Navy News
First Littoral Mission Ship of the Malaysian Navy launched in China
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has launched the first of a new class of four Royal Malaysian Navy littoral mission ships (LMS).
U.S., France and UK Navies completed Artemis Trident 19 exercise
France’s Marine Nationale, the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy completed the U.S. 5th Fleet mine countermeasures exercise Artemis Tri...
Russian divers of Sevastopol training centre test various types of diving gear
Diving students of the Sevastopol subsidiary of the unified training centre of the Russian Navy have got down to practical dives in various types o...
China to develop new engine for carrier-based stealth fighter jets
Chinese designers and engineers teamed up to study, develop and test a new turbofan engine for the Chinese carrier-based stealth fighter jets, the ...
Russian Northern Fleet landing ships trained to lay mines in Barents Sea
A mine-laying group of the Russian Northern Fleet has sailed into the Barents Sea to drill mine-laying operations at the fleet’s see ranges. The gr...
Royal Thai Navy and Russian Pacific Fleet held joint drills in Sea of Japan
The frigate Bangpakong and the frigate Naresuan of the Royal Thai Navy have ended their unofficial visit to Vladivostok, the first in 15 years, the...
FREMM Alsace has been launched by Naval Group
The frigate “Alsace” was launched on April 18 off the Naval Group's shipyard of Lorient. It is the ninth of a series of 10 vessels of the FREMM pro...
MAURIC: last Patrol Boat VGC 28 has been delivered to the French customers
Since 2007, SOCARENAM and MAURIC are involved in the design and construction of vessels ordered by the French Customs: 2 units of 44 m Offshore Pat...
US Navy ordered 24 Hawkeye E-2D aircraft
On April 11, the US DoD finalised the order of 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and awarded Northrop Grumman a $US 3.4 billion contract for the procurement...
Russia: four submarines and two cruisers to be scrapped by 2021
Two heavy nuclear cruisers of project 1144 - the Admiral Ushakov and the Admiral Lazarev, and four nuclear submarines - the Daniil Moskovsky K-448,...
INS Vikramaditya to hold joint exercise with FS Charles de Gaulle
The exercise Varuna is scheduled to start on May 1, off Goa and Karwar. This maritime exercise will be held jointly by the Indian Navy and the Fren...
Japan requests SM-3 missiles in FMS valued at US$ 1.15 billion
U.S. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan of up to 56 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missiles fo...
FS Charles de Gaulle and USS John C. Stennis took part in exercises in the Red Sea
On April 15, maritime forces from France’s Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group and the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group participated in a na...
Indonesia to acquire two more amphibious landing ships
Indonesia's Ministry of Defence recently awarded an IDR 360 billion (US$ 25 million) contract to supply the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indon...
Guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald left dry dock
The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) took another step toward returning to the fleet as a fully ready, combat-capable ship. The shi...
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate entered the South China Sea
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate, which is leading a squadron of Northern Fleet warships and vessels in a long-distance voyage, has crossed the Strait ...
FREMM Antonio Marceglia has been delivered to the Italian Navy
The frigate “Antonio Marceglia” was delivered on April 16 to the Italian Navy at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the eighth o...
Russian Project 22160 corvettes to be armed with new electronic defense
The latest corvettes of project 22160 will be armed with the latest reconnaissance and defence complexes. Their effectiveness is being tested on th...
French DGA selected Thales Coast Watcher 100 radars for coastal surveillance
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) recently selected Thales Coast Watcher 100 radars for the surveillance of its coastal waters near to tw...
Taiwan Coast Guard awarded Marine Jet Power a contract for MTU engines
Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been awarded a multi-unit, multi-year contract with CSBC Shipyard to provide propulsion for 15, 100-ton class vessels fo...