WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday, First Sea Lord, United Kingdom Royal Navy Adm. Tony Radakin, and Chief of Naval Staff, Adm. Christophe Prazuck, French Navy, conducted a trilateral maritime discussion, June 12.

Despite travel limitation caused by the COVID-19 pande…

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her homeport in San Diego.

The sail away reflects more than two years’ worth of effort in restoring and moder…

On Friday (12 June 2020), the North Atlantic Council recognised Ukraine as an Enhanced Opportunities Partner. This status is part of NATO’s Partnership Interoperability Initiative, which aims to maintain and deepen cooperation between Allies and partners that have made significant contributions to N…

BALTIC SEA — Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) is supporting the 49th iteration of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2020) exercise in the Baltic Region, June 7-16, with 19 NATO allies and partner nations.

BALTOPS, a joint, maritime-focused exercise held since 1…

The Centre for Defence Investment is purchasing new universal Volvo FMX container trucks which are cost-effective and will increase Estonian defence capabilities.

The vehicles are manufactured in Sweden, but all accessories and the superstructure have been designed and installed in Estonia by Vol…

RAF Typhoons currently deployed in Lithuania have been taking part in the largest annual NATO maritime exercise in the Baltic region, Exercise BALTOPs 2020.

The Typhoons from 6 Squadron RAF are normally based at RAF Lossiemouth but are currently deployed to Šiauliai in Lithuania, as part of the N…