Navy News
Northrop Grumman Delivers 1000th Anti-Radiation Guided Missile to US Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation marked a significant milestone with the delivery of its 1000th AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)....
First Sea Going for Italian Navy LSS Vulcano logistics support ship in December 2019
The Italian Navy LSS “Vulcano” logistics support ship, named after one of the Eolian Islands North of Sicily, had her First Sea Going on 5th Decemb...
Construction of US Navy John Lewis-class Harvey Milk replenishment oiler began on 13 December 2019
Construction began Friday, December 13, 2019, of the second John Lewis class replenishment oiler named Harvey Milk for U.S. Navy. The US Navy plans...
Launching of new Awaji-class Minesweeper named Etajima for Japanese Navy
According to a publication released on the Facebook account of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on December 12, 2019, the naming and l...
Four more PKX-B-class Chamsuri II-class patrol boats for Republic Of Korea Navy
According to a publication released on the Facebook account of the ROK (Republic of Korea) Navy on December 13, 2019, Hanjin Heavy Industry Co. Ltd...
Naval Group selected by Dutch MoD for next phase of Walrus-class submarines replacement program
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected French Company Naval Group to enter the next phase in the selection process for the Submarin...
Russian Navy Project 11356 frigate Admiral Essen has fired Kalibr missile
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Project 11356 Admiral Essen Grigorovich class frigate has fired its Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) mis...
Austal USA delivers USNS Puerto Rico (EPF11) to US Navy
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal USA has delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11) to the U.S. Nav...
Israel Shipyards Delivers Offshore Patrol Vessel to Honduras
The Honduran navy's new offshore patrol vessel (OPV), General José Trinidad Cabañas (FNH-2021), is scheduled to arrive in the Central American nati...
Royal Australian Air Forces receives latest P-8A Poseidon aircraft
The 12th and final P-8A Poseidon arrived in Australia on December 12, 2019. Arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh the aircraft completes the fleet for No...
Indra Signs contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture Radar for F110 Frigate
Indra has signed a contract with the US company Lockheed Martin to supply the main components of the AESA (Active Electronically scanned Arrays)S-b...
Damen Signs contract with Cotecmar for DTC hydrographic Research Vessel
Damen Shipyards Group signed a Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) contract with Cotecmar during ExpoDefensa 2019 in Bogota. The contract will see DT...
Argentine Navy Commissioned ARA Bouchard OPV Built By Naval Group
French shipbuilder Naval Group formally delivered the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) A.R.A Bouchard to the Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Arg...
Russia’s Kazan nuclear-powered attack submarine holds torpedo live-firing in White Sea
The Project 885M Yasen-M class nuclear-powered attack submarine Kazan (NATO reporting name: Severodvinsk-class) has launched torpedoes against a su...
Turkey sets out highly ambitious defence industry target for 2023
Turkey reveals the path to boost defence and aerospace exports by $ 10.2B in 2023," according to the Turkish government document "Strategic Plan fo...
Britsh Navy commissioning day for HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and was officially commissioned into the Royal Navy Fleet on Tuesday...
Hanjin Heavy to build 4 high-speed landing craft for Korean Navy
South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has signed a contract with local shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Constructio...
Damen Shipyards building landing ship tank for Nigerian Navy
Speaking on Monday at the keel-laying ceremony for the new Landing Ship Tank at DAMEN Shipyard Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, Chief of Naval...
Philippines Army to add BrahMos Anti-Ship Cruise Missile in its inventory
In a major development that could change the power dynamics in Southeast Asia, the Philippines Army has indicated that it is going ahead with the p...
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks US Navy USS Wyoming Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine
USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine of U.S. Navy successfully undocked at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Nov. 6, a key mil...
