Navy News
US Navy launches Newest Yard Tug 808 class vessel
The U.S. Navy’s first Yard Tug (YT) 808 class vessel was successfully launched at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) shipyard, May 16, 2020. The YT...
Russian Navy Pacific Fleet to receive three ships armed with Kalibr cruise missiles
The Pacific Fleet (TOF) of the Russian Navy (VMF) is set to receive three surface ships with the Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) crui...
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems signs contract to obtain the Oceana shipyard in Brazil
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (Kiel, Germany) has signed a contract to acquire the Oceana shipyard in Brazil (Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina). The s...
Damen Shipyards Group delivers complete package for Korean Mulit-Purpose Vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has signed an agreement with Korean yard Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) to deliver a complete components pac...
First New Replenishment Vessel's construction for the French Navy Begins
The French Minister for the Armed Forces, Mme Florence Parly, took a tour of selected Defence Industry sites in the Loire-Atlantique region on Mond...
Russian Navy Baltic Fleet minesweepers kick off drills in Gulf of Finland
Two harbor and one base-type minesweepers of the Baltic Fleet will practice searching for mines planted by a notional enemy during drills that kick...
Russian Navy tested new Unmanned Underwater Vehicles UUV Diamant and Alexandrite-ISPUM
The Russian Navy tested new Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV). An exercise to overcome a minefield was held in the Mediterranean Sea. The Dmitry R...
Australian Navy has commissioned on sea Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Sydney V
On Monday, 18 May 2020, the Royal Australian Navy has commissioned on sea its newest Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Sydney (V). It is the first commiss...
Russian Navy Knyaz Vladimir Borei-A SSBN class nuclear submarine began underwater trials
The Knyaz Vladimir Borei-A class nuclear submarine of project 955A SSBN (ballistic missile submarine) began underwater trials in the White Sea befo...
Pictures of Chinese next-generation frigate Type 054X are circulating in Chinese social media
These last days, Chinese social media accounts have released pictures of China’s next-generation frigate. The Type 054A's successor is referred to ...
French Navy to start testing new aircraft carrier by 2036
The French Defense Ministry has announced that a new generation aircraft carrier, to be built in Saint-Nazaire, will begin sea trials in 2036.
USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Complete Week of Integrated Training
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, underway in the Atlantic Ocean, conducted a week of naval air integration exercises with Marine Corps ele...
Royal Australian Navy commissions its Final Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Sydney V
The Royal Australian Navy has welcomed its newest Air Warfare Destroyer into the Fleet in the first commissioning of an Australian warship at sea s...
Russian Baltic Fleet to receive 6 ships with Kalibr missiles and Pantsir systems
The Baltic Fleet will receive a batch of six Project 22800 missile corvettes, armed with the Kalibr cruise missiles; four of them will also be arme...
Vice Admiral Paromov first tanker ship of project 03182 to join Black Sea fleet of Russian Navy
The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy will be the first to obtain the Vice Admiral Paromov first tanker ship of project 03182. It can sail in ver...
During 800 days USS Florida submarine was one of the most versatile and clandestine platforms for US Navy
During 800 days of deployment, the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 78) was one of the most versatile and clandestine platform...
Naval Group starts construction of first new Replenishment Vessel for French Navy
The first steel plate of the hull of the first of the four new Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force (BRF) - replenishment vessels - of the French Navy ...
Report to Congress on US Navy Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class nuclear-powered aircra...
Russia to operate new ekranoplan A-050 Chaika-2 soon
Russia’s new ekranoplan A-50 Chaika-2 armed with missiles was announced by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov as to be dedicated to patr...
USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier conducts fast cruise at Guam
U.S. Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are simulating being at sea while moored at Naval Base Guam. During the simulation, or “fast cr...