Marines’ interoperability ambition
A pair of U.S. Marine Corps exercises in the Pacific in October month focused on working side-by-side with allies as the Marines pursue more...
Smuggling vessel goes down
A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team seized more than 400kg of cocaine worth around £24m on Britain’s streets from a...
USS Gerald R Ford hones air operations
With nearly all of Carrier Air Wing 8 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford for its initial deployment, the pilots and...
US changes submarine training
The U.S. Navy has combined two undersea warfare courses that pit two platforms against each other, according to the commander of Naval Submarine Forces,...
New lithium-ion batteries for submarines
At Euronaval 2022, in one of the full immersion dark rooms on the Naval Group stand, the company presented its new lithium-ion battery for...
Five nations in Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas
In October the navies of Australia, Japan, the Philippines, the US and the UK took part in Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas in the Sulu...
Singapore & India conduct bilateral exercise
From 26-30 October The Indian Navy hosted the 29th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) in the Bay of Bengal.
SIMBEX-2022 was conducted...
Deterrence though strength: NATO boss
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visited U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Adriatic Sea on 1 Nov 2022, the UK Defence...
Time to plan for N-subs east coast base
By Nick Tate and Louisa Minney*
A decision on the location of a new east coast base to support the operations of nuclear-powered submarines is...
Options for RN’s 32 frigate program
Although no formal requirement has yet been issued, industry is beginning to explore options for the Royal Navy’s Type 32 Frigate program, Navy Lookout...