BySeaWaves Magazine – May 3, 2025 NAVSEA file photo Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of two FY 2024 Virginia-class submarines. The award signals the Navy’s commitment to maintaining its warfighting advantage in theContinue reading “US Navy Orders Two Additional Virginia-Class Submarines”
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The French replenishment ship Jacques Chevallier (center) and the French and Italian multimission frigates Provence (left) and Carabinieri. European navies must stress wartime logistics conditions in complex exercises.
HMNZS Southland (F104) Leander Class – Ex HMS Dido (more photos on blog – https://rnznnews.com/ )
HMNZS Southland ex HMS DidoHMS Dido was a Royal Navy (RN) Leander-class frigate. Entering service in 1961, Dido was involved in the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, served with NATO’s Standing Naval Force Atlantic on several occasions, and was one of the frigates used for the filming of the drama series Warship.Following a defence review at the startContinue reading “HMNZS Southland (F104) Leander Class – Ex HMS Dido (more photos on blog – https://rnznnews.com/ )”
A fiery Five Eyes relationship is sparked
A chance conversation in Antarctica between a couple of firefighters more than a year ago has led to the United States Air Force Air National Guard arriving in New Zealand for a two-week firefighting exercise. 07 May, 2025 The exercise, Southern Steel, took place at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Auckland and theContinue reading “A fiery Five Eyes relationship is sparked”
WWII ship accidentally sinks before US-Philippine ship-sinking drill
By Jim Gomez, The Associated Press – May 6, 2025, 05:34 AM The BRP Miguel Malvar takes on water before sinking while being positioned as a target vessel as part of a joint US-Philippines military exercise on Monday. (Armed Forces of the Philippines PAO via AP) MANILA, Philippines — A World War II-era Philippine Navy ship to be used as aContinue reading “WWII ship accidentally sinks before US-Philippine ship-sinking drill”
