Category: Naval Forces

2025 12 25 North Korea Showcases Progress on Nuclear-Powered Submarine 1

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North Korea Showcases Progress on Nuclear-Powered Submarine

Kim Jong Un hails vessel as “epoch-making” while condemning South Korea’s parallel ambitions North Korea has revealed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with newly released state media photos showing a...

2023 04 04 CMV-22B Osprey Strengthens U.S. Navy Carrier Operations 0

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CMV-22B Osprey Strengthens U.S. Navy Carrier Operations

The CMV-22B Osprey has quickly proven itself as a vital addition to the U.S. Navy’s fleet, replacing the aging C-2A Greyhound that has served carrier-onboard-delivery missions since the 1960s. While the Greyhound was capable...

2023 04 26 Chinese Carrier Shandong Pushes Into Second Island Chain 0

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PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam

PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has demonstrated its expanding power projection capabilities by deploying its second aircraft carrier, Shandong, to...

2023 04 25 Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022 0

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Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 778 scrambles in FY 2022, according to data released by the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on 18 April. Rising Chinese and Russian Air Activity Around Japan...

2023 04 01 First French POM Offshore Patrol Vessel Arrives in Nouméa 0

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First French POM Offshore Patrol Vessel Arrives in Nouméa

The first of the French Navy’s six new Félix Éboué-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), also known as the Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer (POM), has arrived at its new home port at Chaleix naval base in Nouméa,...

Pacific Air Forces follow Aero India 0

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Pacific Air Forces follow Aero India 23 with Air Force training exercise in India

Airmen from the U.S. are participating in the exercise Cope India 2023–or CI23– with the Indian Air Force, April 10-21, 2023. The exercise will take place across Indian Air Force stations in Panagarh and...

2023 03 01 Costa Rica receives new NCPV to bolster maritime security 0

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Costa Rica Receives New NCPV to Bolster Maritime Security

Shipbuilder Metal Shark recently delivered an 85 ft (25.9 m) welded aluminium Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV) to the Costa Rica Coast Guard, the Ministry of Public Security confirmed. The new vessel was acquired...

2023 02 28 Beijing Accuses Washington of Jeopardizing Peace in Taiwan Strait 0

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Beijing Accuses Washington of Jeopardizing Peace in Taiwan Strait After US Spy Plane’s Flyover

Tensions between China and Taiwan escalated last year following an array of trips to the island by US and European officials. China, which sees the island as its breakaway province, criticized the visits as...

UAE, United Arab Emirates, National Guard, CICPA, Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority, IDEX 2023, Damen, Stan Patrol 5009, Edge, Abu Dhabi, coastal protection 0

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IDEX 2023: UAE stands up National Guard

Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority renamed as National Guard. The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA) has been renamed as the National Guard. It was revealed during the...