Multinational EOD Techs Dispose WWII ERWs
Service members from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and France participated in Operation Render Safe Nauru in Yaren, Nauru, May 7 to June 1, 2024. Operation Render Safe…
U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference
Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet unveiled the new Rim of the Pacific 2024 logo at the kick-off of the middle planning conference for the exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Dec.…
Countries Go From Strength to Strength
Naval and air assets from the ADF recently joined forces with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for Exercise Nichi Gou Trident (NGT) 23-2 during a regional presence deployment. Australia…
Australia, Canada, Japan, U.S. Navies Partner in Multilateral Exercise
Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.S. have joined together to conduct multilateral exercise Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023 in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11, 2023. Throughout the exercise,…
Japan Commends Canadian Participation on North Korea Monitoring
In early September, Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS VANCOUVER began and has completed monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by…
American Bureau of Shipping Joins VARD OPV Project
Vard Marine Inc (VARD), a Fincantieri company, proudly launched the Vigilance Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) at CANSEC 2023 in conjunction with Team Vigilance partner companies Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada, SH…
Thales Canada Awarded Minor Vessel Support Contract
Thales Canada Inc., in a joint venture with Thales Australia Limited, has been awarded a contract to provide in-service support for the CAF Minor Warships and Auxiliary Vessels (MWAV) fleet…
Japan-US-Canada-France Multilateral Exercise Noble Typhoon
The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2023 (IPD23) units conducted a multilateral exercise with the United States Navy (USN), the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), and the French Navy (FN) in order to strengthen…
US Coast Guard Details Rose Festival Participation
Coast Guard crews are scheduled to participate in multiple events throughout the Portland area for the annual Portland Rose Festival from June 7-11. On Thursday, June 8, the crews of…
Royal Navy’s Light Cruisers from 1930 to 1945 and the Policy Behind Them
Synopsis: The Royal Navy in the 1930s was faced with the need to renew and replace its diminishing force of long-range trade protection vessels. Limited by the London Naval Treaty…