On 29 April, the first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF – Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) of the FLOTLOG program…
Naval Warfare
US Navy USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Conducts MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Operations
The Navy’s newest unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, completed operational integration training aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), April…
Royal Australian Navy Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Maitland Decommissions in Darwin
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has decommissioned Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Maitland at a ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, following 16 years…
US Air Force’s Quicksink Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) Sinks Surface Vessel
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Eglin Air Force Base’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime…
SNMCMG1 Minehunter Ships to Visit Finland, Exercise with Finnish Navy
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) is scheduled to stop in Turku, Finland, for a port visit on April 25. The visit…
Swiftships Awarded $22.1 Million Egyptian Navy Contract for Six 28m Coastal Patrol Craft
Swiftships has been awarded a $22.1 million contract for six 28m Coastal Patrol Craft material production kits, Zodiac RIBS, and equipment under a…
US Navy Guided-missile Destroyer USS Zumwalt Conducts Live-Fire Missile Exercise
U.S.Navy Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) conducted its first in-class, live-fire missile exercise, April 14, as the crew prepares for their maiden…
South Korea Successfully Test-launched Submarine-launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs)
Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korea successfully test-fired two submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) consecutively earlier this month, in a sign the missile…
Finnish Navy Warships Trained Anti-submarine Warfare with Swedish Navy Submarine
This week, the Finnish and Swedish Navies conducted a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Gulf of Finland. Multi-purpose vessel Louhi, Hamina-class fast-attack…