Smith said it was the first time in five years that a Navy VBSS actually resulted in the capture of suspected pirates. With ...

role, organic to LPD-17 Class ships, with a Navy crew of 3 and a Marine Corps boarding team. The Navy VBSS variant includes a lifting bail for launch and retrieval from LPD-17 Class ships.

The Center for Security Forces has announced changes to the Navy's Non-Compliant Boarding Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Course. The most significant change to the course includes ...

Chinese warships arrive in waters near Chabahar, Iran, on March 11, 2024. The navies of China, Iran, and Russia are holding joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman from March 11 to ...

China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, makes a training debut in a maritime replenishment exercise in the Yellow Sea in ...

TEHRAN – Iran, Russia, and China are set to conduct a large-scale joint naval exercise in the northern Indian Ocean, focusing ...

NNA - China's Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that the country will soon conduct a joint naval exercise with Iran and Russia near Iran. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ...

The drills included surface firing, tactical maneuvers, and information sharing, fostering closer links between the two ...

A ceremonial steam past marked the culmination of the exercise, symbolising the strong partnership between the two naval ...