Navy News
NATO to replace its E-3A by new E-7 AWACS surveillance aircraft
According to Reuters, quoting the General Manager of the North Atlantic Treaty Ogranization (NATO) agency that manages the Airborne Warning & C...
Russian surface vessels to receive Paket-NK anti-submarine weapons
Almost all surface combatants of the Russian Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF) will be fitted with the Paket-NK anti-submarine warfare (ASW) system,...
Fincantieri launched first PPA of the Italian Navy
Recently, Fincantieri hosted the launching ceremony of the Italian Navy's first PPA (Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship, or OPV), dubbed Paolo Thaon...
River-class HMS Trent finishes its sea trial period
According to the Royal Navy, HMS Trent's trials allowed the vessel to test its main engineering systems and sensors (engines, water production, sew...
Project-75 Scorpene-subs of Indian Navy to get delayed due to serious defects
India's ambitious Project-75 which involves the manufacturing of Scorpene submarines in Mazagon Dock (MDL), Mumbai, is expected to get further dela...
USS Gerald R. Ford early service life period work contract worth $US 690 million
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), through its Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been awarded a maximum-value $US 687 million cost and cost...
Fincantieri and Naval Group sign a joint venture agreement
Following the announcement made on 23 October 2018, today, June 14, 2019, Italian Company Fincantieri and French Company Naval Group signed i...
Daewoo handed over upgraded Chang Bogo I-class sub to South Korea
On June 10, the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) handed over the Chang Bogo I-class (Type 209/1200) die...
Bharat Dynamics wins contract from Indian Navy for Varunastra torpedoes
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract worth of $US 17 million (Rs 1.190 crore) for the supply of Heavy Weight Torpedoes - Varunastra ...
Russian A-50U early warning aircraft to control radar situation over Black Sea
A-50U early warning and control aircraft (AEW) of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have flown to an operational airfield in the Krasnodar Territo...
Kamchatka to receive two latest minesweepers of Project 12700 in 2020
Two latest Alexandrite-class minesweepers of project 12700 will arrive in Kamchatka next year. They are armed with unmanned underwater and surface ...
RFA Argus of the Royal Navy demonstrates helicopter carrying capability
The RFA Argus is at the heart of the amphibious task force deployed to the Baltic Sea for two months. The Royal Navy said the deployment will be le...
Four non-operational Tupi-class subs to be transfered from Brazil to Argentina
Brazil recently agreed to transfer four of its German-made Tupi-class submarines to Argentina, as the Brazilian Navy is modernising its fleet of su...
HMS Enterprise trials underwater gliders in the North Atlantic
The survey vessel HMS Enterprise of the Royal Navy used a Slocum Glider (named after Joshua Slocum, the first man to single-handedly sail around th...
Diamond Aircraft and Leonardo team up to offer maritime surveillance variant of DA62
Leonardo and Diamond Aircraft Industries are teaming up to offer a version of Diamond’s popular twin-engine DA62 aircraft customised for maritime s...
New Zealand commissioned diving support and hydrographic survey vessel, HMNZS Manawanui
On June 07, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) formally commissioned its latest diving support and hydrographic survey vessel, the HMNZS Manawanui, ...
Programme of aircraft carrier-based LCA Tejas-N may be aborted
In the coming months, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) will be evaluating whether it should, or shouldn't, continue to invest in the developmen...
USS Ronald Reagan and JS Izumo sail together in the South China Sea
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participated in a cooperative deployment with Japan Maritime Self-Defe...
Chinese new radar system immune to radar killer missiles
The China's maritime early warning system appears to be immune to "radar killer" missiles and is reported to be capable of detecting stealth aircra...
16V170C2ME Diesel Generator of Isotta Fraschini Motori validated 1000 hours Endurance Test
Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM) is a subsidiary of Fincantieri and is based in Bari, Italy. It is an Italian company specialised in the designing and...