Monthly Archives: October 2025

HTMS Pinklao: One of Four Ships Decommissioned

BySeaWaves Magazine – Oct 2, 2025 Royal Thai Navy photo The Thai Navy will decommission four ships, including HTMS Pinklao, due to deterioration over prolonged service. Repairs and maintenance are now so expensive that they are no longer considered viable for further operations. The decommissioning will take effect on Oct 1. The United States transferredContinue reading “HTMS Pinklao: One of Four Ships Decommissioned”

U.S. and Philippine Forces Drill Near South China Sea Flashpoint

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa – October 8, 2025 1:01 PM Washington and Manila kicked off the latest iteration of the Sama Sama naval drills on Monday in the vicinity of a western Philippine province located near South China Sea hotspots. Sama Sama, a Tagalog word that translates to “together,” originally began as a series of maritime securityContinue reading “U.S. and Philippine Forces Drill Near South China Sea Flashpoint”

Lead destroyer of her class USS Spruance (DD-963) aground off Andros Island, Bahamas, January 26, 1989.

Historic first as Royal Navy and Indian Navy carrier strike groups train together

Xenia Zubova – 7th October 2025 at 2:18pm Exercise Konkan has been a fixture of UK–India naval cooperation since 2004. But this year’s edition marks a first: the Royal Navy and Indian Navy are deploying their carrier strike groups side by side. HMS Prince of Wales, leading the UK Carrier Strike Group on Operation Highmast,Continue reading “Historic first as Royal Navy and Indian Navy carrier strike groups train together”

Heavily armed US missile destroyer departs Portsmouth after completing crucial Nato op (Video)

Tim Cooper – 7th October 2025 at 11:44am Bright blue skies over Portsmouth naval base contrasted starkly with the dark grey, slightly menacing look of USS Bulkeley as she moved away from the jetty and made her way out of the harbour. The Arleigh-Burke class of destroyer – one of more than 70 in theContinue reading “Heavily armed US missile destroyer departs Portsmouth after completing crucial Nato op (Video)”