2019
US Navy hospital vessel USNS Comfort mission stops announced
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will return for another deployment to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean mid-June...
Indian consortium to build six submarines of Project 75(I)
Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (Midhani) have joined hands to form a cons...
Fincantieri launches LHD Trieste for the Italian Navy
The launching ceremony of the multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock) “Trieste” took place today at the Fincantieri shipyard ...
Taiwan builds missile corvettes and minelayers to enter service in 2021-2025
Taiwan recently increased its domestic defence programme (on Friday, May 24) by beginning to build three Tuo Chiang-class missile corvettes and fou...
Russian Mordovia landing ship to begin overhaul in late 2019
The Mordovia air-cushioned landing ship of project 21322 will begin scheduled overhaul in the second half of 2019, a Navy source told Mil.Press Flo...
PLAN landing ship group conducted exercises in the Yellow Sea
Recently, a landing ship group attached to the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy, or PLAN) conducted a four-day round-the-clock real combat d...
Canada announced new shipbuilding plans for its Coast Guard
The Canadian government announced a series of coast guard shipbuilding initiatives that includes the construction of 18 new vessels. The Coast Guar...
US Navy orders 23 LRIP JPALS landing systems from Raytheon
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon of Fullerton, Calif., a US$ 234 million, fixed-price-incentive, firm-target contract for the low-rate initial pr...
Russian Black Sea Fleet frigates sail out for exercises
The Admiral Makarov, the Admiral Essen frigates, the Smetlivy and the Pytlivy patrol ships of the Black Sea fleet sailed out for drills, the Southe...
Baltic Sea mine warfare exercises Open Spirit concluded in Lithuania
The Lithuanian-led exercises Open Spirit 2019 recently concluded, on May 16, after two weeks of manoeuvers. This exercise is an international marit...
Iranian Navy to send 62nd Fleet in the Gulf of Aden to int'l waters
The Iranian Navy plans to dispatch the 62nd flotilla of warships to free waters in the next few days to protect the country's cargo ships and oil t...
HHI launches first José Rizal-class frigate for the Philippine Navy
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has recently launched the first José Rizal-class frigate on order for the Philippine Navy, ...