Navy News
Royal Navy HMS Kent and HMS Defender deploy on operations
Portsmouth-based warships HMS Kent and HMS Defender today left their homeport to embark on operations to the Gulf and Asia Pacific respectively.
Chinese second aircraft carrier can carry 36 J-15 fighter jets
China's second aircraft carrier can carry at least 36 domestically developed J-15 fighter jets, some 50 percent more than the country's first, Chin...
GRSE launches fifth Fast Patrol Vessel for Indian Coast Guard
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd launched the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel on Saturday, Aug 10., Pooja Mehta reports on WION.
Austal USA awarded contract in support of the post shakedown availability of littoral combat ship USS Tulsa
Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Alabama, is awarded $23,099,311 for cost-plus fixed-fee task order against previously awarded basic ordering agreementto ac...
Russian frigate Admiral Kasatonov to enter final shipbuilders trials
The Project 22350 newest frigate Admiral Kasatonov will set off for Baltic Sea ranges in the coming week for the concluding stage of shipbuilders’ ...
USS Bataan LHD 5 Amphibious Ready Group completed first Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training
The USS Bataan (LHD 5) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) of U.S. navy completed its first Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise Au...
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier of US Navy propulsion plant reaches completion
U.S. sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) Reactor Department and Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) tec...
Roketsan ATMACA anti-ship missile aboard TCG Kınaalıada F-514 Ada class corvette of Turkish navy
According to pictures released on the Twitter account of Ali Özkök, Turkey has integrated local-made ATMACA anti-ship missile aboard the TCG Kınaal...
Pakistan Navy fires indigenous Harba anti-ship cruise missile
According to the Twitter account of Defence and Strategic Studies, “[PNS Himmat] fired an indigenously developed Harba naval cruise missile, which ...
U.S. Navy awards General Dynamics repair contract for USS Washington SSN 787 submarine
General Dynamics Corporation 's GD business division, Electric Boat, recently secured a contract worth $15.2 million for planning, material procure...
Russian Northern Fleet started a submarine detection exercise in the Arctic
The Northern Fleet sailors started an exercise in detecting a simulated enemy’s submarines on the border between the Barents and the Norwegian seas...
India will acquire two BrahMos supersonic cruise missile batteries for the Navy
India will acquire two BrahMos supersonic cruise missile batteries for the Navy. The Indian Navy wants to use the two BrahMos missile batteries to ...
US Navy USS Porter DDG 78 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer on the Black Sea
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began its north-bound transit to the Black Sea August 8, to enhance ...
Hellenic and Egyptian navies carried out naval exercises in Mediterranean Sea
Navy of Greece and Egypt carried out naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea during the visit by Greek ships to the Port of Alexandria. Two ships ...
BAE Systems to start production of Hunter-class frigate for Australian Navy in 2020
BAE Systems plans to start the production of Hunter-class frigate for Australian Navy in 2020. On 29 June 2018, BAE Systems Australia has been awar...
Sea trials for upgraded HMAS Arunta ANZAC class frigate of Australian Navy
Australian Navy RAN ANZAC class frigate HMAS Arunta has returned to sea for trials after completing the Project SEA 1448 Phase 4/4B ANZAC Midlife C...
South Korea to purchase MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters from U.S.
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of MH-60R Multi-Mission Heli...
Nicaraguan Navy commissions two more Damen Stan Patrol 4207 vessels
The Nicaraguan Naval Force has inducted two new Damen Shipyards Stan Patrol 4207 vessels into active service. The vessels were activated at the Nav...
Royal Navy joins international maritime security mission in the Gulf
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to freedom of navigation and safe passage through the Gulf.
France and Egypt carry out joint naval drills in Meditarranean
Egyptian and French naval forces carried out joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea on August 6 to support security, stability in region.