JFD successfully completed a comprehensive submarine rescue exercise to mobilise the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The exercise, titled Golden Arrow, was the…
Naval Warfare
HAL ALH Mk III Maritime Helicopters Join Andaman and Nicobar Command
Indian naval air station INS Utkrosh, which is under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Command in the Bay of Bengal, has inducted…
China Offers Royal Thai Navy Two Submarines as Purchase Deal Hits Snag
The Bangkok Post reported that Royal Thai Navy chief Adm Somprasong Nilsamai on Sunday confirmed that China made an informal offer to provide…
South Korea Requests Additional Four Phalanx CIWS for ROKN KDX III Batch-II Destroyers
South Korea intends to buy four more Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS) to add to the two it requested from the US in…
US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) Completes Ammo Onload
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) completed an ammunition onload from February 3-4. George H.W. Bush was supported…
Japan Ministry of Defense to Use Electromagnetic Railguns to Counter Hypersonic Threat
Japan Ministry of Defense (Boei-sho) is increasing funding for development of electromagnetic (EM) railguns and examining the possibility of using such systems to…
US Armed Forces and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Conduct Exercise Noble Fusion
Multiple elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force continue to operate in the vicinity of Okinawa during Exercise Noble Fusion,…
US Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28)
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Georgia. Remarks will be…
Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard Launches Second Tanker for Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
The second of two new 4,900t oil tankers for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has been launched. The vessel entered the water…