CNS Esmeralda Visits Lisbon
Training Ship Esmeralda docked in the port of Lisbon June 11th, the last European country to visit during this Instruction Trip. Upon arrival, the Ambassador of Chile in Portugal, Marina…
Portugal Orders “Multifunctional Naval Platform” D Joao II
The signing ceremony of the contract for the construction of the Multifunctional Naval Platform that obtained funding under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), took place today, November 24th, at…
NATO Tests NRF in Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23
In a remarkable display of international maritime cooperation, naval forces from five Allied nations have gathered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Italy for the start of Exercise…
Official Salute Fired for Arrival of NE Brasil in Lisbon
Upon arrival at the port of Lisbon October 17th, Brazilian Navy training ship Brasil fired a 21 gun salute, which were reciprocated through three pieces of artillery from the Portuguese…
Portugal Hosts Complex Unmanned Vehicle Exercise
Thedrones and technologies tested cover the maritime domains, whether on surface or subsurface, air, land and the electromagnetic spectrum, and bring together Industry, Academy and various national and international entities,…
NRP Figueira da Foz Returns From NATO Mission
The Ship Patrol Patrol Oceânico Figueira da Foz, of the Portuguese Navy, returned June 27, to the Naval Base of Lisbon, after participating in the Assurance Measures of NATO, in…
BALTOPS 23: Conclusion & Most Important Events
Nineteen NATO countries and NATO partners Sweden held the large-scale naval exercise in Kiel on 16 June 2023 Baltic Operations 2023 finished. 50 warships, more than 45 aircraft and 6,000…
BALTOPS 23: A Testbed for New Technology 
As an ideal setting for experimenting and testing new capabilities and technologies in a cooperative maritime environment, exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 23 showcases growing U.S. Sixth Fleet unmanned systems capabilities.…
NATO Demonstrates MCM Readiness in BALTOPS 23
Ships and ashore units from 11 NATO Ally nations commenced the mine countermeasures (MCM) phase of exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in Germany, Poland and in the Baltic Sea,…
Formidable Shield 2023 Begins in the High North and North Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) will kick off exercise Formidable Shield 2023 from the High North and North Atlantic Ocean, May 8, 2023. Formidable…