French Navy Training Squadron Visits New York
This symbolic stopover illustrates the strength of the alliance between the two nations, based on a common history and excellent shared know-how. In this context, on May 7, the amphibious…
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Scores Another Bust
The littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel May 1 while supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South. Alerted to suspected drug smuggling from…
Continuing Promise 2025 Set to Begin
The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy this June-August to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.…
Denmark Goes Green With USVs
The purpose is to strengthen the Danish Armed Forces’ capacity within maritime surveillance and intelligence gathering – especially in areas where there are currently limited possibilities for presence. The units…
JS Yahagi Departs Jakarta After Three Day Visit
Commander of Lantamal III Jakarta Brigadier General TNI (Mar) Harry Indarto, SE, MM represented by Lieutenant Colonel (P) Joseph Marteen Marpaung, released the departure of the Japanese warship JS Yahagi…
Courco/Squale 2025 ASW Exercise
From April 28 to May 11, 2025, the Courco/Squale operational preparation exercise brought together inter-allied naval assets in the Mediterranean to confront a nuclear attack submarine (SSN) in a realistic…
Former Commanding Officers Embark for FS Commandant Birot Final Underway
On May 13, 2025, the high seas patrol vessel (PHM) Commandant Birot set sail from Toulon with eighteen of its former commanders on board. While Commander Birot will be retired…
NZDF Receives Operating Funding Boost
Minister of Defence Judith Collins has announced a large investment in New Zealand Defence Force operating funding ahead of Budget 2025. The New Zealand Defence Force will receive a $957…
PLA Navy Deploys AI in Warship Degaussing Drill
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy base recently conducted a vessel degaussing exercise that, for the first time, incorporated AI, significantly improving operational efficiency, according to an official media…
US,ROK Navies Hold Counter-Special Operations Exercise
The U.S. Navy (USN) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a Maritime Counter-Special Operations Exercise to strengthen interoperability and share combat readiness capabilities at sea, May 8-11, 2025. “Enhancing…