2026 ROK-US Combined Mine Warfare Exercise Completed
By Lt. Matthew Cox The U.S. Navy and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) concluded the 2026 ROK-U.S. Combined Mine Warfare Exercise in the vicinity of Pohang, April 20-24, 2026.…
Viet Nam Reiterates Support for Freedom of Navigation in East Sea
Viet Nam respects the freedom of navigation and overflight of all countries in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) in accordance with international law, the Ministry…
KRI Selar Supports Coastal Communities
Marine Combat Group (Guspurla) Koarmada II, TNI Navy through KRI SELAR-879 carried out social service activities for coastal communities at the Tahuna Public Port Pier, Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi,…
ROMULUS USV in US Navy MUSV Testing Phase
Statement by Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, on the U.S. Navy’s selection of HII’s ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel to advance to…
USNS Thurgood Marshall Christened in San Diego
Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) newest fleet replenishment oiler USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard in San Diego June 6th, the…
Philippines Deploy Two Ships for RIMPAC 2026
The Philippine Navy (PN) said June 2 it will deploy one of its most modern guided-missile frigates, the BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), and an AW-159 “Wildcat” anti-submarine warfare helicopter to…
Joint Statement, AUKUS Defense Ministers’ Meeting
On May 30, 2026, Richard Marles MP, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of War, and Healey MP, UK Secretary of State for Defense,…
BNS Leopold I on NATO North Atlantic Mission
Frigate Leopold I set for a two-month deployment as part of a permanent NATO fleet. The Belgian navy vessel will operate first in the North Sea and then in the…
PLA Navy Commissions New Destroyer
By Zhao Lei The People’s Liberation Army Navy has recently commissioned a Type 052D guided-missile destroyer, one of the world’s leading classes of combat ships, further expanding its surface combatant…
Swaminathan Becomes India’s 27th Chief of Naval Staff
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy on 31 May 2026. He succeeds Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi,…