2021
UK: Royal Navy tests Otter Pro, a robot survey boat for future operations
A new robot boat which can be used to quickly survey uncharted waters and gather data has begun trials with the Royal Navy.
First Royal Norwegian Air Force P-8A Poseidon performs maiden flight
The first of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway performed its maiden flight yesterday, Aug. 9. The aircraft took off at 10:03 a.m. Pacif...
HMS Protector ice patrol ship heads Antarctica
With the UK about to be the focus of international efforts to tackle climate change as it hosts the UN COP26 conference in Glasgow, the unique surv...
Launch of Littoral Combat Ship 27 USS Nantucket
The Lockheed Martin-led shipbuilding team launched and Polly Spencer, ship sponsor and wife of the 76th Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Richard V. Spen...
Russia may test-fire Tsirkon hypersonic missile from submarine in late August
Trials of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile from the Project 885 nuclear-powered submarine Severodvinsk (NATO reporting name: Severodvinsk-class) are ...
Successful sea trials for Indian Navy INS Vikrant aircraft carrier
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant returned after five-day sea trial to test the performance of the 40,000-tonne warship.
Babcock to deliver proposal with its Arrowhead 140 frigate for Miecznik program of Polish Navy
According to a post published on LinkedIn on August 6, 2021, British company Babcock confirms its selection by the Polish Government to provide a p...
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 completes successfull flight trials for US Navy
Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates, successfully showcased the Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imagin...
German shipyard TKMS to propose its new MEKO A-300 frigate for Polish Navy MIECZNIK acquisition program
According to information published on August 6, 2021, German shipyard ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has announced that the company was shortli...
British MRA1 P-8A maritime patrol aircraft has released Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo for the first time
According to information published by the British Air Force on August 6, 2021, a Poseidon MRA1 (P-8A) Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the British Air F...
US Navy to christen future USS Nantucket LCS 27 Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship
According to information released by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the United States Navy has christened its newest Freedom-varian...
First Russian Project 22350M frigate will be laid by Severnaya Verf Shipyard in 2023
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on August 2021, the first green-water frigate of higher-power project 22350M wi...