2022
Three submarines to join the Pacific Fleet of Russian Navy in 2022
According to information published by Tass on May 20, 2022, the Pacific Fleet will receive the nuclear-powered submarines Knyaz Oleg and Novosibirs...
Launch of the third Babur-class corvette Badr for Pakistan Navy
According to a tweet published by the Turkish Ministry of Defense on May 20, 2022, the third Pakistanese Babur-class corvette was launched during a...
Japan to send destroyer JDS Harusame in Gulf of Aden
According to a tweet published by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force on May 23, 2022, the Murasame-class destroyer JS Harusame departed from Sas...
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to complete repairs in September 2022
According to information published by Военный Осведомитель on May 20, 2022, the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will complete its repair...
Russian Navy ready to launch 24 Kalibr cruise missiles on Ukraine from Black Sea
According to Ukrinform, the threat of Russian missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine remains as three cruise missile carriers with up to 24 mi...
Naval Group launches Al Emarat second Gowind corvette for UAE Navy
On May 13, 2022, Al Emarat, the second Gowind corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Naval Group, has been launched in Lorient in pr...
Admiral Makarov frigate likely to become new Black Sea fleet flagship
SEVASTOPOL, May 19. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Admiral Makarov frigate of project 11356 will likely become the flagship of the Black Sea fleet after the M...
US Navy commissions guided-missile destroyer DDG 121 USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
The U.S. Navy has commissioned the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer on Saturday,...
Russian Black Sea Fleet oldest sub B871 Alrosa to start sea trials soon
SEVASTOPOL, May 17. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Black Sea Fleet’s oldest submarine Alrosa (NATO reporting class name: Kilo) has left the 13th Ship Repair P...
US Navy Littoral Combat Ship completes first land attack AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missile exercise
The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof ...
USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group conducts deterrence missions in Philippines Sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) conducted deterrence missions in the Philippine Sea through demonstration of long-range marit...
PLA Chinese Navy 2nd large destroyer passes comprehensive test
As reported by Liu Xuanzun in Global Times, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's second Type 055 large destroyer, the Lhasa, recently ...
Brand new Vsevolod Bobrov auxiliary Russian Navy ship possibly hit by Ukrainian missile in Black Sea
The Russian logistics ship Vsevolod Bobrov reportedly caught fire after being attacked by a Ukrainian missile near Zmiinyi Island: Serhiy Bratchuk,...
Rafael conducts live fire test of C-GEM shipborne off-board RF Active Decoy
Earlier in 2022, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems alongside the Israeli Navy and Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense Research and Development...
Elbit Systems UK starts operating Royal Navy MCTS Maritime Composite Training System
Elbit Systems UK has officially started operating the existing Maritime Composite Training System (MCTS) in the next step of its Royal Navy Transfo...
Russian Navy's oldest submarine Alrosa to re-enter service
According to information published by Tass on May 11, 2022, the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s oldest submarine Alrosa has completed its repairs and wil...
General Atomics wins contract for the propulsor of future Navy's Columbia class submarine
According to a press release published by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) on May 10, 2022, the firm announced that it has been awa...
Independence-class USS Charleston makes port call in Japan
According to a tweet published by Ryan Chan on May 11, 2022, the US Navy littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS-18) arrives for a scheduled port ...
Australia to purchase 12 new MH-60R Romeo maritime helicopters
According to information published by the Liberal Party of Australia on May 9, 2022, the Australian government will expand the maritime helicopter ...
Belgian frigate Leopold I launches Harpoon missile for first time
According to information published by the Belgian Ministry of Defense on May 10, 2022, during the multinational exercise Mjoelner 2022, the Karel D...