Monthly Archives: May 2026

Japan Commissions Ninth Mogami-class Frigate ‘Natori’ 「なとり」

JS Natori setting sail following the commissioning ceremony. MHI picture. Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held a delivery ceremony and a “self-defense ship flag raising ceremony” this week for the Natori (なとり). The event means the ship, the ninth Mogami-class FFM, was officially commissioned with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The event comes amid growingContinue reading “Japan Commissions Ninth Mogami-class Frigate ‘Natori’ 「なとり」”

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The aircraft carrier USS George Washington steamed out of Tokyo Bay on Saturday to start its second Indo-Pacific patrol since returning to the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet in 2024.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The aircraft carrier USS George Washington steamed out of Tokyo Bay on Saturday to start its second Indo-Pacific patrol since returning to the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet in 2024. The carrier departed around 2 p.m. without fanfare, though about 70 family members gathered along the base’s shoreline toContinue reading “YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The aircraft carrier USS George Washington steamed out of Tokyo Bay on Saturday to start its second Indo-Pacific patrol since returning to the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet in 2024.”

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2021) The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) and aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

ower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean, March 3, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF). IKE is on a routine deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support ofContinue reading “ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2021) The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) and aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower”

Ensuring safety in the strait: Mine-hunting drones transferred across from HMS Stirling Castle

Richard White – 20th May 2026 at 2:46pm HMS Stirling Castle has arrived in Gibraltar for the transfer of autonomous mine-hunting drone boats to RFA Lyme Bay. The two ships are moored next to each other so the unmanned surface vessels (USVs) can be craned over to Lyme Bay, which is intended to act asContinue reading “Ensuring safety in the strait: Mine-hunting drones transferred across from HMS Stirling Castle”

Japan’s Largest Warship Preparing for F-35B Training with U.S. Marines

Dzirhan Mahadzir – May 20, 2026 11:52 AM U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft will conduct take-off and landing drills on Japan’s largest warship JS Kaga (DDH-184) in June as the warship prepares to load equipment at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, according to the government officials. Helicopter carrier Kaga will make a port call from JuneContinue reading “Japan’s Largest Warship Preparing for F-35B Training with U.S. Marines”