2020
Baltic fleet to get upgraded Ka-27M helicopters in 2020
The naval aviation will receive upgraded Ka-27M helicopters. They will become operational in 2020. The helicopters will improve antisubmarine defen...
Mexican Navy first POLA ship passes Sea Acceptance Trials
In November and December 2019, ARM Reformador, the first of the Mexican Navy’s POLA class vessels, was subjected to the Sea Acceptance Trials. The ...
General Atomics MQ-9 Guardian RPAS demonstrates maritime surveillance capabilities in Greece
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded a series of flight demonstrations using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft S...
Vietnam Shipbuilding Company will deliver 50 patrol boats to Nigeria
According to the Facebook account VietDefense, Vietnam will deliver a large number of patrol boats to Nigeria. The boats were ordered by Nigerian b...
Chinese naval 33rd escort taskforce escorts eight Chinese fishing boats west of the Gulf of Aden
The guided-missile frigate Weifang (Hull 550) of the 33rd Chinese naval escort taskforce under the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy succ...
Turkish Navy to receive many new indigenous systems in 2020
Several new naval, air and land systems will be added to Turkey's defense forces' inventories in 2020. Crucial projects in the defense industry wil...
French navy receives three new Multi-Mission Barges with hybrid propulsion
Florence Parly, French Minister of Defense, welcomes the reception by the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) of three additional Multi-mission B...
Ace Electronics Defense Systems awarded contract for Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System
Ace Electronics Defense Systems awarded a USD64,405,123 single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price delive...
U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems USD175 million for guided missile cruiser modernization
BAE Systems has received a $175 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69).
During naval exercise in Egypt Ka-52 and AH-64 helicopters take off from amphibious assault ship ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser
In December 2019, Egyptian Naval Forces conducted a large military exercise codenamed "Friendship Bridge 2019" in the Mediterranean Sea using lates...
Pakistan Navy inducts ATR-72 MPA and LUNA NG UAV
On January 4, the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) Director General of Public Relations announced that the PN officially inducted “marinized” ATR-72 aircraft a...
Royal Navy to escort British tankers in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. providing intelligence
The British Royal Navy will escort British vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as tensions in the region remain elevated following a U.S. drone st...
Northrop Grumman successfully completes initial in-water testing of the AQS-24 Mine Hunting Sonar using a next generation deploy and retrieval payload
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s AQS-24 mine hunting sonar recently completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation Deploy and Retrieval (D&a...
China, Pakistan kick off Sea Guardians 2020 naval drill in Karachi
The Chinese-Pakistanese (PN-PLAN) Bilateral Exercise, code-named Sea Guardians-2020, kicked off at the Pakistan Navy Dock Yard in Karachi, Pakistan...
Thales integrated sonar suite selected for Spanish Navy new multi-mission frigates
The General Directorate for Armament and Material (DGAM) and the naval shipyard Navantia have selected Thales technologies for the Spanish Navy's f...
Egypt conducts amphibious drill in Mediterranean
On January 4 spokesperson of the Armed Force reports the Egyptian navy on carried out an amphibious drill in the Mediterranean Sea.
U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army conduct first real world test of Advanced Battle Management System
In the first field test of a novel approach to warfighting, communicating and decision-making, the Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and te...
Navy of Japan plans to commission Atago-class guided missile destroyer and Soryu-class submarine JS Oryu in March 2020
Navy of Japan plans to commission two types of naval military equipment in March 2020, including the Atago-class guided missile destroyer and the S...
BAE Norfolk Ship Repair wins $175 million cruiser contract
BAE Systems Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $175,047,658 contract for the execution of USS Vicksburg (CG 69) fiscal 2020 modernizatio...
Armstrong Marine delivers catamaran research vessel to Orca Maritime
Armstrong Marine USA, Port Angeles, Washington, has delivered a new 42 foot by the 16-foot catamaran research vessel, Benthic Cat, to Orca Maritime...