Under the cover of darkness, a nondescript Russian cargo ship slipped through the Bosporus in Turkey. The narrow strait is the only waterway connecting the
Dong-A Ilbo, a major South Korean newspaper, reported on August 26th that funding for CVX, the country’s aircraft carrier program, has been axed in the 2023 national defense budget.
Japan has invited South Korea to its 2022 fleet review which marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSDF)…
US Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 25, 2022.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) developed a “high speed interceptor craft” (HSIC) dubbed “Phantom” capable of reaching a top speed of 60 knots.
At SNA Waterfront Symposium 2022 the U.S. Navy fielded audience questions regarding the status of the unmanned surface vessels (USV) that participated in Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC 2022) naval exercise….
The Finnish Navy’s Pansio-class minelayer Pyhäranta (pennant number:92) ran aground on August 24, 2022, during gunnery exercises west of Örö (a large island in the Archipelago Sea in Finland).
Finland and Estonia have reached an agreement that will see their respective navies integrate their coastal defences so that they can be better coordinated and close the Gulf of Finland to enemy vessels.
BAE Systems has received a $107.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71).
Textron Systems has completed the prototype vehicle build of the Cottonmouth Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) for the USMC…
