2019
Royal Navy and Royal Marines training with Baltic armed forces
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are set to train with armed forces from former USSR countries as part of its commitment to protecting the Baltic s...
L3 awarded contract for Battle Force Tactical Network for US Navy
L3 Systems Co. has been awarded an estimated $US 41 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus fixed-fee contract...
USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) completed acceptance trials
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 17, the future USS Indianapolis, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, Lockheed Martin said in a June 26 release...
Intermarine UK completed pontoon for new aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
Maritime engineering specialist Intermarine UK has recently completed the building of the pontoon of the future aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy.
Ultra Electronics to supply TR-343 sonar transducers chipsets for US Navy
Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, $US 47 million contract for the deliv...
Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland tested Sea Ceptor missile system
The UK Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Northumberland used its Sea Ceptor missile system to shoot down drones in a unique test off the northwest co...
BAE Systems to provide engineering and support for US Navy C5ISR systems
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $US 90 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernise and maintain C5ISR ...
US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin modular masts contract for Virginia-class subs
On June 24, Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, a branch of Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a $US 16 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fi...
USS Wasp of the US Navy arrived in Sydney prior to Talisman Sabre 2019
The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) along with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Sydney, Australia, f...
US Marine Corps awarded BAE Systems contract to develop ACV mission variants
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop two variants of the Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) and manufacture one of them.
Canadian warship made rare patrol through the Taiwan Strait
As tensions between Canada and China rise, Frigate HMCS Regina of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) transited through the Taiwan Strait and patrolled t...
Project 21980 boat set afloat for the Russian Navy in Rybinsk
Vympel Shipyard of Kalashnikov Group recently floated a Grachonok-class special designation boat of project 21980 destined for the Russian Navy, Ro...
US Navy to christen future destroyer USS Daniel Inouye on June 22
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), during a 10 a.m. cerem...
Indian Navy to sail through the Persian Gulf to protect Indian commercial ships
In an effort to ensure that the strategic shipping lanes between the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian/Arabian Gulf Region are safe and India’s own ...
HMS Duncan patrols the Mediterranean Sea to prevent illegal activities
The Royal Navy's warship HMS Duncan is currently conducting NATO security patrols with Spanish and French vessels in the Mediterranean Sea.
US Navy issues final RFP for the FFG(X) next-generation frigates
The U.S. Navy released the final request for proposals (FRP) for the next-generation guided-missile frigate (FFG(X)) on June 20, outlining the prog...
VT Halter Marine begins construction of two US Navy berthing vessels
VT Halter Marine recently laid the keel to signify the beginning of the construction for the first of two auxiliary personnel lighter - small (APL(...
Vietnamese Navy and JMSDF conduct Naval Exercise
The Vietnamese People's Navy (VPN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) held a joint naval exercise off the Southeastern coast of Viet...
INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier to get indigenous landing aids
The flight deck of the Indian Navy's sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will be equipped with indigenous landing aids after the Navy expressed ...
India to acquire ten more US P-8I aircraft for ISR and ASW operations
India is likely to acquire 10 more Boeing P-8I Poseidon aircraft for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations and for Anti-Su...