Navy News
Austal-built LCS 20 completed acceptance trials
On February 14, AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) announced its tenth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) successfull...
US Navy to commission LCS Tulsa
The U.S. Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), during a 10 a.m. PST cerem...
HENSOLDT to procure naval radars for German corvettes
HENSOLDT is to equip the second batch of the German Navy’s K130 corvettes with its TRS-4D Rotator naval radar and its MSSR 2000 ID friend-or-foe id...
Anti-air frigate Chevalier Paul to be modernised by Naval Group
The French large anti-air frigate, the "Chevalier Paul", has come into port (in Toulon, France) to be modernised by Naval Group. This docking takes...
US pursuit of FONOPS in the South China Sea irritates China
Admiral Phil Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, publically said the U.S. Navy will pursue its freedom of navigation operations (...
Papua New Guinea commissioned Austal-built HMPNGS Ted Diro
On February 01, The Papua New Guinea Defence Force commissioned the first Austal-built Guardian-class patrol boat, the Her Majesty's Papua New Guin...
BAE Systems to modernize USS Bulkeley
BAE Systems received a $US 114.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform maintenance and modernization of the guided-missile destroyer USS "...
Future Canadian warships to be based on BAE Systems Type 26
On February 08, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, announced that the Government of Ca...
3D printer from Naval Group taken onboard French aircraft carrier
After a second massive dry docking for technical issues, French aircraft carrier, the "Charles de Gaulle", is ready to take part to new operations ...
UK to purchase motherships for Special Forces and Marine commandos
According to Britain's Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, the UK is to purchase 2 new Special Forces motherships to storm ennemy beaches. This mov...
US Marines testing combat engineering applications of 3D printing
The US 1st Marine Logistic Group (1st MLG) used an Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures (ACES) printer (3D printer) to build, among o...
Naval Group signed future submarine SPA with Australia
A significant milestone has been achieved today with the signing of the Future Submarine Program Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA) by the Common...
Babcock completed upgrade of Estonian minehunter vessels
On 31 January, Babcock announced that it had successfully completed a capability upgrade on the first of three Estonian Navy minehunter vessels at ...
L3 ASV to deliver the C-Enduro to the British Royal Navy
L3 ASV announced, on February 05, the successful delivery of a long-endurance autonomous vessel known as the C-Enduro to the Royal Navy. The C-Endu...
General Dynamics awarded contract for planning yard services for DDG 51
The U.S. Navy announced today that General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a contract to continu...
LCS 15, the Billings, delivered to the US Navy
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) delivered another Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Billings (LCS 15) to the ...
HELRAS dipping sonar completed sea test onboard Seagull USV
In a Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) performed by the Israeli Navy, a Helicopter Long-Range Active Sonar (HELRAS) dipping sonar was successfully converte...
Ukraine to build indigenous anti-ship cruise missiles
Through its Neptune project, Ukraine announced in 2013 its desire to provide its forces deterrence against Russian sea power in the Azov region. Ne...
Germany to acquire new radars for Sachsen-class air defense frigates
Germany, through its defense procurement agency (the BAAINBw), is seeking to replace its current SMART-L radars aboard the Sachsen-class (F124) air...
Myanmar to create a Coast Guard force
The Myanmar government is to establish a coast guard force to safeguard its 2,080-km-long coastline and territorial waters, according to a coordina...