Navy News
First test of Chinese new JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile
China’s nuclear modernization continues with the first known test of its next-generation SLBM, as reported by Ankit Panda in The Diplomat. On Novem...
BIRD Aerosystems to provide undisclosed African customer with Maritime Surveillance services
BIRD Aerosystems, the leading developer of Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) and Airborne Surveillance, Information and Observation (ASIO)...
US Navy forms first CMV-22B Squadron
The US Navy held a ceremony Dec. 14 at Naval Base Coronado to commemorate the establishment of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, the...
Japan to launch first aircraft carriers since WW2
Japan will launch its first aircraft carrier since the end of World War II. It will consist in refitting the Izumo helicopter carrier into a ship t...
Australia aiming at top 10 power for military exports
The Australian government has declared it is on track to achieve its goal of becoming a top 10 military exporter after Western Australia's Austal w...
Belgium Naval & Robotics details industrial cooperation for Belgian-Dutch MMCM program
On the 13th of December, Belgium Naval & Robotics gathered its Belgian industrial and research partners as well as several elected officials to...
Austal receives US Navy order for LCS 36 and 38
AUSTAL is pleased to announce that the United States Department of Defence has awarded Austal USA a contract to build two additional Littoral Comba...
MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile marks further trials milestone
MBDA's Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile has successfully conducted a further firing trial, passing a significant new milestone for the Anglo-French ...
Brazil launches its first Naval Group Scorpene class submarine: Riachuelo
This morning, the Brazilian Navy launched its first Brazilian-built Scorpène® submarine, the Riachuelo. The ceremony took place at the Itaguaí Navy...
Test firings for Patria Nemo Navy Container conducted successfully
The latest member of Patria’s Game Changers of the Battlefield – Patria Nemo Container has undergone vigorous test firings of its 120mm mortar in d...
China dispatches PLAN 31st fleet to the Gulf of Aden
The 31st fleet from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has left the port city of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdong Province for the Gulf ...
UK shortlists three shipbuilders for Type 31e competitive design phase
Three shipbuilding teams have been awarded multi-million-pound contracts to push ahead with plans to build five new Type 31e warships in the UK for...
Iranian navy unveils blueprint for trimaran
On 8 December, during a visit to an exhibition of the Iranian Navy’s achievements, Deputy Chief of the Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Sayyari u...
France still supporting submarine sale to Poland
The French embassy in Poland has made a formal denial of the statements made by Polityka Insight on December 3, 2018 that France will withdraw its ...
Russian Navy to receive Be-200 SAR aircraft by 2019 end
The Russian Navy will receive the Beriev Be-200 amphibious aircraft intended for rescue operations by the end of 2019, the chief of the Russian Nav...
South Korea orders new batch of SM-2 air defense missiles
South Korea decided Friday to purchase dozens of additional U.S.-made ship-to-air missiles to be placed on three new 7,600-ton Aegis-equipped destr...
Elbit, Leonardo join forces to add new torpedo capability for Seagull USV
Elbit Systems is now teaming with Leonardo to Develop Additional Torpedo Capability for Seagull USV, the Israel-based company said on December 6, 2...
Austal Delivers First Guardian-class Patrol Boat for Papua New Guinea
Austal today delivered the first Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence and then in a handover ceremony, present...
Jamaica Defence Force Commissions Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) saw the addition of a new member to its fleet this month; A Beechcraft King Air 350 WR maritime surveillance aircra...
Work on China's Third Aircraft Carrier Type 003 Officially Confirmed
China has launched work on building its third aircraft carrier (known as Type 003), Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday. In an article published ...