Australian minister for defense industry announced on Monday that the final Nulka anti-ship missile decoy to be produced under a contract with BAE Systems Australia has been delivered. Christopher Pyne said the Nulka, a joint Australian/United States development program, began from an original conce
Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg arrived in Mumbai, India, for a five-day visit on May 13. Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) ships Winnipeg and Ottawa are in the Indo -Pacific region for the Royal Canadian Navy’s Poseidon Cutlass 17 deployment. Poseidon Cutlass 17 includes exercises with regiona
The French Navy-led amphibious drill taking place off Guam was postponed after a French Navy landing craft ran aground during an evolution, AP reported. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Joint Region Marianas Chief of Staff Capt. Jeff Grimes said he could not say when the drill would resume. Named Je
Navy ships from Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. completed a three day multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea on May 12. The three-day exercise included a broad spectrum of naval competencies and maritime security training aimed at enhancing co
Ships from the U.S. Navy’s Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are returning home from a seven-month deployment to the Pacific, Middle East, and the Horn of Africa. The group is scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego on May 15. Comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8),
One of U.S. Coast Guard’s most famous vessels, the “Perfect Storm” cutter Tamaroa, will now have a new role after being sunk off Cape May on Wednesday. The ship is to become part of an artificial reef located 26 nautical miles southeast of Cape May and comprised of old military ships that is enhanci
After visiting Yokosuka in March this year, U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 11, for the second visit to Japan during her Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. USS Santa Fe is also the second submarine to visit Japan this month
U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) is scheduled to visit Juneau, Alaska, after the biennial exercise Northern Edge concludes. O’Kane will arrive in Juneau on May 13 and the crew will have opportunities to participate in community service projects and sporting events. USS Juneau
U.S. and Royal Moroccan Navy vessels took part in cooperation exercises in Moroccan waters on May 5. Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) conducted maritime interdiction operations (MIO) and small boat defense procedures with Moroccan patrol vessel P306 RMNS Commandant El
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca offloaded over a ton of marijuana worth an estimated $2.4 million wholesale on May 9 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The 2,600 pounds of drugs were interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence in April during a chase approximately 80 miles south of Haiti. Numerous U.S.
U.S. Navy’ guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) collided with a South Korean fishing vessel in international waters off South Korea on May 9. According to the U.S. Navy, the Ticonderoga-class cruiser was conducting routine operations at approximately 11:50 a.m. (+9I) when the incident h
The Canadian Navy should acquire 12 new submarines with air independent propulsion, members of the Canadian standing senate defense committee recommended in their report released on Monday. Titled ‘Reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces: A plan for the future’, the report suggests that the defense
U.S. Navy’s fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed its official “fast cruise” last week and is now ready to return to the fleet. The ship is set to return to the fleet this month after spending the last four years in Newport News undergoing its refueling and compl
U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) got underway Sembawang Wharves in Singapore for routine operations and training on May 8. Starting the training with a new crew, Coronado is slated to conduct mission-package workups, including initial ship aviation team training
