2019
Indian, Japanese and U.S. maritime forces to participate in exercise Malabar 2019
Ships, aircraft and personnel from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), the Indian Navy (INN) and the U.S. Navy (USN) will participate in...
North Korea 'Building Massive Underground Sub Base'
North Korea is building a massive underground facility on Mayang Island off Sinpo in South Hamgyong Province to deploy a new 3,000-ton submarine ca...
India Navy fully pays for frigates under construction at Russian shipyard
India has fully paid for the Project 11356 missile frigates, which Russia’s Yantar Shipyard in the Kaliningrad Region is building for the Indian Na...
MBDA in race to clinch deal for Indian Navy’s missile project
Indian Navy is looking to buy short-range surface-to-air missile systems to replace its Israeli Barak-1 air defence systems on Kamorta class corvet...
Chinese naval ship Qi Jiguang to train in Pacific Ocean
The Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang (Hull 83), carrying 517 sailors and cadets, left a military port in Dalian for ocean-going training at 1...
Russia Upgrades Kalibr After Syria Campaign
The Russian defence industry has upgraded the Kalibr missile after using the system as part of the Syria campaign. Russian Defense Minister Sergei ...
Singapore and the US renew Memorandum of Understanding Regarding US Use of Facilities in Singapore
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President of the United States of America Donald Trump signed the Protocol of Amendment to the 1990 Memorandum o...
Sealift to provide one U.S. vessel Capt. David I. Lyon for transportation cargo
Sealift Inc., Oyster Bay, New York, is being awarded a $14,608,000 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N3220519C3512...
US Navy's USS Porter and EOMDU 8 participate in exercise in Portugal
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 participate in the fi...
Raytheon to provide sensor kits for Mk 15 Close-In Weapon System
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $13,557,150 firm-fixed-price modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-...
First Merlin Mk2 helicopter lands on HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier
The first Merlin Helicopter today touched down on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Scottish coast. Not 24 hours after the second of the UK’s...
New upgrade for Russian Navy Nanuchka class Project 1234 Guided Missile Corvette
The Smerch upgraded small missile ship sailed out for another stage of running trials. Specialists of Severo-Vostochny overhaul center in Kamchatka...
Russia strengthens Humaymim, Tartus bases in Syria
In late September, it will be four years since the beginning of the Russian operation in Syria. The Russian military helped the government forces r...
China Navy Aircraft carrier Liaoning left Qingdao naval base for sea training
According to some sources on Twitter, the China Navy Aircraft carrier Liaoning has left Qingdao naval base for sea training on Saturday 21st Septem...
DSEI 2019: General Dynamics unveiled new Bluefin-12 UUV
General Dynamics Mission Systems displayed its Bluefin-12 lightweight medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for the first time at the 2019...
Russian Navy's Perekop training ship sails Vilkitsky Strait
The Perekop training ship on a trans-Arctic voyage along the Northern Sea Route is sailing Vilkitsky Strait. It met the Vaigach icebreaker a day be...
Finland has selected Company SAAB as combat system provider for Pohjanmaa-class corvettes
In accordance with Finland’s Ministry of Defence’s proposition, the Government of Finland has selected Swedish Company Saab as the combat system pr...
First phase of sea trials for HMAS Sydney Air Warfare Destroyer of Australian Navy
The Australian Defence Force’s third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), has commenced its first phase of sea trials which will test...
HMS Medway Offshore Patrol Vessel P223 officially commissioned by British Navy
The HMS Medway Offshore Patrol Vessel (P223) has been officially welcomed into the Royal British Navy with her Commissioning Ceremony that was held...
First sea trials for second aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales of British Navy
The second of the UK’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales, has sailed for the first time. Eight years after she was laid down – and two aft...