Naval Technology
Russia Testing UUV to Tow Sonar Array for SURTASS Mission
The Russian Navy began tests of underwater robotic craft (UUV) to simplify the use of towed hydro-acoustic antennas which are over one kilometer lo...
Japan's ATLA Releases Footage of Rail Gun Prototype
On July 31, the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA) of the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) released a video, a promotional film...
Will Russian Navy Get LHDs with VTOL Aircraft ?
Denis Manturov, the head of the Russian Ministry for Trade and Industry, and the vice-premier Yuri Borisov have revealed the prospects for the Russ...
PLAN's 50th Type 056 Corvette 'Wuzhou' Launched by Shipyard in Southern China
What is likely the fiftieth Type 056 Corvette (Jiangdao class) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) was launched in early A...
Video: U.S. Navy Engineers Developing Robots to Help Carrier Ordnance Men
Engineers at the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Laboratory at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, N.J. are r...
Video: French Navy Still Fielding and Firing SM-1 Medium Range SAM
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) released pictures and a video of a relatively recent live fire involving the venerable SM-1MR medium range surfa...
Video: Hull Vane Retrofit Improves OPV’s performance
CMN Shipyard in Cherbourg, France, conducted sea trials on the 13th June 2018 on the OPV Thémis from the French Coastguard (Affaires Maritimes). Th...
Fincantieri FREMM Frigate: A True Global, Capable and Proven Warship
A few days have passed since the last stop of FREMM Alpino in Boston, and the frigate is now on her way to Italy after two months in which the Ital...
Video Coverage: Belgian Navy Days 2018
The 36th Belgian Navy Days were held at the Zeebrugge naval base on June 30th and July 1st 2018. For two days visitors could board several vessels ...
Preparing for the Future: Naval Group Presented its Latest Innovations
Naval Group gathered last week, for the third consecutive year, its governmental, industrial and academic partners. Over the course of these two da...
Video: Russia’s SSBN Yuri Dolgorukiy Performs Salvo Launch of Bulava missiles
The Project 955 Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy (NATO reporting name: Dolgorukiy-class) performed a success...
Russia Started Sea Trials of Klavesin-2 UUV in Crimea
Trials of the latest Klavesin-2 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) began at a sea range in Crimea. The craft got the official military 2R52 index wh...
New Supply Ship, Frigates and MCM Vessels for Dutch Navy
Pending parliamentary approval, the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) is set to procure a second support ship, two M-frigates replacement and six mine ...
Video: 25 years of Thales TACTICOS Combat Management System
This year Thales celebrates 25 years of its TACTICOS combat management system. Navy Recognition recently went to the Thales site of Hengelo in the ...
French Navy to Get Significantly Upgraded Exocet MM40 Block 3C
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) will soon receive a major upgrade for its iconic Exocet anti-ship missile: The new "Block 3C" upgrade will bring...
Inverted-Bow Warships Back in the Aegean Sea ?
Today, the Greek Navy (Hellenic Navy) is one of those Navies that maintain a significant amount of firepower thanks to the numerous fleet of surfac...
New Kh-32 Antiship Missile Becomes Operational in Russia - part 2
The new missiles announced by President Vladimir Putin draw a major attention. However, they are either non-operational yet or undergoing test oper...
New Kh-32 Antiship Missile Becomes Operational in Russia - part 1
The new missiles announced by President Vladimir Putin draw a major attention. However, they are either non-operational yet or undergoing test oper...
Russia, West Increasing their Military Activity in the Arctic
The joint ICEX-2018 exercise of the United States, the UK, Canada and Norway began in the Arctic in March 2018. Three nuclear submarines surfaced t...
Republic of Singapore Navy Unveils its Smart Defence Initiatives
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) unveiled last week its "Smart Defence Initiatives" as it tries to harness the latest technological development...