Northern Edge 2025 kicks off across Alaska
APRA HARBOR, Guam — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) arrived in Guam for a scheduled port visit, August 17, while destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) visits Saipan
USS George Washington Strike Group arrives in Guam, Saipan
APRA HARBOR, Guam – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) arrived in Guam for a scheduled port visit, August 17, while destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) visits Saipan
Naval Exercise July Spring - July 2025
俄罗斯海军在7月23日至7月27日之间的时期举行了一项名为“七月风暴”的大型海军演习，涉及其所有舰队的参与，除了黑海舰队。正如俄罗斯海军所述，该练习的目的是在“非标准行动”，远程武器，无人系统的使用以及先进和现代武器的使用中测试其舰队的准备。必须击退模拟的空气和海军攻击，重点是无人机战。在三月前往训练区的过程中，该部门不得不抵御模拟的伏击链接。太平洋的Fleetgrememashchy班级Corvette Gremyashchy进行了一次反野马无人机运动，同时被停泊在不受保护的位置。模拟的海军无人机正在接近和攻击船只，船员配备机枪和小型武器以击退模拟攻击链接。July24 -Northern
Italian and U.S. Combined Naval Force Integrates in Mediterranean Sea
ADRIATIC SEA – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), integrated their force with Italian Navy frigate
Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ESPS Canarias (F86) Transit Strait of Gibraltar
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The United States’ newest and world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), transited the Str
New Destroyers and Export Frigates by Hanwha Ocean at MADEX 2025
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean showcased new destroyers and export frigates designs at MADEX 2025. By Eunhyuk Cha and Xavier Vavasseur At MADEX 2025, Hanwha Ocean showcased its latest surface ship concept designs to highlight Hanwha Group’s strength as a total maritime security solutions prov
CARIBBEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), supporting maritime southern border operations, conducted a hold-and-transfer of 245 kilograms of contraband recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433)
The Navy’s DDG(X) Destroyer Has a Message for Russia’s Navy
Key Points – The US Navy’s next-generation DDG(X) destroyer program faces criticism for its evolving design, high projected cost (around $3.2 billion per ship), and extended timeline, with construction not starting until at least 2032. -Recent conceptual renderings show significant changes, includin
The Last Gun Fighter: PLAN Type65 FFG, NATO codename Jiangnan frigate
The Type65 was the last PLAN pure-gun frigate (there are other smaller PLAN gun vessels out there), after Type65, the newer PLAN frigate are equipped with with SAM (ask the case with Type 053K) and SSM (as the case with Type 053H), no-longer gun-only.While claiming to be a domestic design, the Type
USS O’Kane returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of operations, Fe
