Type 052D Destroyer Nanning Deploys With New Propulsion
China’s independently developed Type 052D destroyer has reportedly received an upgraded propulsion system, a move analysts said on Wednesday is a normal progression with the technological development and the continued…
SECNAV Announces Sponsors for the Future USS Telesforo Trinidad
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced the sponsors for the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139), Jan. 10 during a celebration at the…
International Exercise Obangame Express 2023 Set to Begin
Exercise Obangame Express 2023 (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, will kick off its 12th year with 29 participating nations at an opening ceremony in…
Fairbanks Morse Defense Launches First High-Speed Engine
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) is expanding its naval defense capabilities by offering the nForcer FM 175D engine, the defense contractor’s first engine designed for high-speed applications. With more power density…
BAE Systems’ Florida Shipyard to Perform USS Lassen’s Modernization
AE Systems has received a $119.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform major modernization work aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82). The value of…
Essential Support for Ships Deployed to Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean
As part of the strategic partnership between France and the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi naval base is one of the 3 sites of French forces stationed in the…
80th Anniversary of the Japanese Attacks on Oregon
By John Hughel Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans living along the West Coast of the United States lived in guarded…
FS Guepratte Takes Christmas Break in Abu Dhabi
As part of the strategic partnership between France and the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi naval base is one of the three sites of French forces stationed in the…
U.S. Navy Intercepts More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped From Iran
U.S. naval forces intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 6, and discovered it smuggling 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters along a maritime route…
FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Becomes SNMG1 Flagship
Like last year, the approximately 210 crew members will be part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF Very High Readiness Joint Task Force). Their operational area…