Construction of USCGC Friedman Cancelled
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she successfully saved the American taxpayer over $260 million by cancelling a failing U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) shipbuilding project. Shipbuilding company…
50th Albert Reed & Thelma Walker Maritime Symposium: RE|SOUNDING
Opening November 2025, Maine Maritime Museum’s newest exhibit, Re|Sounding, is dedicated to re-measuring our institutional understanding of Maine’s maritime history by centering Black and Indigenous perspectives. Re|Sounding marks a moment…
HMS Lancaster in Arabian Sea Drug Bust
The Royal Navy pounced on a drug runner in the Middle East, seizing more than 1½ tonnes of illegal narcotics worth £30m. After secretly shadowing the suspect through the Arabian…
INS Darshak Visits Ho Chi Minh City
The Indian Navy’s ship INS Darshak, commanded by Colonel Praveen Thomas, docked at Sai Gon Port on Thursday morning, beginning a friendly three-day visit to HCM City. Speaking at a…
USS Gravely Takes Part in Drug Bust in Caribbean
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) seized an estimated 860 pounds of illegal drugs from a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, May 25. The interdiction by…
DLA Fuels Maritime Superiority with $5 Billion Contract
Defense Logistics Agency Maritime Mechanicsburg recently awarded a $5 billion contract to six small businesses expediting support for Virginia-class submarines and active surface ships in a move set to significantly…
Role of High-Speed Cameras in Weapon Advancements
The spin rate and velocity of a projectile shot from a five-inch gun are so fast only a camera capturing 75,000 frames per second can freeze it mid-flight. At this…
Maldives Receiving Guardian Class OPV from Australia
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles and Maldives Minister of Defence, Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, are proud to announce Australia will gift an Australian-built Guardian-class Patrol Boat…
USS Cabot/ESPS Dedalo
The US entered World War II with seven aircraft carriers but by early 1942 only one remained operational. In June of that year, in order to meet the Navy’s pressing…