Vessels
US Coast Guard NSC deploys to Western Pacific
US Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) and its 170 crew departed Alameda on January 20, for a patrol in the Western Pacific Ocean. Bertholf will be operating in support of United States Indo-Pacific Command, which oversees military operations in the region. As part of its plan
Australia, US conclude ASW drill Sea Dragon
A Los Angeles-class attack submarine and P-8A Poseidon crews from the US Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force have completed their participation in the annual, multilateral exercise Sea Dragon. This year’s exercise was conducted out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and concluded on January 22. P
Babcock opens Portsmouth office for work on Royal Navy MSSP contract
UK-based defense contractor Babcock International has opened a new office in Portsmouth in support of its five year Marine Systems Support Partner (MSSP) contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD). Located close to the home of the Royal Navy’s surface fleet, the office opening coincided with M
German Navy drops out of Mediterranean Sea operation Sophia
German Navy units will no longer be taking part in operation Sophia – an EU-led effort to tackle migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean sea, German officials have announced. Bremen-class frigate FGS Augsburg is currently deployed to operation Sophia and will not be replaced by another German Navy sh
USS Rushmore arrives in India
US Navy’s Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and embarked Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Chennai, India, for a port visit on January 23. While in port, Rushmore will refuel and host Indian Navy personnel, while its embarked sailors and mari
Nigerian Navy boosts hydrographic capabilities with Teledyne CARIS
The Nigerian Navy’s Hydrographic Office (NNHO) has selected Teledyne’s CARIS technology to provide solutions for current and future national and international charting requirements. The CARIS Ping-to-Chart technology will help the NNHO establish new capabilities for bathymetric analysis, and complet
German submarine U36 starting five-month training mission in Norway
The training deployment of U36 in Norway is part of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries which are jointly procuring six Type 212 CD (Common Design) submarines.
CNIM to build 14 amphibious landing craft for French Navy
French contractor CNIM announced it has been selected to deliver fourteen new Standard Amphibious Landing Crafts (EDA-S) to the French Navy in collaboration with Socarenam, Mauric and CNN MCO. The EDA-S are to be built over a ten-year period, the company said. “Winning this European tender reasserts
Canadian CH-148 returns from first operational deployment
Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ville de Québec returned to Halifax on Monday, completing a six-month deployment with Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2). During the frigate’s deployment in European waters, an embarked CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter completed its first operational deployme
Japan releases audio recordings in radar lock-on dispute with South Korea
After first releasing video footage of an incident in which a South Korean destroyer allegedly trained its fire-control radar on a Japanese patrol plane in December 2018, Japan’s defense ministry has now released an audio file with the aim of proving its allegations. In a statement on January 21, th
UK landing ship dock embarks US officers for counter-drug missions in the Caribbean
UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Mounts Bay has embarked a team of US drug enforcement officers to join the fight against Caribbean drug-running. An SH65 Dolphin helicopter of the US Coast Guard’s HITRON – Helicopter Interdiction Tactical squadRON – and its counter-narcotics boarding team, the LEDE
Russia scrambles corvettes to escort US destroyers in Baltic Sea
The Russian Navy’s Baltic Sea Fleet has deployed two corvettes to escort two US Navy destroyers currently underway in the Baltic Sea. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter transited the Skagerrak Strait on January 20 during its patrol of the US 6th Fleet area of operations while sister ship USS G
Spanish Navy commissions sixth BAM ship – ‘Furor’
The Spanish Navy’s sixth Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) ship – ESPS Furor – entered service in a ceremony in Ferrol, Spain, on January 21. The ship was commissioned after officially starting construction in a keel laying ceremony in April 2016. Furor (pennant number P-46) is the second of two ships
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrives at new Bremerton homeport
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at its new homeport at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton on January 20, completing a transit from Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. The navy did not publicize the carrier’s journey, sharing only a couple of photos of the carrier as it tr