Author Archives: David Arkwright

On this day 1918, the Royal Navy Grand Fleet deployed in full fighting array for the last time in wartime to counter a German sortie in the North Sea. Admiral Beatty sailed with 193 ships including: 31 battleships, 4 battle cruisers, 24 light cruisers & 85 destroyers.

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USS Toledo (SSN 769), Los Angeles-class Flight III 688i (Improved) attack submarine, leaving Norfolk Naval Shipyard after a 4-year engineering overhaul – April 12, 2025.

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The Flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Prince of Wales (R09) departed earlier today from Portsmouth, England on an 8-month worldwide deployment, with port visits planned in the Mediterranean, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Japan and Australia. Accompanying the Prince of Wales will be a multi-national fleet of naval vessels, which includes the Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Dauntless (D33) and the Type 23 Frigate, HMS Richmond (F239), alongside dozens of other ships from Norway, Canada, and other members of NATO. Additionally, the No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and the 809 Naval Air Squadron, which both operate the F-35B Lightning II, will be embarked aboard the Prince of Wales for the duration of the deployment, which has been dubbed Operation Highmast.

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USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, gets underway from Joint Base Pearl Harbour Hickam for her 2025 Deployment as part of the Strike Group’s historic 50 years of forward presence.

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Marine Alutech has signed with the Lithuanian- and the Latvian Ministry of Defence a contract for the Common Future Multipurpose Attack Craft (CFMAC) procurement program to develop and deliver Combat boats on the Watercat M18 basis. This contract is the second step after the 2024 Technical Agreement between Latvia, Lithuania and Finland to strengthen regional defence.

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