Navy News
Possible US foreign military sale of support for P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft of Argentina
On December 19, 2019, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Argentina of equipment, supp...
Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV 87 L Adroit becomes A.R.A. Bouchard of Argentina Navy
The Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV 87) L’Adroit adopts the Argentinian flag and becomes the A.R.A. BOUCHARD. The first one of the four OPVs ordered by...
Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates
Senior Bangladeshi Navy officials received two Chinese Type-053H3 frigates, Jiaxing (Hull 521) and Lianyungang (Hull 522), in Shanghai Jiangnan Shi...
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Achieves Operational Capability with Super Hornets
U.S. defence company Lockheed Martin has delivered its first batch of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer long-rang...
Royal Netherlands Navy To Get New Combat Support Ship Zr. Ms Den Helder From Damen
The construction of the new Combat Support Ship (CSS) Zr. Ms Den Helder should start soon. An agreement has been reached between the Dutch MoD and ...
Russian shipbuilders to deliver latest Project 955A nuclear-powered sub to Navy
The Sevmash Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) is preparing the Project 955A (Borei-A) nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Vladimir...
Navantia closes the resistant hull of S81 “Isaac Peral” submarine
Navantia has finalized, in the Cartagena facilities, the closure of the resistant hull of the S-81 ‘Isaac Peral’ submarine for the Spanish Navy, af...
Swedish Navy Combat Boat 90HSM marks its 30th anniversary
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the development in Sweden by FMV of the Combat Boat 90. The latest version is Combat Boat 90HSM with high p...
Merlin helicopters to form strike group with HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Northumberland
The Navy’s premier submarine hunters are much better prepared to defend Britain’s future flagships after a three-month workout in the USA. Merlin h...
Mexican SIGMA Class Frigate ARM Reformer Completes Sea Trials
The Mexican Navy has recently completed Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for its multi-purpose frigate DAMEN SIGMA 10514, ARM Reformer (POLA 101). The te...
BAE Systems wins US Navy contract for laser-guided rockets
The American Navy has signed a $2.68 billion IDIQ contract for thousands of combat-proven, low-cost APKWS® Laser-Guided Rockets manufactured by BAE...
IXblue Navigation Solutions Selected For Three New OPV For Argentina
Kership has selected iXblue navigation solutions to equip the three new offshore patrol vessels (OPV 90 type) being built for the Argentine Navy. T...
De Haas Maassluis New Interceptor to be delivered to Hellenic Navy
Ullmandynamics in collaboration with De Haas Maassluis (NL) has been working on an exciting project during the past year. On December 16 2019, they...
Russian Vladimir Yemelyanov minesweeper begins acceptance trials
The Vladimir Yemelyanov Alexandrite-class minesweeper of project 12700 built by Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard began acceptance trials, the enterprise said.
Royal Navy F-35 Takes-Off from HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth Harbour
The roar of the most advanced aircraft in Britain’s arsenal reverberated around Portsmouth Harbour as an F-35 launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
General Dynamics starts construction of future US Navy USNS Harvey Milk
Construction on the Navy’s future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) was marked by a ceremony held at the General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding...
Littoral Combat Ship St. Louis for US Navy Completes Acceptance Trials
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 19, the future USS St. Louis, completed Acceptance Trials in Lake Michigan. Now that trials are complete, the ship will ...
Chinese Navy takes delivery of second aircraft carrier
China's 2nd aircraft carrier, the country's first domestically built one, was named Shandong (hull 17) and was commissioned into the Chinese Navy o...
Naval Group collaborates with 9 Australian firms on countermeasure solutions
French shipbuilder Naval Group has signed nine different memorandums of understanding (MoU) with Australian companies to manufacture its countermea...
Hydroid Integrates HISAS 2040 Module onto REMUS 600 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
The in-mission processor allows real-time processing of HISAS data, allowing operators to download high-resolution images immediately when the vehi...