2020
Russian Navy's advanced nuclear-powered sub enters final stage of sea trials
The Project 955A (Borei-A) lead nuclear-powered missile-carrying strategic submarine Knyaz Vladimir has taken to the sea for final trials before it...
Royal Navy Merlin HC.4 helicopter lands on River Batch 2 OPV for the first time
On March 13 2020, Royal Navy released a video on HMS Medway official twitter account, showing a Royal Navy Merlin HC.4 helicopter landing on a Rive...
Contract awards for Boeing to produce 650 SLAM-ER missiles for Saudi Arabia
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $1,971,754,089 firm-fixed-price contract to provide non-recurring engineering associated with the...
Russian Navy Admiral Kasatonov frigate to begin final mechanism check
The Admiral Kasatonov frigate of project 22350 will return to Baltiisk base for the final check of mechanisms before the handover to the Navy, a de...
US Navy USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier toward another major milestone during WOO 10
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aircraft carrier of U.S. Navy recently progressed toward another major milestone during the ship’s 10th window of oppor...
Launch of 600-ton catamaran-hull patrol vessel Anping CG601 for Taiwanese Coast Guard
According to a statement released by the Taiwanese company Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group (JSSC) on April 28, 2020, the first 600-ton catamaran-hull ...
Chinese Navy reveals large destroyer's replenishment training for 1st time
The Nanchang, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's first Type 055 large destroyer, recently completed its first known maritime repleni...
Russian Navy's Admiral Golovko frigate ready for launch
The second serial-produced Project 22350 frigate Admiral Golovko has been prepared for the launch, a source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS.
Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine Suffren goes on sea trials with first helicopter hoist training
The sea trials of the Suffren, the first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, go on with first helicopter hoist training. They will enable the...
US Navy has started flight testing of MQ-8C unmanned air system with Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Aeris system (UAS) equippe...
Engineered overhaul for US Navy USS Boise Los Angeles-class submarine
On May 8, 2020, U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) arrived at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuildin...
British Royal Navy HMS Kent Type 23 Duke class frigate concludes operations in the Arctic Circle
British Royal Navy HMS Kent, a Type 23 Duke class frigate has left the Barents Sea on May 8, 2020, after seven days of cold-weather operations in t...