Navy News
Naval Group Launched 8th FREMM Frigate 'Normandie' for the French Navy
On 1 February 2018, Naval Group floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Normandie, just 12 months after the start of hull assembly in the building ...
First Daegu-class FFX-II Frigate delivered to ROK Navy
South Korea's defense procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced today that the first FFX Batch II (FFX II) fri...
Hamad Port Set to Welcome DIMDEX 2018 Visiting Warships
As part of the highly anticipated sixth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2018), Hamad Port, o...
Dutch Walrus-class Submarines to be Modernized with Safran Navigation Systems
Following an international bidding process, Safran’s integrated inertial navigation system (including Sigma 40 inertial navigation units and the as...
Is China's PLAN About to Test a Railgun at Sea ?
Ship spotters from China released several pictures of what appears to be an electromagnetic (EM) railgun. The pictures released on January 31st sho...
ACTUV Sea Hunter Prototype Transitions to ONR for Further Development
DARPA has successfully completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program and has officially transferred t...
India to develop new long-range variant of BRAHMOS missile
The BrahMos Aerospace company will develop a new variant of the BRAHMOS missile with a range of up to 800 km, according to the Hindustan Times news...
ASC and BMT collaborate to meet demand for submarine know-how
Australia’s sovereign submarine company ASC today signed a collaboration agreement with leading international engineering consultancy BMT to meet i...
GD NASSCO Laid Keel for Future USNS Miguel Keith ESB 5
The future USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) held a keel laying ceremony Jan. 30, at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego.
India's Third Scorpene Submarine ‘Karanj’ Launched at MDL Shipyard
The third Scorpene class submarine constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited for the Indian Navy, was launched today, 31 January 2018. The s...
BAE Systems awarded 40 Mk4 Naval Gun contract for Finland
BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Guns for the Finnish Navy and its Hamina Class Squadron 2000 fast attack craft, under a co...
Design of New Russian Maritime Patrol Aircraft Nearing Completion
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) continues fulfilling the contract with the Russian Defense Ministry to upgrade antisubmarine warfare Il-38 ai...
Interim AOR M/V Asterix Completes Royal Canadian Navy Trials & Achieves FOC
Davie Shipbuilding and Federal Fleet Services announced that following an intensive period of at-sea trials and testing, Asterix has been formally ...
China Building a 3rd Type 901 Large Replenishment Oiler for PLAN
Our partner East Pendulum is reporting that a 3rd Type 901 replenishment oiler has been spotted (via satellite imagery) at the Guangzhou Shipyard I...
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed 401 fixed-wing launches & recoveries
While underway for Independent Steaming Exercise Five, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed 401 catapults and arrestments, bringing the total to d...
SNA 2018 Video Coverage - Day 3 / Part 2
Day 3 (part 2) at the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held in Crystal City, VA, near Washington DC.
Construction of First Type 26 / City-class Frigate Progressing Well
Guto Bebb MP, the recently appointed UK Minister for Defence Procurement, visited BAE Systems’ Clyde shipyards and witnessed progress on the Type 2...
Belgian Government Green Lights Procurement of New Generation MCM Vessels
The Belgian government (Council of Ministers, following a proposal from Defense Minister Vandeput) agreed today to launch a public procurement proc...
Last Gumdoksuri-class / PKX-A patrol vessel commissioned with ROK Navy
The official media of South Korea's military is reporting that the last Gumdoksuri-class fast patrol ship was commissioned with the Republic of Kor...
First Italian-Built F-35B STOVL Aircraft Delivered To Italian Navy
The first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assembled outside the United States, was delivered to the Italian Mi...