On 26 June, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is set to commission its newest surface combatant, HMCS Harry DeWolf. Harry DeWolf is the lead ship of a class of six… Continue reading "Royal Canadian Navy to Commission HMCS Harry DeWolf"
Downing Street recently unveiled additional details on a proposal for a £200 million ($275 million) National Yacht which would sail the globe in an attempt to advance British interests. The… Continue reading "UK Considering £200 million ‘National Yacht’"
Jeremy Quinn, the UK Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement), and Oleksandr Myroniuk, the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, signed a memorandum of implementation on maritime partnership projects between the… Continue reading "UK and Ukraine Sign a Memorandum On The Implementation of Maritime Partnership Projects"
Back in December, the US Navy published its “Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels” which included plans for a navy of 355 manned vessels by the 2030s and… Continue reading "US Navy Updates Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan"
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) concluded Operation Tui Moana on Friday, 4 June. Tui Moana is a multinational operation that works to counter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing… Continue reading "Multinational Operation “Tui Moana” Concludes in the Pacific"
After a 30-day journey, two Iranian military ships, the frigate Sahand and the forward base ship Makran, arrived in the Atlantic. After a journey of about 6,000 nautical miles, Iranian… Continue reading "Iranian Warships Sail in The Atlantic Ocean For The First Time"
On 10 June, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that a large military exercise in the central Pacific Ocean had begun. The ministry announced that up to 20 warships, support… Continue reading "Russia Begins Large-Scale Exercises In The Pacific Ocean"
Austal USA, a fully owned subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal, was on Monday awarded a $44 million fixed price contract modification by the United States Navy (USN), Navy Sea Systems… Continue reading "US Navy Awards Austal Autonomy Contract for USNS Apalachicola"
In November of last year, Sudan signed an agreement with Russia concerning the construction of a Russian naval base on the Red Sea at Port Sudan. While no airstrip was… Continue reading "Sudan Reviewing Russian Naval Base Agreement"
The Iranian oiler IRIS Kharg sank on the morning of the 2 June as a result of a fire on board the ship. The casualties remain unknown, yet various media… Continue reading "IRIS Kharg Burns And Sinks Unexpectedly in Strait of Hormuz"