EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA May Update
During the month of May, the operation focused on three courses of action simultaneously to continue strengthening the role of ATALANTA as a provider of maritime security in the Indian…
USS Oscar Austin Completes Patrol with Combat Action Ribbon
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain on Jun. 10, 2025 with a Unit Combat Action Ribbon following completion of her…
NATO Releases New Science & Technology Strategy
On Thursday (5 June 2025), NATO Defence Ministers endorsed a new strategy that guides Alliance-wide scientific and technological research in support of defense and security. The NATO Science and Technology…
Te Kaha Tops Up for the Mission Ahead
Commander Andy Grant, Executive Officer HMNZS Te Kaha, gives an insight into the complexities of refuelling while on task in the Arabian Gulf. We have a RAS tomorrow. It’s a…
HNLMS Friesland Nabs 3,000 KG of Drugs in Caribbean
The patrol vessel HNLMS Friesland has intercepted a smuggling boat south of the ABC islands. The so-called go-fast transported more than 3,000 kilos of drugs. This already happened on May…
USMC Receives Final MQ-9A Reaper
Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. – The U.S. Marine Corps received its final MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical…
FGS Rugen Prepares for First Deployment
On Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 10 a.m., the ocean-going tug “Rügen” will leave the naval base under the command of Captain Lutz Lücken. After approximately one and a half…
USCGC Stratton Concludes Visit to South Korea
The Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) after a multi-day port visit, concluding maritime engagements that reinforced the United States’ alliance with…
Joint Amphibious Training on British Coast During POLARIS 25
As part of the high-intensity operational readiness exercise, Polaris 25, France conducted a “Rehearsal1 from June 1 to 6. On the Devon coast in southwest England, the “Rehearsal” took the…