Navy News
US Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort departed for Medical Mission
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) left from Naval Station Norfolk, June 14, to begin its deployment to South America, Central Amer...
Raytheon to upgrade U.S. Navy Block IV Tomahawk missile equipment
Raytheon has won a $US 29.6 million contract to upgrade U.S. Navy’s Block IV Tomahawk test and related equipment.
Iceland is the first European country to use Hermes 900 UAS maritime patrol services
Iceland recently became the first European country to use Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) maritime patrol services, particul...
Frigate HMAS Arunta rejoins Australian Navy after AMCAP upgrade
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Arunta officially rejoined the RAN fleet after completing its Anzac Midlife Capability Ass...
German Navy commissioned first F125-class frigate
The German Navy commissioned its first Baden-Württemberg-class (F125-class) frigate, the F222 Baden-Württemberg frigate, on June 17, according to C...
HMS Queen Elizabeth departed Portsmouth to conduct flight trials
The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth of the Royal Navy departed Portsmouth on June 17 to conduct flight trials and other forms of training befo...
World War II mines cleared during the BALTOPS 2019
German, Norwegian, Danish and U.S. Navy Sailors from the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise Mine Warfare Task Group came together to clear three ...
BAE Systems to join Boeing Industry Team on the MQ-25 programme
BAE Systems, in an official release, stated that the company has been awarded contracts by Boeing to supply the Vehicle Management Control System (...
Royal Navy to partner with Anduril Industries, specialised in AI solutions
The Royal Navy recently announced a partnership between the Royal Marines Commando and Anduril Industries, a British company specialised in the des...
India to develop new advanced variants of torpedoes
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of India, a premier DRDO lab making elaborate preparations for the transfer of technology (TOT) o...
U.S. Navy christened and launched LCS USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul
On June 15, in Marinette, Wisconsin, the U.S. Navy christened and launched the eleventh Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Mi...
NATO to replace its E-3A by new E-7 AWACS surveillance aircraft
According to Reuters, quoting the General Manager of the North Atlantic Treaty Ogranization (NATO) agency that manages the Airborne Warning & C...
Russian surface vessels to receive Paket-NK anti-submarine weapons
Almost all surface combatants of the Russian Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF) will be fitted with the Paket-NK anti-submarine warfare (ASW) system,...
Fincantieri launched first PPA of the Italian Navy
Recently, Fincantieri hosted the launching ceremony of the Italian Navy's first PPA (Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship, or OPV), dubbed Paolo Thaon...
River-class HMS Trent finishes its sea trial period
According to the Royal Navy, HMS Trent's trials allowed the vessel to test its main engineering systems and sensors (engines, water production, sew...
Project-75 Scorpene-subs of Indian Navy to get delayed due to serious defects
India's ambitious Project-75 which involves the manufacturing of Scorpene submarines in Mazagon Dock (MDL), Mumbai, is expected to get further dela...
USS Gerald R. Ford early service life period work contract worth $US 690 million
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), through its Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been awarded a maximum-value $US 687 million cost and cost...
Fincantieri and Naval Group sign a joint venture agreement
Following the announcement made on 23 October 2018, today, June 14, 2019, Italian Company Fincantieri and French Company Naval Group signed i...
Daewoo handed over upgraded Chang Bogo I-class sub to South Korea
On June 10, the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) handed over the Chang Bogo I-class (Type 209/1200) die...
Bharat Dynamics wins contract from Indian Navy for Varunastra torpedoes
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract worth of $US 17 million (Rs 1.190 crore) for the supply of Heavy Weight Torpedoes - Varunastra ...