Navy News
India: First landing of Naval Tejas Mk1 Light Combat Aircraft on INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
French navy receives three new Multi-Mission Barges with hybrid propulsion
Florence Parly, French Minister of Defense, welcomes the reception by the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) of three additional Multi-mission B...
Ace Electronics Defense Systems awarded contract for Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System
Ace Electronics Defense Systems awarded a USD64,405,123 single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price delive...
U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems USD175 million for guided missile cruiser modernization
BAE Systems has received a $175 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69).
During naval exercise in Egypt Ka-52 and AH-64 helicopters take off from amphibious assault ship ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser
In December 2019, Egyptian Naval Forces conducted a large military exercise codenamed "Friendship Bridge 2019" in the Mediterranean Sea using lates...
Pakistan Navy inducts ATR-72 MPA and LUNA NG UAV
On January 4, the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) Director General of Public Relations announced that the PN officially inducted “marinized” ATR-72 aircraft a...
Royal Navy to escort British tankers in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. providing intelligence
The British Royal Navy will escort British vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as tensions in the region remain elevated following a U.S. drone st...