Navy News
US, UK and Australia confirm AUKUS pact and review its progress
On December 7, 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defen...
UK: Royal Navy's River-class Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Tamar to visit Brunei
According to information published by the UK MoD on December 7, 2022, HMS Tamar briefly met up with her younger sister HMS Spey in Yokohama, Japan ...
New Zealand Navy receives first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
According to a PR published by Boeing on December 8, 2022, New Zealand received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in ...
GD holds keel authentication ceremony for Virginia class submarine Arizona
According to information published by the US DoD on December 7, 2022, senior Navy leaders, elected officials, and industry partners gathered at Gen...
Rafael to supply Typhoon Mk30-C Remote Weapon Station to Asian country
According to a PR published by RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. on December 7, 2022, the firm announced that it has been awarded a contract to ...
Japanese helicopter carrier Izumo completes exercise with US Navy
According to a tweet published by the Japanese Mod on December 7, 2022, the Japanese helicopter carrier JS Izumo conducted a bilateral anti-submari...
Chinese built Type 071E LPD for Thailand completes sea trials
According to a tweet published by Ryan Chan on December 7, 2022, the future Royal Thai Navy's Type 071E amphibious transport dock (or LPD), built b...
Russia deploys Bastion coastal missile systems in Kuril islands near Japan
According to information published by Tass on December 7, 2022, Bastion coastal missile complexes of the Pacific fleet went on combat duty in Param...
Iranian vessel attempts to blind two US Navy's ships in Strait of Hormuz
HAccording to information published by the US DoD on December 6, 2022, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol boat interacted in an unsaf...
Keel laying ceremony for John Lewis-class oiler Robert F. Kennedy
According to a PR published by General Dynamics NASSCO on December 5, 2022, the firm laid the keel for the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208)...
Russian frigate launches salvo of Kalibr cruise missiles on Ukraine
According to a tweet published by Massimo Franterelli on December 6, 2022, a Russian television video was released showing a Russian Admiral G...
First Turkish Navy's Reis class submarine Piri Reis starts sea trials
According to a tweet published by Oguz Eroguz on December 6, 2022, the first Turkish Reis class (Type 214TN) submarine Piris Reis has started its s...
Indonesian Navy to carry out mid-life modernization of nine ships
According to information published by Kompas on December 5, 2022, a total of nine old Republic of Indonesia warships (KRI) owned by the Indonesian ...
Japanese Navy sends its icebreaker Shirase to Antarctica
According to a tweet published by the Japanese MoD on December 6, 2022, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force has sent its icebreaker Shira...
Buyan M class corvette Grad to join Russian Navy in December
According to information published by Tass on December 6, 2022, Project 21631 (Buyan-M-class) corvette Grad is to be handed over to the Navy in the...
United Arab Emirates reportedly interested by Milkor's Inshore Patrol Craft
According to information published by Tactical Report on December 6, 2022, United Arab Emirates Navy's officers would have shown their in...
Russian Project 20380 corvette Mercury enters final stage of sea trials
According to information published by Tass on December 5, 2022, the Mercury corvette built by Severnaya Verf Shipyard in St. Petersburg has entered...
Navantia delivers Al Jubail class corvette Hail to Saudi Arabia
According to information published by Navantia on December 5, 2022, the Spanish firm has delivered the third Al Jubail class corvette Hail to the&n...
Thai Navy's aircraft carrier Chakri Naruebet transits Singapore Strait
According to a tweet published by WarshipCam on December 5, 2022, the Royal Thai Navy Chakri Naruebet-class aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet (...