Delegations of senior naval officers from Asia and around the world converged on Singapore May 14-16 for the 9th International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (IMDEX) Asia 2013. The conference …
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) recently received a new paint scheme that she will take with her during her deployment to Southeast Asia. The new paint scheme …
China’s PLA Navy (PLAN) commissioned its first Type 056 corvette, Bengbu (FFG 582) at a ceremony in Shanghai on Feb. 25, 2013, which was attended by Adm. Wu Shengli, head …
The Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium will be held Jan. 15-17, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Crystal City, Va.
The association was incorporated in 1985 to promote greater coordination …
It was sometime in September of 1776 when the first armed vessel of the United States to carry the name New York slid into the lower reaches of Lake Champlain. …
It takes a special kind of patrol vessel to protect Denmark’s 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the rugged coast of Greenland – from 58 degrees north to 85 …
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new class of tanker will be known as the Tide class, drawing upon a name associated with a previous and successful class of support ships.
“The …
The Royal Navy’s new class of frigate, the Type 26, will be capable and flexible. With a common hull that can be adapted for ASW, air defense or multi-mission roles, …
Denmark’s two flexible support ships carry a lot of combat capability, and a lot of room for imagination. The Absalon class, which includes the HDMS Absalon and HDMS Esbern Snare, …
Finland has a large coastline and hundreds of islands, and just a small Navy to protect the littoral waters in the busy Baltic Sea. Finland’s navy has a tradition of …
