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Austal opens new maintenance facility to support Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
Austal has opened a new, dedicated maintenance facility at the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) base in Hart’s Cut, Chaguaramas, on the island of Trinidad. The facility was constructed and operated by Austal under an In-Service Support agreement signed by the Government of the Republic of Trin
Saab supports NATO underwater exercises with underwater systems
Saab’s underwater systems have supported elements of two ‘operational experimentation exercises’ involving over 2,000 civilian and military personnel from 15 NATO nations, Ireland and Sweden.
US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton achieves IOC
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S. Navy.
Indian Navy tests sea-based interceptor missile
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully conducted a maiden flight trial of sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile.
US Marine Corps activates second F-35C squadron
Third Marine Aircraft Wing has reactivated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311, an F-35C Lightning II squadron, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.
PHOTO: UK’s Type 23 frigate seizes anti-tank missiles in Gulf of Oman
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster seized anti-tank weapons and ballistic missile components being smuggled in international waters in the Gulf of Oman after a high-speed chase in the Gulf.
UK’s autonomous minehunter kicks off uncrewed trial ops in the Gulf
Royal Navy has announced that an uncrewed boat that can search for and detect underwater threats has arrived in the Gulf to start its uncrewed trial operations.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard docks 1st Virginia Class Block III sub
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Virginia, successfully docked the submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785) for the shipyard’s first Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Virginia-class Extended Dry-docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA), on 11 of January. A CNO availability is more exten
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate tracks Russian warship in North Sea
Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Portland is tracking the movements of Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama as they sail in international waters close to the UK in the North Sea.
French warship seizes 500 kg of heroin in Indian Ocean
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
US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group embarks on 1st deployment
The US Navy’s first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), departed from Naval Station Norfolk on its first deployment to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the Atlantic
USCG’s cutter spots Chinese and Russian warships off Alaska
The US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea encountered People’s Republic of China naval vessels as well as Russian Navy warships sailing in a combined surface action off Alaska.
Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver starts Operation Neon
Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver has started Operation Neon, which is Canada’s contribution to the monitoring of United Nations Security Council sanctions designed to pressure North Korea to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs.
USCG seizes half a billion dollars of illegal narcotics in Miami
Last week, the crew of the US Coast Guard’s cutter USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) offloaded approximately 24,700 pounds of cocaine and 3,892 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $475 million, at Base Miami Beach.