2020
Acceptance certificate of sea tugboat Andrey Stepanov of project 23470 is signed
According to the press service of the Eastern Military District and reported by LiveJournal, on June 19, 2020, the sea tugboat “Andrey Stepanov” of...
Leonardo and Intermarine signed agreement for strategic alliance in the naval sector
Leonardo and Intermarine have signed a strategic research and development agreement on new technologies. It focuses on the creation of new generati...
USS Theodore Roosevelt, Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups operate together in 7th Fleet
The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) strike groups commenced dual carrier flight operations in the Philippine Sea on June 21...
Navy of Cameroon plans to purchase two Island-class American patrol boats
According to a statement released by the United States Embassy in Cameroon, on January 21, 2020, the Cameroonian Navy plans to purchase in 2020 two...
US Navy has commissioned USS Kansas City LCS 22 Independence-class littoral combat ship
The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) June 20. Kansas City is the 11th of the Independence-...
Dutch shipbuilder Damen signs contract for construction of four MKS-180 frigates for German Navy
On June 19, 2020, the Dutch Shipbuilder Damen has released a statement to announce that Damen Shipyards Group and the German Bundesamt fur Ausrüstu...
Navy of Iran test fires new generation of Naval anti-ship cruise missile
The Iranian Navy announced in a statement on Thursday, June 18, 2020, that it has successfully test-launched short-range and long-range naval cruis...
Royal Navy Warships comlplete Baltic Exercise 2020
Royal Navy warships have wrapped up the largest military exercise of 2020 in European waters. Frigate HMS Kent and minehunter HMS Ramsey flew the f...
BAE Systems to produce more MK 38 MOD 3 machine gun systems for US Navy
According to information released by the U.S. Defense Government website on June 18, 2020, BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, Minneapolis, Minnes...
Northrop Grumman Reaches Critical Design Milestone for AARGM-ER Missile
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed its Critical Design Review following successful design verification tests of key components for the...
F-35B fighter on British Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth ready for Carrier Strike operations
British Navy continues to complete operational sea training with F-35B, the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) version of the American-made F-3...
Austal USA Awarded US$43M Littoral Combat Ship Contract Modification
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that the United States Department of Defense has awarded Austal USA a modification to a previously awarded Li...
Huntington Ingalls awarded advance procurement contract for Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on June 17, 2020, that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a third contract modification from th...
US Navy test squadrons takes delivery of first Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets
According to information released by the U.S. Navy on June 17, 2020, the U.S. Navy is welcoming its next-generation multi-mission tactical fighter ...
Kazan Yasen-M-class SSGN Project 885M submarine ready for acceptance trials by Russian Navy
According to information released by the Russian Press Agency TASS on June 18, 2020, the Kazan Yasen-M-class SSGN (Ship, Submersible, Guided Missil...
Government of Ukraine will possibly buy sixteen Mark VI Patrol Boats
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of up to sixteen (16) Mark VI...
Russian military tracking US Navy USS Porter destroyer in Black Sea
Special equipment of the Russian Southern Military District has begun tracking the US Navy’s USS Porter, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, that entere...
Australia commits to next generation Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Australia’s maritime approaches will be further strengthened with the purchase of an additional Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Airc...
Germany approves the budget to purchase four MKS 180 frigates from Damen
On June 17, 2020, the German Parliament has approved the budget for the acquisition of four MKS 180 frigates that will be built by the Dutch shipbu...
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard Ships to be equipped with New Pacific 24 Rigid Inflatable Boats
The RIBs, built and customised in BAE Systems’ Boats factory in Portsmouth, UK are being supplied to Australia's Austal to equip two Cape-class Pat...