2020
Norfolk Naval Shipyard undocks USS George H.W. Bush carrier on time
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) undocked USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on time Aug. 29, a key milestone in the carrier’s Drydocking Planned Increment...
US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea conducts naval exercise in Mediterranean Sea
According to information released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on August 28, 2020, the U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruise...
Be-200 amphibious aircraft used to defend deployment of Russian ballistic missile submarines
According to information released by the Russian Press Agency on August 28, 2020, Be-200 amphibious aircraft will protect Russian Arctic borders. R...
US Navy awards first delivery orders for Unmanned Surface Vehicle USV Family of Systems
According to information released by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command on August 28, 2020, the U.S. Navy has awarded the first delivery orders fro...
US Navy USS Chung-Hoon destroyer fires SM-2 surface-to-air missile during naval exercise RIMPAC 2020
According to a picture released by the U.S. Navy Twitter account on August 29, 2020, the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93), an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis dest...
Textron Systems has successfully delivered next generation of amphibious landing craft to US Navy
According to a press release published by Textron Systems on August 27, 2020, Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced the su...
General Atomics awarded contract to develop new propulsion components for ships and submarines
According to a press release published by General Atomics, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has been awarded a de...
US Navy has christened littoral combat ship USS Savannah LCS 28
According to information published by the U.S. Navy on August 29, 2020, the U.S. Navy has christened its newest Independence-variant littoral comba...
Mare Island Dry Dock is awarded contract for mid-term availability of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on August 28, 2020, Mare Island Dry Dock, Vallejo, California, is awarded ...
German minesweeper FGS Groemitz exercises with Lithuanian Navy LNS Jotvinsis
Today NATO Maritime Command released a picture on its Twitter account showing German minesweeper FGS Groemitz holding exercise along with Lithuania...
Greek-American naval and air forces hold joint aeronautical exercise in South of Crete
On Monday, August 24, 2020, in the framework of the ongoing military cooperation between Greece and the United States of America, a joint aeronauti...
Russia Navy’s latest helicopter carriers to carry multi-purpose gunships
Russia’s two latest amphibious assault ships currently under construction at the Zaliv Shipyard in Crimea will be capable of carrying both deck-bas...
Royal Australian Navy HMAS Hobart SM2 missile firing RIMPAC 2020
At the moment, HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart, Arunta and Sirius are on a Regional Presence Deployment through Southeast Asia and the Pacific and are tak...
Chinese PLA Navy Type 075 amphibious assault ship completes maiden sea trials
According to footage and photos published on Chinese websites, China’s first Type 075 amphibious assault ship completed an 18-day maiden sea trial ...
Russian Navy signs contract during Army 2020 forum for two more diesel submarines
As reported on August 25, 2020, by TASS news agency, the Russian Defense Ministry signed contracts for the construction of two large diesel submari...
US Navy lays the keel of future Virginia-class USS Idaho attack submarine
On 24th August 2020, the U.S. Navy held a keel-laying ceremony in Groton and officially began the construction of a new Virginia-class attack subma...
TAI delivers another new radar-equipped ANKA Drone to Turkish Naval Forces
On August 24 2020, the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has supplied another ANKA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a longer range and equipped ...
Russian navy to receive two Project 22350 frigates with hypersonic weapons in 2026
The second two upgraded Project 22350 frigates will be delivered to the Russian Navy in 2026-2027, Head of the Severnaya Verf Shipyard Igor Orlov t...
Paramount Maritime launches first survey motor boat for South African Navy
Paramount Maritime, a Paramount Group company, has successfully launched the first of three next-generation Survey Motor Boats (SMBs) to the South ...
Royal Australian Navy selects iXblue’s inertial navigation systems for new SEA1180 OPVs
iXblue’s inertial navigation systems and gyrocompasses have recently been chosen to equip the new Royal Australian Navy’s SEA1180 Offshore Patrol V...