Navy Lookout

????President Trump has ordered a new series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen - aiming to eliminate attacks on merchant shipping. This may prove more difficult than he expects, even with a more 'gloves off' approach than was adopted by the Biden administration. USS Harry S. Truman is in the Red Sea, together with the cruiser USS Gettysburg. The destroyers USS Stout, Jason Dunham and The Sullivans are also assigned to the CSG. Guided missile submarine USS Georgia is also in the CENTCOM area of operations. F/A-18 Super Hornets launched from the Truman formed part of the attack on targets in Yemen today.

????Portuguese Navy sail training ship NRP Polar has sunk while alongside at Lisbon Naval Base. An investigation into the cause of the casualty is under way. Polar is a gaff-rigged schooner acquired by the navy in 1985 and can accommodate 12 cadets under training. Library photo via Marinha

Latest news article: HMS Lancaster makes major drugs bust in Arabian Sea assisted by Peregrine RWUAS https://lnkd.in/ejaGzNj7

Aerial surveillance flights by a German Coastguard aircraft yesterday indicate no serious pollution following the collision of MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate on Monday. Humber estuary now reopened to traffic. Tugs belonging to Boskalis Smit and Multraship on scene to begin salvage effort. Photos: ????Havariekommando

Defence Minister Maria Eagle says launch of CETUS XLUAV was six months later than planned because of an amendment to the original design of the vessel. CETUS will continue progressive experimentation and capability demonstration activities until late 2027. https://lnkd.in/eFNREup2 Photo: @GuardianRIB

HMS Iron Duke has been activated to monitor Russian vessels in, or close to, UK waters 13 times in the past 12 months - CO tells Norwegian media. Iron Duke sailed from ????Oslo yesterday. https://lnkd.in/eqg2gg3S

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UK Commando Force equipped with 159 new snowmobiles - the 'Lynx Brutal' Over Snow Reconnaissance Vehicles (OSRV) under ￡9M deal with Finnish subsidiary of Canadian firm Bombardier Recreational Products. Allows Royal Marines move more quickly and over longer distances in the Arctic than traditional skiing, skijoring and snowshoe methods.

A vast jig and steel structure that is part of the Dreadnought Alliance submarine programme has made its journey to our shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, the home of UK submarine building ???? The unit will now take its place on the Dreadnought build line as we continue construction of the next generation of deterrent submarine to support the Royal Navy. Designing and building submarines is a national endeavour and takes thousands of highly-skilled people. Are you up for the challenge? Join our team ? https://baes.co/k6Z250VgjKe

HNLMS De Ruyter conducted the first Tomahawk Land Attack Missile firing from a ????Netherlands warship yesterday on a test-range off the US east coast. https://lnkd.in/eskRDTju