2018
JMSDF Appoints First Female as Warship Squadron Commander
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) appointed for the first time a woman as commander of a warship squadron, the First Escort Division. 4...
French Navy Receives First Upgraded Lynx WG-13 Helicopters
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that the 34F air wing has started flying on the first upgraded Lynx helicopters. The Lynx upgrade prog...
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon MPA Patrolled the Persian Gulf Area
A P-8A Poseidon from the "Mad Foxes" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 supported maritime operations in U.S. 5th Fleet under Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57...
ASC & Saab to Upgrade Australian Navy Collins-class Submarine
Australia’s Federal Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne announced that ASC and Saab Australia were awarded a contract to supply an updated I...
Lockheed Martin Receive Contract to Start Work on MMSC for Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin received a $481 million contract for long-lead-time material in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant...
PPA to bring BMD Capability to Italian Navy in 2024
The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) will get Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability in 2024 with the delivery of its first PPA (Pattugliatore Po...
Historic First as F-35B Lands on USS Wasp in East China Sea
A detachment of F-35B Lightning II's with Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) March ...
Austal Launched U.S. Navy's 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport Burlington EPF 10
The U.S. Navy's 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Burlington (EPF 10), was launched at Austal USA's shipyard, March 1. The launching ...
Australian Sailors Develop Torpedo-like Submarine Accommodation Capsules
A group of Royal Australian Navy submariners have developed an innovative solution to providing temporary accommodation on board submarines.The sai...
Navy Recognition is the Official DIMDEX 2018 Online News & WebTV Producer
One week to go until the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX 2018), which will take place between the 12th and 14th March 2018 u...
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Manchester LCS 14
Austal delivered the seventh vessel in the Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) class to the U.S. Navy. The future USS Manchester is the...
Video: Russian underwater drones to operate close to adversary territory
The underwater drones, which President Vladimir Putin mentioned in his state-of-the-nation address, will enable the Russian Navy to operate close t...
AQS-24B Minehunter Aligns with European Focus on Undersea Dominance
The AQS-24B, the only deployed and operationally proven, high-speed mine hunting system in the world, with operational speeds of up to 18 knots, wi...
Lockheed Martin to Supply MK 41 VLS for Royal Navy's Type 26 Frigate
BAE Systems awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to equip the Royal Navy's new Type 26 Global Combat Ship with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (V...
STM to Modernize Second Pakistan Navy Agosta 90B Class Submarine
Turkish company STM will modernize a second Agosta 90B submarine for Pakistan. The contract signing ceremony for the second submarine under the Pak...
Video: The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III is Go
Boeing has been awarded a contract to modernize the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet, extending the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ fligh...
Saab Announce First Steel Cutting of Swedish Navy’s Future SIGINT Vessel
The Polish Nauta Shipyard has today cut the first steel for the Swedish Navy’s SIGINT ship, officially beginning the production phase of the vessel...
Lockheed Martin to Deliver Integrated Laser Weapon Systems to U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delive...
Russia's UEC designs fifth-generation marine engines
ODK-Saturn in Rybinsk of the United Engine Corporation (UEC) is creating the necessary potential for the development of fifth-generation marine gas...
Video: HMS Queen Elizabeth and RFA Tidespring Meet Up at Sea
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and new supply ship RFA Tidespring have met up at sea for the first time, as they prepare to conduct a Repleni...
