Navy News
Boeing Starts Service-Life Modification of 1st U.S. Navy Super Hornet
Boeing inducted the first F/A-18 into the Service Life Modification program, which will modernize and extend the life of the U.S. Navy Super Hornet...
First Project 22800 Karakurt-class Corvette Uragan to Start Trials in mid-May
The first Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette Uragan will start its shipbuilders trials in Lake Ladoga in mid-May, Chief of the Russian Navy’s Sh...
Sea Fire digital radar for FTI frigate programme enters production
Thales is pleased to announce that the first Sea Fire radar for the French Navy’s FTI future medium-size frigates programme is now in production. T...
India`s Larsen & Toubro develops inclined launcher for BRAHMOS missile
India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) contractor has developed a prototype of an inclined launcher for the PJ-10 BRAHMOS cruise missile, according ...
U.S. Navy Orders Thousands of Additional BAE Systems APKWS Laser-guided Rockets
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $175 million contract for more than 7,000 cost-efficient Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS©) las...
Pictures: 1st Phase of French Navy Chesapeake Deployment in the United States
Since early April, nearly 350 French Navy sailors and their aircraft are deployed in the Norfolk area, home of the Carrier Air Wing 8. As the first...
Russia’s LST Landing Ship Ivan Gren Completes Acceptance Sea Trials
Russia’s Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren built by the Yantar Shipyard in west Russia has completed its sea trials and returne...
HII Started Fabrication of the First Flight III Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jac...
German Navy to Field AeroVironment Puma UAS with Mantis i45 Sensor
The German Navy has acquired the AeroVironment Puma maritime unmanned aircraft system. The Puma systems will include the Mantis i45 sensor and pock...
Russia launches Third Project 22800 Corvette Shkval - 1st one with Pantsir-M
The second serial-produced (third overall) Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette Shkval has been launched at the Pella Shipyard in the Leningrad Re...
First ARCIMS Unmanned Minesweeping System Handed Over to Royal Navy
An autonomous minesweeper system that can safely clear sea lanes of mines has been handed over to the Royal Navy. Following a period of successful ...
U.S. Navy Completes Lightweight Torpedo Defense Mission Module Testing
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program announced the successful completion of two days of at-sea testing of the AN/SLQ-61 Ligh...
U.S. Navy re-establishing its Second Fleet in North Atlantic
U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, announced the establishment of U.S. 2nd Fleet during a change of command ceremony for U....
Flight IIA Technology Insertion Destroyer Thomas Hudner Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) successfully completed acceptance trials May 3 after spending a day underway off the coast of Maine. DDG 116...
GE LM2500 Marine Gas Turbines Power Japan’s New JS Asahi Destroyer
Two reliable GE LM2500 marine gas turbines now power the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) newest destroyer JS Asahi (DD119). This firs...
UK and Norway Plan Cooperation on P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The UK and Norway advanced their plans for international Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) co-operation in the North Atlantic, as the nations’ defence...
Future RAN Submarine Design to Move to Australia from 2022
Critical design work on the Royal Australian Navy’s Future Submarine Program will move to South Australia from 2022, fueling more local jobs and in...
Russia's Baltic Shipyard Started Dock Trials of 33,000 tons Icebreaker Arktika
Workers of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia have completed the fitting-out of the Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered ...
China Deploys YJ-12B and HQ-9B Missiles on South China Sea Islands
China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three outposts in the South China Sea according to several medi...
HHI Cut Steel of Philippine Navy First HDF-3000 Frigate
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) started construction of the Philippine Navy’s first of two future guided missile frigate. T...