Navy News
Raytheon missiles receives modification contract to provide AIM-9X Block II missiles to US
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on July 6, 2020, Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarde...
Guided Missile Destroyer USS McCampbell Returns to U.S. for Modernization
The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) departed Yokosuka, Japan, July 2, for Portland, Oregon, to complete a scheduled a 17-month Dep...
Vigor Marine wins contract to repair US Navy USS McCampbell DDG 85 guided missile destroyer
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on June 6, 2020, Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, is awarded a $133,406...
France to procure E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft, Spares and Support Equipment
According to a news released by the US DoD (Department of Defense) on July 6, 2020, the US State Department has made a determination approving a po...
First Russian corvette armed with seaborne Pantsyr-M air defense system enters state trials
The Project 22800 (Karakurt-class) first small missile ship armed with the Pantsyr-M surface-to-air missile system entered state trials, Russian Na...
Chinese J-15 Fighter Jets Begins Take-off and Landing On New Aircraft Carrier CNS Shandong
According to China Daily, Chinese J-15 fighter jets have started take-off and landing training on the new aircraft carrier “CNS Shandong”. Carrying...
First German Invincible-class submarine to be delivered to Singapore Navy in 2022
Speaking to reporters on June 25, 2020, in conjunction with Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day, Dr Ng said the first German-made Invincible-class sub...
Royal Australian Navy's Fifth ANZAC-class Frigate HMAS Toowoomba to undertake AMCAP upgrade
Henderson shipyard is a hive of activity, in preparation for HMAS Toowoomba, the fifth ship to undertake the AMCAP upgrade. The vessel will be join...
Italian Navy to receive Leonardo's new systems within the frame of fleet renewal programme
As part of the renewal of the of Italy’s naval fleet, a project called "Legge Navale (Naval Law)", Leonardo is involved in the development and impl...
Finnish Border Guard will operate the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance
The Finnish Border Guard will operate the CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance purposes. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service i...
First Phalanx Close-in weapon system installed on Royal Navy HMS Prince of Wales
According to a tweet released by the official Twitter account NavyLookout on July 2 2020, the British aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales has bee...
Turkey successfully conducts test launch of local-made ATMACA anti-ship cruise missile
According to information published on the Twitter of Ismail Demir the president of SSB, July 4, 2020, the Turkish defense industry has successfully...
Raytheon to complete engineering development of ESSM Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block II
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on July 1, 2020, Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarde...
Australia intends to significantly increase military spending
On July 1, 2020, the Australian government approved the so-called Defense Strategic Update and the 2020 Force Structure Plan, which provide for Aus...
Naval Group chooses iXblue to provide navigation systems for future export Gowind-class vessels
iXblue has been selected by Naval Group to supply navigation systems for two Gowind corvettes intended for the international market. These two futu...
Indonesia signs preamble contract for construction of two Iver Huitfedlt-class frigates
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has signed a preliminary contract with the representative of Danish Odense Maritime Technology to supply two Ive...
Elbit Systems Wins $53 Million Contract to Supply Intelligence Suites to Southeast Asian Navy
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $53 million to provide and integrate intelligence suites ...
UAE and US Naval Forces Conduct Combined Joint Operations in Arabian Gulf
The United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC) conducted combined naval and air training operations with forces assigned to U.S. Naval Force...
Azerbaijani Naval Forces Conduct Live-Fire Training Onboard Patrol Boats
On June 29 2020, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan released video footage on its Youtube channel. On these images, we can see t...
Russian Navy troops receive over 700 latest and upgraded weapon systems
The Russian troops have received over 700 latest and upgraded weapon systems since the beginning of this year, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said ...