Navy News
French Navy to acquire 14 new LCU-type ships from CNIM
CNIM Group, a French industrial contractor, has been chosen by the French Navy (taking the lead on its rivals Kership and CMN) to deliver 14 new la...
US DoD awarded Global PCCI contract for ESSM systems delivering
Global PCCI (a joint venture) has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, worth $US 250 million, from the US DoD for the ...
L3 ASV and Dstl reached 1,380 km of Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions
L3 ASV announced the completion of a series of demonstrations at the Australian Defence Showcase, Autonomous Warrior 18, in Jervis Bay, Australia. ...
Sweden to purchase two Bofors 40 Mk4 guns for its Navy
The Swedish Navy has decided to acquire two BAE Systems Bofors 40 Mk4 40mm guns in order to arm its vessels.
Malta purchases its second offshore patrol vessel
The Maltese MoD has signed a €35 million contract with Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria for the building of a second offshore patrol ve...
Thales equiped new Mexican POLA, the ARM Reformador
According to Thales, at the end of 2018, the first ship from the Mexican Navy’s new POLA (Patrullera Oceanica de Largo Alcance) class, ARM Reformad...
New Zealand Navy gets Cougar ROV onboard HMZS Resolution
Norway-based Østensjø Rederi is contracted to deliver the future HMZS Resolution (also known as ‘Edda Fonn’) to the New Zealand Ministry of Defense...
Project 12700 minesweeper Ivan Antonov finishes state trials
The newest minesweeper Ivan Antonov of project 12700 (Aleksandrit) has finished state trials. The ship’s crew is getting ready for a ceremony of ho...
L3 MAPPS awarded contract for Canadian JSS deliveries
L3 MAPPS has been awarded a contract for work on the Royal Canadian Navy’s Joint Support Ships (JSS) from the Canadian shipbuilder Seaspan Shipyards.
US Navy to develop a smaller and unmanned fleet
The US Navy plans to change the way their fleet have been developing since the Cold War. Their actual objective is to construct smaller ships that ...
US Navy considering 2 variants for next common auxiliary hull
According to USNI, the US Navy is currently planning to replace its actual auxiliary ships by two new hulls, under the Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-...
Saab to launch its Laser Warning System for land and naval applications
As reported on its website, Saab is pleased to announce the launch of its laser warning system portfolio in the U.S., which includes mature technol...
Raytheon and Phoenix Products on an agreement for NSM production
Raytheon has announced its brand new agreement with Phoenix Products Inc. (PPI) for the production of the Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) required by t...
US Navy setting MQ-25 program price tag at $US 15 billion
The U.S. Navy has estimated that the developing and procuring of a fleet of 72 MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft will cost $US 15....
BAE to improve communications and connectivity of US Navy
BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year, $US 80 million contract from the US Navy to maintain and enhance the communications and the connectivity ...
Navantia to build a new Avante 2200 corvette for the Saudi Navy
Spanish shipmaker Navantia is to build a new Avante 2200-type corvette for Saudi Arabia, on the basis of a $US 2.2 billion contract which was signe...
13th Littoral Combat Ship, USS Wichita, commissioned by US Navy
According to Lockheed Martin, The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Wichita (LCS 13) – the nation's seventh Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – a...
US Navy and Air Force award Lockheed Martin second production lot for long range anti-ship missiles
According to Lockheed Martin (LMT), the company has received a $US 172 million contract from the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force for Long Range An...
Saab to Deliver Communication System to Norwegian Coast Guard Vessels
Saab has signed a contract with Vard Group AS to take on the communication integrator role for the Norwegian Coast Guard project P6615.
US Navy could convert civil ships into missile ships
According to the U.S. Naval Institute, the U.S. Navy could consider the conversion of merchant ships into missile ships as the solution to reach th...