Japan to deploy destroyer and aircraft to Middle East
| 2020
Defense Minister issued an order to implement information gathering operation in the Middle East. Japan Self Defense Forces will conduct the operat...
Mid-Life modernization for Turkish Navy's MEKO 200 frigate
| 2020
On January 10th, 2020, the Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı (SSB) (Presidency of Defence Industries) released an official image of how the Barbaros class...
TGE Group develops hybrid quad tiltrotor drone for Russian Navy
| 2020
During a visit in the building of the Black Sea Higher Naval School, TGE Group showcased to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin latest innovatio...
Metal Shark to begin production of next-generation US Navy Patrol Boat
| 2020
Shipbuilder Metal Shark and the US Navy are nearing the end of the operational test and evaluation (OT&E) trial period for the Navy’s incoming ...
Navy of China has commissioned its first Type 55 missile destroyer 101 Nanchang
| 2020
On January 12, 2020, the Chinese Navy has commissioned its first Type 55 missile destroyer 101 Nanchang. The Type 055 destroyer Renhai-class cruise...
Russia wishes to have a new aircraft carrier to strengthen its Naval Forces
| 2020
During the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Sevastopol, the Crimean naval city, in January 2020, a scale model of the next generation o...
India: First landing of Naval Tejas Mk1 Light Combat Aircraft on INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
| 2020
On Saturday, January 11, 2020, the naval variant of the Indian-made Tejas Mk1 LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) has completed the first landing onboard I...
U.S. Marines, NAVAIR declare CH-53K Heavy-Lift King Stalion engine problems resolved
| 2020
The U.S. Marine Corps and Sikorsky have resolved the engine integration issues that slowed down the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter prog...
Peraton awarded four US Navy unmanned maritime task orders worth $27.5M
| 2020
Peraton has received four U.S. Navy Unmanned Maritime Systems Support (UMSS) task orders valued at $27.45M. The four task orders are all recompetes...
Boeing awarded support contract for Australian P-8A Poseidons
| 2020
Boeing is awarded a $42,297,380 modification (P000163) to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm target, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed...
Indian-made aircraft carrier Vikrant will be commissioned by early 2021
| 2020
According to news published on the newspaper website "The Economic Times" on January 9, 2019, the first Indian-made aircraft carrier Vikrant will b...
Indian Navy will receive soon first batch of local-made Varunastra anti-submarine torpedo
| 2020
Indian Army will receive soon the first local-made anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra. The first batch of Varunastra torpedo will enter in service o...
French Company ECA Group to build new plant in the port of Ostend Belgium
| 2020
French Company ECA Group, an expert in robotics, automated systems, simulation and industrial processes, will build its new plant in the port of Os...
Russian Northern fleet to get Project 21300S Delfin rescue vessel
| 2020
The Northern fleet will get a modern rescue vessel capable of assisting submarines at a major depth. It is the second vessel of project 21300S. It ...
Baltic fleet to get upgraded Ka-27M helicopters in 2020
| 2020
The naval aviation will receive upgraded Ka-27M helicopters. They will become operational in 2020. The helicopters will improve antisubmarine defen...
Mexican Navy first POLA ship passes Sea Acceptance Trials
| 2020
In November and December 2019, ARM Reformador, the first of the Mexican Navy’s POLA class vessels, was subjected to the Sea Acceptance Trials. The ...
General Atomics MQ-9 Guardian RPAS demonstrates maritime surveillance capabilities in Greece
| 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded a series of flight demonstrations using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft S...
Vietnam Shipbuilding Company will deliver 50 patrol boats to Nigeria
| 2020
According to the Facebook account VietDefense, Vietnam will deliver a large number of patrol boats to Nigeria. The boats were ordered by Nigerian b...
Chinese naval 33rd escort taskforce escorts eight Chinese fishing boats west of the Gulf of Aden
| 2020
The guided-missile frigate Weifang (Hull 550) of the 33rd Chinese naval escort taskforce under the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy succ...
Turkish Navy to receive many new indigenous systems in 2020
| 2020
Several new naval, air and land systems will be added to Turkey's defense forces' inventories in 2020. Crucial projects in the defense industry wil...