The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) made a brief stop near Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, as part of her deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, giving the crew a rare opportunity to integrate with a III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) force reconnaissance element in the area.
After thorough consideration, the U.S. Navy has decided to decommission USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, due to the extensive damage sustained during the July fire.
With a new American administration coming in January and the United Kingdom departing the European Union, France could be America’s new “bridge partner”…
The Baltic Fleet’s Zubr-class LCAC have practiced amphibious landing during a planned exercise in the Kaliningrad Region…
A Russian Navy frigate has collided with a merchant ship in the entrance to the Baltic this morning. The accident happened in thick fog. Details
In its first ceremony celebrating the U.S. Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine in front of a virtual audience, Huntington Ingalls Industries on September 12 christened pre-commissioning unit Montana (SSN 794) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.
The United States Special Forces Command’s (USSOCOM) miniature wet and dry submersibles are progressing as planned despite some program delays related to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Hellenic Navy’s seventh (and final) Roussen-class fast attack missile craft (FACM) was launched on 5 August 2020 by Greek shipbuilding company Elefsis shipyards located near Athens.
The Hellenic Navy named and commissioned its sixth Roussen-class fast attack missile craft (FACM), HS Ypoploiarchos Karathanasis (P-78). The event took place at the Amfiali naval station on July 28 in presence of the Greek defense minister.
Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is enjoying a naval escort. The undersea pipeline will be built in the Baltic between Russia and Germany. Two offshore supply vessels involved in the project are currently being escorted. They are accompanied by a Project 1155 Udaloy-I Class destroyer and a Project 22160 patrol ship. At the time of writing the ships are currently 40 nautical miles southwest of Brest, France.
