Navy News
Vietnam inks $348 Million agreement with Japan to build six patrol boats
Vietnam on July 28 2020, signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to borrow 36.63 billion yen ($348.2 million) to...
Royal Australian Navy equips Anzac-Class frigates with new sonar
Upgrades to the Spherion B sonar processing systems in the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac Class Frigates under SEA 1408 Phase 2 is almost complete.
Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice-class coastguard ship of project 23550
According to information published by the Russian Press Agency TASS on July 28, 2020, Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice-class coastguard s...
China’s first Type-075 assault amphibious ship is starting sea trials
The People Liberation Army Navy's newest amphibious warfare assault ship, the Type-075 LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) is setting sail for the first ...
US Navy releases photo of Minnesota nuclear attack submarine equipped with combat laser
Photo of the US Navy accidentally revealed a combat laser on a Minnesota nuclear attack submarine. If We look closely, it seems to be a B. E. Meyer...
US Navy Eisenhower strike group exercises with Hellenic Navy
The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) participated in surface exercises with the Hellenic Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, July 2...
The U.S. Navy is investing in Mine Countermeasure unmanned vehicle Knifefish program
General Dynamics, which provides engineering support for the Navy’s Knifefish system, is set to get an additional $13.6 million for continued progr...
Naviris to develop feasibility study for Mid-Life upgrade of Horizon Frigates
Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group, has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operati...
French Navy future nuclear attack submarine SNA Suffren begins trials in Toulon
On July 29, 2020, the Suffren, first out of six SNAs nuclear attack submarine of the Barracuda program, will arrive at Toulon naval base to begin a...
Russian latest nuclear-powered sub to enter state trials in August
The state trials of the improved Project 885M (Yasen-M) lead nuclear-powered submarine Kazan will begin in the first half of August, a source in th...
US Navy USS Tripoli LHA 7 amphibious assault ship departs Huntington Ingalls for its San Diego homeport
According to information released by the U.S. Navy, on July 24, 2020, the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed...
Second Admiral Kasatonov frigate of Project 22350 joins the Russian Navy
"Admiral Kasatonov", the second project 22350 (Admiral Gorshkov-class) frigate built by Severnaya Verf Shipyard has joined the Russian Navy. The St...
Last new Egyptian Type 209 submarine to be delivered in 2021
The Egyptian Navy will receive its fourth and final Type 209 submarine from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in 2021.
Ukraine inks contract with French company to build 20 fast patrol boats 98 Mk I
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU) and OCEA (France) have inked a contract for the manufacture of 20 patrol boats under the Framewor...
US Navy certifies USS Gerald R. Ford’s sixth advanced weapons elevator
Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the on-schedule certification and turnover of a sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) ab...
Navantia launches first of five corvettes for Royal Saudi Naval Forces
Al Jubail, the first of five corvettes being built in Spain by Navantia for the Royal Saudi Navy, was launched Wednesday at the San Fernando shipya...
Brigade of Marine Corps under PLA Navy holding live-fire training exercise
All-terrain wheeled assault vehicles attached to a brigade of Marine Corps under the PLA Navy spitfires while advancing during a recent live-fire t...
HENSOLDT UK to supply coastal surveillance radar to the Lithuanian Border Guard
HENSOLDT UK, manufacturer of Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar systems, is pleased to announce that the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has...
Lockheed Martin begins construction on future Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship USS Beloit
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine marked the beginning of construction on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 29, the future USS Beloit, with...
Russian Navy second diesel-electric submarine Volkhov wraps up shipbuilders’ trials
The second out of six Project 636.3 submarines ordered for Russia’s Pacific Fleet completed shipbuilders’ sea trials, the Admiralty Shipyard report...