Leonardo has signed a major contract with EDGE Group’s Naval Arm, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), to provide next-generation naval combat systems for the Falaj 3 configuration for the Kuwait Navy Al Dorra missile boat program.
The UK has deployed the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East as part of preparations for a potential multinational mission.
The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush has arrived in the Middle East, entering the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility with a newly tested drone-killing laser weapon onboard.
The US Navy has tightened its maritime blockade on Iran, expanding naval patrols and reinforcing enforcement across key waterways as part of a rapidly escalating standoff in the region.
US naval forces have begun an operation to clear sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz, marking a new phase in Washington’s attempt to reopen one of the world’s most strategically vital waterways after weeks of conflict with Iran.
The U.S. Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 to the Italian Navy during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters on April 3.
A French Navy frigate seized nearly half a ton of heroin and 4 tons of cannabis on a routine patrol of the Indian Ocean. The navy informed that its Guépratte, a La Fayette-type frigate, was patrolling the northern Indian Ocean en route toward the Strait of Hormuz on December 27 when it spotted a dho
The Kuwait Naval Force handed over the command of a multinational naval task force to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Manama, Bahrain, August 25.
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.
Egyptian and Greek naval forces have conducted joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea, within the range of the Egyptian Northern Fleet.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Damsah, the second of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes, to the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
The Royal New Zealand Navy has taken command of Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 from the Royal Canadian Navy.
Egypt has officially opened a new naval base in the port of Gargoub on the Mediterranean Sea, near the border with Libya.
