Naval News – DDG 64 USS Carney intercepts projectiles in the Red Sea – 18.10.2023
The Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer DDG 64 USS CARNEY shot down 3 land attack missiles as well as several drones that were launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen while she was on transit at the Red Sea. Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed the news and stated – “This action […]
Naval News – Maiden Deployment for HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH R 08 – 2021
In the afternoon of Saturday 30th May, 2021 the Aircraft carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH R 08 left her home in Portsmouth ahead of her first operational deployment. She will lead the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, which is taking part in an exercise off Scotland before departing for a tour of the Indo-Pacific region. Image by […]
Malta Naval Visits – TCG GEMLIK F 492 – 21-24.07.2020
The first naval vessel to host a diplomatic visit after the chaos of the Pandemic Disease COVID-19 was the Turkish Navy Gabya Class Frigate TCG GEMLIK F 492 which entered Grand Harbour on Tuesday 21st July, 2020. Originally a US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS FLATLEY FFG 21, she was the […]