Navy News

Members of the Ghanaian Special Boat Squadron embarked on the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) to participate in maritime security training alongside the Nigerian Navy, Aug. 5, 2021, U.S. Navy 6th fleet announced.ESB Hershel "Woody"...

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), India's largest shipbuilder, announced the keel laying of two ships for the Indian Navy, including the third Survey Vessel Large (SVL) and the first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWC).GRSE won both...

Type 26 frigate is an advanced anti-submarine warship that will replace the Type 23 frigates. The program began in 1998, under what was then known as the Future Surface Combatant. With the end of the Cold War, it was...

The Nigerian Navy has received 50 assault gunboats and drones on Wednesday in order to combat crime and criminality in the country's territorial seas.The boats and equipment donated by Aiteo Global Group are 21 gunboats, 14 operational patrol boats,...

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CVCSG), led by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, launched from San Diego on Aug. 2 in support of global maritime security operations, according to the US Navy.The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group...

The Royal Navy decommissioned two Sandown-class minehunters, HMS Blyth (M-111) and HMS Ramsey (M-110), during a formal ceremony held in Rosyth, Scotland, the Royal Navy announced.Her Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Simon Henderson said: “The whole crew are immensely proud...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain to begin its first forward-deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, Aug. 2, 2021, the U.S. Navy announced.Arleigh Burke will conduct maritime security operations in support...

The first F-35B fighter aircraft deployed onboard the Italian Navy's Cavour aircraft carrier, the Italian Navy announced with a press release."Today, we are witnessing the landing of the first Italian Navy F-35 on the Cavour aircraft carrier: a significant...

The Congressional Research Service report for “China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress” was published on Aug 3, 2021. The summary of the report as follows.China Naval ModernizationIn an era of renewed great power competition, China’s military modernization effort,...

The Indian Navy announced on August 4 that the sea trials of its indigenous aircraft carrier, Vikrant, had begun.The indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) 'Vikrant,' designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND), is being constructed at Cochin...