Launching of the first Gowind 2500 corvette built in Egypt
| 2018
The launching ceremony of the Port-Said Gowind corvette, the first warship built in Egypt, took place on September 6th, 2018 in Alexandria. This la...
Northrop wins $164M order for Japan E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AWACS production
| 2018
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$164.3 million contract This modification provides for the procurement of one Japan configuration E-2D Advanc...
Thales' Kingklip sonar performance hailed by Brazilian and Indonesian navies
| 2018
Thales is helping the Brazilian and Indonesian navies to modernise their underwater capabilities at every decisive moment thanks to the outstanding...
MSPO 2018: Naval Group showcases its latest innovations
| 2018
From 4th to 7th September 2018, Naval Group participates to MSPO 2018 in Kielce. Naval Group is showcasing its proposition for the ORKA program and...
Croatian Navy joins NATO's Operation Sea Guardian for the first time
| 2018
A Croatian navy missile boat left a port in Split on the Adriatic Sea on Monday to join NATO's Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean, state n...
Optimarin BWTS Chosen for USCG OPC
| 2018
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has selected Optimarin to supply the BWTS for nine Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) to be built at their Panama City,...
Future Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) Delivered to U.S. Navy
| 2018
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Charleston (LCS 18) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard Aug. 31. The delivery marks the ...
Video: HII Reaches 50 Percent Completion in Construction of Future Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy CVN 79
| 2018
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division reached the midpoint in the construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft ca...
US Navy & JMSDF Carriers Participate in Bilateral Training in South China Sea
| 2018
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Escort Flotilla 4 Battle Group, participated in bilateral training Aug. 31 wh...
Polish Navy Perry-class Frigate in Maiden SM-1 SAM Test Firing
| 2018
The Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna) frigate ORP Gen. K. Pułaski successfully completed a live firing exercise of two SM-1 surface to air missiles a...
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) & USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in Dual Carrier Ops
| 2018
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) began dual-carrier sustainment and qualification operations Aug. 29 in the western At...
Russian Scientists Test Biomorphic Tuna-shaped UUV
| 2018
Scientists of the Lobachevsky State University in Nizhniy Novgorod have carried out laboratory tests of the Tunets (Tuna) vessel intended for under...
Russian MoD to Procure 18 MR-232 Bussol-S Coastal Radars before 2020
| 2018
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to purchase eighteen MR-232 Bussol-S stationary coastal radar stations before 2020 to control the surface pictur...
U.S. Navy Awards Boeing Contract to Design & Build MQ-25A Tanker Drone
| 2018
The U.S. Navy awarded a contract to The Boeing Co. Aug. 30 for the MQ-25A Stingray, the first operational carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft...
LIG Nex1 on Track with New Tiger Shark Heavyweight Torpedo
| 2018
LIG Nex1 is right on track with its Tiger Shark Heavyweight Torpedo System program, Navy Recognition has learned from the South Korean defence comp...
L&T Launches Third Vikram-class OPV for Indian Coast Guards
| 2018
Continuing the focus on ‘Make in India’ in the defence sector, the L&T Shipyard at Kattupalli launched the third offshore patrol vessel (OPV-3)...
Brazilian Navy Helicopter Carrier Atlântico Arrived in her Homeport
| 2018
The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) new helicopter carrier Atlântico (A 140) reached Rio de Janeiro, her homeport, on August 25. PHM Atlântico p...
Video: Russia Establishes Arctic Shamrock Base on Franz Josef Land
| 2018
State-of-the-art technologies were used in building the Arctic Trefoil complex on the Franz Josef Land, the Zvezda tele-radio company reports. The ...
F-35C Lightning II Conducts Operational Test-1 Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
| 2018
F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 are conducting their Operational Test-1 (OT-1) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 and...
China's 28th Type 054A Frigate Commissioned with PLAN South Sea Fleet
| 2018
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) commissioned its 28th Type 054A Frigate (Jiangkai II-class) 'Xianning' (咸宁 with hull numbe...