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Singapore hosts 11-nation SEACAT drill
The 18th edition of international exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) kicked in Singapore on August 19. Maritime forces from ten Indo-Pacific partner nations in addition to the US Navy will engage in “real world, real time” training designed to enhance partner nation ability to
Destroyer Hobart first in class to fire missile in Australian waters
The missile firing took place ahead of the ship’s maiden operational deployment.
Canadian frigate-tanker duo returns from Asia, Middle East deployment
A Royal Canadian Navy frigate and a leased replenishment ship supporting navy operations have concluded a six-and-a-half month deployment to the Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The frigate HMCS Regina returned to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt on August 19 while the naval replenishment unit Aste
US Navy’s oldest guided missile submarine ready for return to operations
US Navy guided missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) will soon be ready for a return to operations after completing a 27-month overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Originally the lead ship of the US Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, the submarine
Australian Navy extends Cape-class patrol boat lease
The boats were leased by the navy after it experienced issues with Armidale-class boats.
Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster welcomes back crew after two-year overhaul
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster welcomed her crew back on board as it is nearing the end of a two year overhaul. One hundred and twenty-nine crew of the Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster have moved back on board the ship, breathing new life into the 4,500-ton warship following a two year over
Attack submarine USS Oklahoma City returns from Indo-Pacific deployment
US Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) returned from a four-month Indo-Pacific patrol, entering its homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, on August 18. During the deployment, the crew visited the boat’s namesake city as part of the navy week program. Back in 2017, a cam
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New USCG cutter makes another cocaine seizure
Crews aboard the pre-commissioned US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) have seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine from a low-profile go-fast vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The cocaine was discovered after the coast guard boarded the vessel on July 31. This was th
UK, Norway reinforce commitment to work together in North Atlantic
The UK and Norway have reinforced their commitment to joint anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic. On August 15, 2019, Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan hosted at RAF Lossiemouth Norwegian State Secretary Tone Skogen to discuss NATO and the UK’s role in the North Atlantic. The UK is in
Austal inks deal with Trinidad & Tobago for Cape-class patrol boat duo
Australian shipbuilder Austal has signed a contract to construct two Cape-class patrol boats (CCPB) for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago (GORTT). As informed, the order is worth around A$126 million. The GORTT contract award follows an announcement by Austal on July 30, 2018, that
UK, Indian Navy warships meet up for exercise Konkan in English Channel
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender and Indian Navy frigate INS Tarkash carried out the annual bilateral exercise Konkan as they met up for a series of maneuvers in the English Channel. The two ships met as the UK destroyer deployed for operations in Asia Pacific and the Indian frigate returned from B
Birdon Group gets $191m for US Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat fleet refit
Asutralia-headquartered Birdon Group has received a contract worth up to US$ 191 million to carry out an upgrade of the US Coast Guard (USCG) fleet of 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) vessels. The work will be carried out by the company’s US subsidiary Birdon America. A total of 107 MLBs reaching the en
JFD acquires Dutch submersibles specialist Ortega Submersibles
UK-based commercial and defense diving company JFD announced it has bought all the assets, IP and designs rights of the Netherlands-based submersible boat designer and manufacturer Ortega Submersibles. JFD said the acquisition would allow it to expand further its offering of advanced swimmer deliver