Navy News
Chinese Navy conducts naval exercises with three Type 071 Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock vessels
According to pictures released by the China Ministry of Defense website on November 23, 2020, the Chinese navy has conducted different types of nav...
Steel cutting ceremony on third of six new Cape-class patrol boats of Australian Navy
According to a press release published on 27 November 2020, Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has ‘cut metal’ on the thir...
Joint maritime operations for US and Tunisian navies in the Mediterranean Sea
According to information published by the United States Africa Command on November 23, 2020, USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) Expeditionary Sea...
First fighter jet pilots Academy graduates to join Chinese Navy carrier force
The first flight students-turned-pilots for the People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carrier-based fighter jet force have gained initial operat...
BAE Systems opens first Visualization Suite for Canadian Surface Combatant
BAE Systems opened the first Visualization Suite for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) officially on 26 November at its offices in Ottawa. BAE S...
Russian Project 12701 Alexandrite-E-class minesweeper gets new mine clearing system
Russia’s newest Project 12701 Alexandrite-E-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV; an export-oriented variant of the Russian Navy’s Project 12700...
Naval Group opens office in Manila
Naval Group, a world leader in naval defense, announces the opening of a representation office in the Philippines to be operated in Manila. The ope...
Rheinmetall to develop laser weapons demonstrator for frigate Sachsen of German Navy
According to a press release published on November 26, 2020, the German procurement authorities have awarded Rheinmetall a contract to develop a ke...
Germany confirms order of 31 Airbus NH90 NFH naval helicopters Sea Tiger
According to a press release published on November 26, 2020, Airbus confirms that the German Bundeswehr has ordered 31 NH90 NFH helicopters, to be ...
Thales delivers unmanned mine countermeasures system to British and French navies
According to a press release published on November 26, 2020, Thales to deliver the world’s first fully-integrated unmanned mine countermeasures sys...
France completes qualification firings trials of MBDA Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile
According to a press release published on November 26, 2020, the MBDA Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile has completed its qualification firings trial...
Naval Group opens new office in Philippines to develop naval capabilities for the country
According to a press release published on November 26, 2020, Naval Group, a world leader in naval defense announce the opening of a representative ...
MARSUR European Maritime Surveillance project takes next step
European Defence Agency’s longstanding Maritime Surveillance (MARSUR) project entered a new phase on 19 November 2020 when the Agency launched its ...
DLBA Division of Gibbs and Cox selected to support DARPA NOMARS Program
The DLBA Division of Gibbs & Cox announces that it will be supporting DARPA's Tactical Technology Office (TTO) on their revolutionary No Mannin...
Russia gets naval base in Sudan
Russia received the right to deploy a material and technical logistical Navy base in the Sudan. It means the Russian Navy is returning to the India...
DSIT Solutions to supply Portable Acoustic Range PAR system to Republic of Korea
Israeli Company, DSIT Solutions Ltd., a world leader in underwater defense and security solutions based on advanced state-of-the-art sonar and acou...
U.S. Navy awards USD197 million contract for USS Wasp modernization
BAE Systems has received a $197.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work aboard the amphibio...
Third operational deployment at sea for the Chinese Navy Type 002 Shandong aircraft carrier
According to information released by the Global Times Chinese newspaper website, the Chinese-made Shandong aircraft carrier also called Type 002 wi...
Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Flight III to deliver critical Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability to US Navy
According to information published by the U.S. Navy on November 20, 2020, the U.S. Navy recently achieved several important milestones for the DDG ...
GE Power Conversion to provide power and propulsion systems for US National Security Multi-Mission Vessels
According to a press release published on November 23, 2020, GE’s (General Electrics) Power Conversion business has been awarded a $40 million cont...