Japan MSDF frigate makes port call in Australia amid contract bid

 KYODO NEWS – Mar 13, 2025 – 19:06 | World, All, Japan A Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate has made a port call in Western Australia as Japan bids for a contract to build Australia’s new fleet of general-purpose frigates. The Mogami-class frigate Noshiro arrived at the HMAS Stirling naval base near Perth on Australia’s west coast earlier this week,Continue reading “Japan MSDF frigate makes port call in Australia amid contract bid”

US Navy Supply Ship Completes First Large-Scale Maintenance at South Korean Shipyard

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa – March 13, 2025 6:49 PM A Lewis and Clark dry cargo ship departed Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard on Wednesday, marking the completion of South Korea’s first maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service of an American naval vessel amid the Navy’s efforts to find yards in the Indo-Pacific to repair ships in theater.Continue reading “US Navy Supply Ship Completes First Large-Scale Maintenance at South Korean Shipyard”

Russia, China and Iranian Warships Drilling Together in Gulf of Oman

Dzirhan Mahadzir – March 12, 2025 6:13 PM Russian, Chinese and Iranian naval ships are drilling together in the Gulf of Oman as part of an annual exercise. Meanwhile the Russian Pacific Fleet’s flagship, cruiser RFS Varyag (011) and corvette RFS Sovershenny (333) departed Vladivostok on Tuesday for a deployment to the Asia Pacific. The Maritime Security Belt 2025Continue reading “Russia, China and Iranian Warships Drilling Together in Gulf of Oman”

Carrier USS Carl Vinson Operating in Sea of Japan, Carrier Air Wing 5 Drills in Guam

Dzirhan Mahadzir – March 10, 2025 2:43 PM U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is operating in the Sea of Japan after wrapping a five-day port visit to South Korea on Friday, USNI News has learned. Carl Vinson (CVN-70) wrapped up a five-day port visit to Busan, South Korea on Friday while Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5,Continue reading “Carrier USS Carl Vinson Operating in Sea of Japan, Carrier Air Wing 5 Drills in Guam”

Royal Navy celebrates 125 years of epic and legendary field gun battles

11th March 2025 at 11:46am In a first for the legendary Field Gun Competition, gunners from all variations of the naval contest have gathered in Portsmouth to celebrate 125 years since the event that inspired it.  The heroic actions of sailors during the 119-day Siege of Ladysmith during the Boer War became part of nationalContinue reading “Royal Navy celebrates 125 years of epic and legendary field gun battles”