Navy News
US Navy awards Block V Virginia-class submarine contract to General Dynamics
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a nine-ship -- eight with Virginia Payload Module (VPM) -- Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat...
Northern Fleet rescue ship Igor Belousov to participate in joint Russian-Vietnamese exercise
Today, Northern Fleet rescue ship Igor Belousov, which left Vladivostok on November 22, arrived at Cam Ranh port with a business call. The ship wil...
Royal Australian Navy tests shallow water mine countermeasures
The Royal Australian Navy’s premier international mine countermeasure exercise recently came to an end at Fleet Base West, Rockingham in Western Au...
China Tests New Undersea Vehicle for Marine Environment Monitoring
In November the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced that it had performed a 37-day trial in the South China Sea with the indigenously devel...
General Dynamics Wins $22.2B For US Navy's Virginia-Class Submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $22,209,893,409 fixed-price-incentive, multi-year modification to pr...
Dutch to join French-led mission in Strait of Hormuz with frigate
The Dutch government has announced on 29th November that it would contribute De Ruyter (F804) frigate to the European-led mission in the Strait of ...
Indian Navy to acquire 6 more P-8I maritime aircraft
The defence ministry on Thursday approved the procurement of 6 Boeing P8I maritime patrol aircraft, indigenous development of airborne warning and ...
Naval Group Australia signed contract for future submarine construction yard equipment
Australian suppliers Berendsen Fluid Power and H.H Machine Tools Australia (H&H) will partner with two international companies to deliver and s...
Raytheon to support U.S. Navy San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ships
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems is awarded a $74.7 million contract for design agent engineering services for networks and network user systems...
Iranian Navy unveils its new Pelican-2 vertical takeoff naval drone
On November 30, 2019, Iran’s Navy unveiled a vertical takeoff naval drone with the capability to fly horizontally and land on water, dubbed Pelican...
Chinese Navy Type 051B destroyer modernized with HHQ-16 air-defence missiles
After returning from a major refit, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Type 051B Luhai-class destroyer Shenzhen showcased its air defense fire...
Joint naval military exercise code-named Mosi in South Africa
On November 28, 2019, local time, the joint naval military exercise code-named Mosi, which is held by China, Russia and South Africa in waters of s...
Russian Baltic Fleet ships en route to Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy mission
A group of the Baltic Fleet’s warships led by the guard ship Yaroslav Mudry has passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea in its long-d...
Report on Navy Laser, Railgun and Gun-Launched Guided Projectiles
The following is the Nov. 21, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and ...
Naval Group successfully completes testing of its launch and recovery System
Naval Group achieved 100% successful recoveries of ECA GROUP's inspector 125 up to and including sea state 5/6 using its launch and recovery system...
Poland could acquire swedish second-hand submarines to update its fleet
Poland’s defence ministry is reportedly planning to acquire two second-hand Södermanland-class submarines from Sweden as part of its efforts to rep...
Iran, Russia, China to hold joint naval drills in Indian Ocean soon
The commander of Iran's navy announced on Wednesday joint Iranian, Chinese and Russian naval exercises in the Indian Ocean as tensions rise with th...
DRDO BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully fired by Indian Navy
On November 28, 2019, the Indian Navy successfully test-fired a DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) developed BrahMos supersonic c...
ROK Navy to get its second PKX-B-class patrol craft
The arms procurement agency has delivered an upgraded patrol boat to the South Korean Navy (RoK Navy) on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Patrol Killer ...
Pakistan Navy Receives Locally-Built Fast Attack Missile Craft
Launching Ceremony of indigenously designed multi-mission capable Fast Attack Craft (Missile)/ FAC(M) - 4 being built for Pak Navy at KS&EW was...