Vessels
US-Japanese Guamex 2016 concludes
U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) completed Guam Exercise 2016 (Guamex) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) January 23. This annual training exercise allows JMSDF and U.S. Navy to work alongside e
US Navy challenges China in South China Sea, again
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur made an ‘incursion’ into waters China claims to be under their territorial jurisdiction on Saturday, January 30. Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the People’s Republic of China, reported that the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer saile
USS Germantown heads for exercises off Okinawa
The U.S. Navy’s amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan departed the city’s base and headed to Okinawa, Japan January 29. Part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), Germantown is scheduled to participate in Amphibious Integration Traini
BAE Systems picked for Thai Navy patrol vessel construction
British multinational defence company BAE Systems today, January 29, signed a contract with the Thai shipbuilding company Bangkok Dock to assist in the licensed construction of a second 90 metre Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Royal Thai Navy. Under the agreement, BAE Systems will provide engineering
Op Atalanta: ESPS Victoria, JDS Suzunami meet in Gulf of Aden
Spanish Navy’s Santa Maria-class frigate, ESPS Victoria, conducted a series of exercises with Japanese Takanami-class destroyer, JDS Suzunami, to strengthen counter-piracy cooperation between the two forces. Meeting within close distance of the internationally recommended transit corridor in the Gul
USS Ashland starts 7th Fleet area of operations patrol
U.S. Navy’s Whidbey Island Class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, currently assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), departed the Sasebo Naval Base for a routine patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. During her patrol, Ashlan
SAS Spioenkop participates in Exercise IBSAMAR
After a week of combat readiness operations, the South African Navy frigate SAS Spioenkop set sail to India on January 16, 2016 to participate in Exercise IBSAMAR V. Exercise IBSAMAR is a Joint and Multinational Maritime Exercise held between the Indian Navy, Brazilian Navy and South African Defence
Gallery: Indian, Sri Lanka Navy exercise off Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Navy Ships Sayura, Samudura and three Fast Attack Craft conducted a naval exercise with the Indian Naval Ship Vikramaditya and Mysore in the seas off Colombo on Sunday, January 24. The five hour exercise provided both navies a practical-based training in real conditions and also opportunit
HMAS Darwin docks in Thailand
Royal Australian Navy’s Adelaide-class frigate HMAS Darwin recently sailed into the Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand. While in Thailand, three crew from the Australian Navy warship, which is currently enroute to Operation MANITOU in the Middle East, took the opportunity to ‘cross-deck’ onto His Majesty
Oman Navy ships arrive to India for naval exercise
A Royal Oman Navy corvette and a fast attack craft entered the Indian port of Goa, January 22. They are set to participate in the bilateral Indian, Royal Oman Navy exercise called Naseem Al Bahr in the Arabian Sea from January 22-27. After they conclude the exercise, RNOV corvette Al-Shamikh, and fa
Former container ship joins Malaysian Navy as auxiliary ship
Malaysian shipyard MISC Berhad, handed over the converted Naval Auxiliary Vessel Bunga Mas Lima 5 (BM5) to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) January 22. Once a container ship, the Bunga Mas Lima 5 will now join the RMN’s current fleet that will be deployed to safeguard the safety of Malaysian waters. A
Indian aircraft carrier in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Two Indian Navy ships, the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya and destroyer Mysore are on an official visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka from January 21 – 23. The ships are part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet based at Mumbai. During the visit, the warships will be interacting with the Sri Lankan Navy with t
US, Japanese Navy kick off exercise GUAMEX
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force started their annually held Guam Exercise (GUAMEX) January 20. The exercise is taking place off the U.S. island territory Guam. Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 guided-missile destroyers, USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85), will prac
USS Texas makes port call at Sasebo, Japan
US Navy’s Virginia-class attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 773) visited Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. The visit is aimed at strengthening the alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crews’ interaction with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.