LONDON - Two British Royal Navy minesweepers have collided while manoeuvring in Bahrain harbour, according to the local Ministry of Defence. It happens in every navy in the world - and many a day on the bridge of a warship is a "bad day in the office" that really wasn't needed....
At around 2.45 p.m. (CET) on 14 January 2024, there was an attack on a US Navy ship in the sea area off Hodeidah. According to reports from US Central Command, the sea-target missile fired at the "USS Laboon" (DDG 58, 1st batch, in service since 1995) was able to be intercepted by an unidentified US fighter...
Ukraine will not be able to participate in the mine clearance operation agreed between the Black Sea navies of Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria. To the article As expected, Turkey told NATO allies that it would not allow the two minehunting units (M108 HMS "Grimsby" and M112 HMS "Shoreham") handed over to Ukraine by the UK to continue their...
More nations have joined the coalition with the United States to send a final warning to the Houthi militant faction in Yemen, which has attacked shipping in the Red Sea several dozen times since November 2023. In addition to the USA, the co-signatories now include Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan,...
Spain's government has given the green light for the stationing of two more US Navy ships, bringing the number of US destroyers stationed in Rota to six. In 2014, the USA began stationing a total of four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51-119, max. 9700 tonnes displacement) permanently in Europe. The order for these...
The multi-purpose combat ship "MKS 180", which has since been renamed "Frigate F126", saw the start of construction of its first unit on 5 December 2023. Just a few days before the end of the year, the start of production before 2024, which had been promised when the contract was signed, was also realised. On 19 June 2020, the signatures were signed in Koblenz, with...
With the HNLMS "Holland", the Dutch government has deployed the type ship of the four 108 metre long and, at approx. 3,800 tonnes, frigate-sized ocean patrol vessels (OPV) of the same class to the Eastern Mediterranean. This means that the Netherlands, together with allies such as the USA, Great Britain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, is now also contributing to...
The Polish Navy has been endeavouring to replace its submarines for some time and launched the "Orka" project in 2014. Since then, European naval shipbuilders have been trying in vain to secure an order. It was not until May 2023 that Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced that he would initiate the purchase of submarines in 2023...
According to a press release issued by Singapore's Ministry of Defence on 20 November 2023, the city state is procuring four new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), which will be manufactured by German shipyard Fassmer. According to the announcement, the units are based on the design of the OPVs used by the German Federal Police. This leads to the assumption that they are...
Admiral Lisa Franchetti has been sworn in as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) after months of waiting. The official inauguration at the Pentagon followed the confirmation of her nomination by the Senate. This makes her the first woman to head the US Navy and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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