2018
Russia’s LST Landing Ship Ivan Gren Completes Acceptance Sea Trials
Russia’s Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren built by the Yantar Shipyard in west Russia has completed its sea trials and returne...
HII Started Fabrication of the First Flight III Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jac...
German Navy to Field AeroVironment Puma UAS with Mantis i45 Sensor
The German Navy has acquired the AeroVironment Puma maritime unmanned aircraft system. The Puma systems will include the Mantis i45 sensor and pock...
Russia launches Third Project 22800 Corvette Shkval - 1st one with Pantsir-M
The second serial-produced (third overall) Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette Shkval has been launched at the Pella Shipyard in the Leningrad Re...
First ARCIMS Unmanned Minesweeping System Handed Over to Royal Navy
An autonomous minesweeper system that can safely clear sea lanes of mines has been handed over to the Royal Navy. Following a period of successful ...
U.S. Navy Completes Lightweight Torpedo Defense Mission Module Testing
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program announced the successful completion of two days of at-sea testing of the AN/SLQ-61 Ligh...
U.S. Navy re-establishing its Second Fleet in North Atlantic
U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, announced the establishment of U.S. 2nd Fleet during a change of command ceremony for U....
Flight IIA Technology Insertion Destroyer Thomas Hudner Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) successfully completed acceptance trials May 3 after spending a day underway off the coast of Maine. DDG 116...
GE LM2500 Marine Gas Turbines Power Japan’s New JS Asahi Destroyer
Two reliable GE LM2500 marine gas turbines now power the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) newest destroyer JS Asahi (DD119). This firs...
UK and Norway Plan Cooperation on P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The UK and Norway advanced their plans for international Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) co-operation in the North Atlantic, as the nations’ defence...
Future RAN Submarine Design to Move to Australia from 2022
Critical design work on the Royal Australian Navy’s Future Submarine Program will move to South Australia from 2022, fueling more local jobs and in...
Russia's Baltic Shipyard Started Dock Trials of 33,000 tons Icebreaker Arktika
Workers of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia have completed the fitting-out of the Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered ...
China Deploys YJ-12B and HQ-9B Missiles on South China Sea Islands
China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three outposts in the South China Sea according to several medi...
HHI Cut Steel of Philippine Navy First HDF-3000 Frigate
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) started construction of the Philippine Navy’s first of two future guided missile frigate. T...
SEASTEMA and HANWHA SYSTEMS delivered ECS to ROK Navy for FFX-II
SEASTEMA, a Fincantieri company specialized in integrated automation and control systems, in partnership with the Korean system integrator HANWHA S...
First Modernized AF-1C Aircraft Delivered to Brazilian Navy
The Brazilian Navy took delivery of its first modernized AF-1C aircraft on April 23, in Gavião Peixoto. The aircraft (based on a TA-4KU Skyhawk) wa...
Royal Navy New Survey Ship HMS Magpie on Sea Trials
The Royal Navy’s newest vessel HMS Magpie has been in action already undergoing rough weather sea trials in the Irish Sea less than a month after b...
SAS 2018 Video: Focus on FFG(X) Future U.S. Navy Frigate Programme
Navy Recognition's special video coverage at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2018 Exposition: Focus on the FFG(X) future US Navy Frigate programme.
SAS 2018 Day 3 Video: JMSDF 30DX - Zodiac H-1300 - MARTAC Mantas - HII LX(R) - Airbus VSR700
Navy Recognition's Day 3 video coverage at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2018 Exposition: JMSDF 30DX - Zodiac H-1300 - MARTAC Mantas - HII L...
Schiebel Integrates Unrivaled Maritime Surface Search Capability By Overwatch Imaging
Schiebel and Overwatch Imaging successfully integrated PT-8 Oceanwatch, a revolutionary small target detection payload, on the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unm...