2018
Keel Laying for Russia's Final Project 12700 MCM Vessel
A gala ceremony was held at Sredne-Nevsky shipyard in St. Petersburg to lay an Alexandrite-class minesweeper of project 12700.
DGA Took Delivery of 2nd Offshore Support & Assistance Vessel BSAH Rhone
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) accepted delivery of the second BSAH (Bâtiments de Soutien et d’Assistance Hauturiers or offshore ...
Rosatom creates life-long nuclear reactor for submarines
The Russian State Corporation Rosatom developed, produced and tested two active transportation zones in 2017. They include an optimized reactor zon...
German Naval Yards Kiel & TKMS Team Up for MKS 180 program
On August 3rd, 2018, GERMAN NAVAL YARDS KIEL (GNYK) signed an agreement with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Marine Systems as subcontractor of GNYK, ...
Elbit Systems to Supply EW Suites for Israeli Navy Saar 6 Corvettes
Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded an approximately $85 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to supply Elect...
Russian Navy Karakurt-class Corvettes Fitted with Orlan-10 UAVs
Karakurt-class small missile boats (corvettes) of project 22800 received Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles, the Izvestia daily said. The Russian Na...
Japan explains its Aegis Ashore deployment plans to Russia
The Japanese government continues explaining its position on the forthcoming deployment of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in its territory to...
Fincantieri Started Work on First Qatari Navy Air Defense Corvette
The steel cutting ceremony of the first “Doha” class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval ac...
Navantia-Saab Team Submits CSC Program Bid
The Navantia-Saab Team are very pleased to announce the submission of its proposal to Irving Shipbuilding for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ...
Russian Navy Cruiser Moskva to be Overhauled in Crimea
The Moskva missile cruiser of project 1164 (NATO: Slava-class) will undergo an overhaul at a shipyard in Sevastopol in Crimea, Flotprom online publ...
Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov Joined Russian Navy
The project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov, which has been under construction since 2006, has been included in the operational inventory of the Rus...
US Navy shifts homeports of 3 aircraft carriers: Lincoln to San Diego, Stennis to Norfolk, Vinson to Bremerton
Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) will rejoin the U.S. Pacific Fleet when it shifts its homeport from Norfolk, Va., to San Diego. Two o...
Future USS Charleston (LCS 18) completes acceptance trials
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Charleston (LCS 18) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico, July 19, after a series of in-port a...
Japan Launches Future Aegis Destroyer JS Maya
The future JS Maya was launched on July 30th from the Japan Marine United Shipyard in Yokohama’s Isogo ward. The ship, the first of its class of im...
Saab to supply its Sea Giraffe radar on five classes of Us Navy ships
Saab has received an order from the U.S. Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) clas...
New Indonesian military tank-boat to be used in Papua
A new tank-like military vessel under development in Indonesia is being targeted for use in provinces including Papua, Radio New Zealand reports.
US, Egypt commence exercise Eagle Response 18
The U.S. Navy with the Egyptian Naval Forces commenced exercise Eagle Response 18 at the Red Sea Naval Base, Egypt, July 24. Eagle Response 18 is a...
BAE Systems delivers 150th Shipboard Friend-or-Foe antenna to US Navy
In a major program milestone, BAE Systems has delivered its 150th OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antenna to the U.S. Navy. The antenna i...
Russian Defense ministry to buy 45 Marlin-350 unmanned underwater craft
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to procure 45 unmanned underwater craft Marlin-350 by the end of the year worth 604 million rubles. A correspond...
Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier to enter trials following overhaul
Russia's only aircraft carrier will enter trials for over half a year following its overhaul. Speaking to TASS Russian news agency on July 25, 2018...
