Assists in Search and Rescue
“Thank you very much for your assistance. I will now be able to spend Independence with my family and friends.” These were the words from the captain of distressed vessel,…
The First USS Independence
Type: Ship-of-the-line (later frigate) Laid down: 1813 Launched: 22 June 1814 First Commissioned: 22 June 1814 Fate: Scrapped 1915 The first ship built in the Charlestown Navy Yard, USS Independence…
CNR Vittoria Delivers P04 Osum to the Guardia di Finanza
It happened September 21st, at the Salone Nautico Internazionale in Genoa, the ceremony of handing over the naval flag to P04 Osum, Patrolman built by us for the Guardia di…
USS Charleston Participates in Exercise Kakadu 2022
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) participated in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) ashore in Darwin, Australia, and at sea in the waters…
Perth Missile Firing Right on Target
Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth displayed its capabilities and ability to integrate with partners while participating in Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022. Perth put ‘smoke in the air’, launching an Evolved Sea…
STRATCOM: Conflict With a Nuclear-Capable Peer Possible
Navy Adm. Charles “Chas” A. Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), joined a panel discussion on important national security concerns September 21st. “All of us in this room are…