Navy News
Russia: Two new amphibious assault ships to join Pacific fleet
Two latest big amphibious assault ships of project 11711 will join the Pacific fleet. President Vladimir Putin saw the laying of the warships by Ya...
General Dynamics Land Systems awarded US Navy contract for production of MK 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System
General Dynamics Land Systems is awarded a $25,568,897 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of the MK 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS) for ...
USS Abraham Lincoln participates in joint exercise with U.S. Air Force
On June 1, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, attached to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), and A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, part...
Thales awarded other companies contracts for the Canadian support ships
Thales, as Seaspan Shipyard's Electronic Systems Integrator for the Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy's non-combat vessels (or support ships)...
Royal Navy deployed in the Baltic Sea after Russian threats
A Royal Navy frigate has been sent to the Baltic Sea in order to help the NATO forces already being in the area to ensure the security, amid increa...
Apache helicopter lands onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth for first time
On June 3, an Apache attack helicopter landed on the deck of the UK Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, for the first ti...
Canadian armed forces begin operation NEON to monitor North Korea
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are deploying ships and a maritime patrol aircraft, under Operation NEON, to ensure sanctions are imposed against N...
Chinese Type 001A aircraft carrier conducted takeoff and landing tests
China's first domestically-developed aircraft carrier, the Type 001A (yet to be named), has completed sea trials that were involving takeoff and la...
Raytheon completed first dual-target test of Ford-class integrated combat system
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed the final developmental test of the latest generation of the Ship Self Defense System, or SSDS, Integr...
The 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce visits Australia
The 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce, composed of the amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998), the guided-missile frigate Xuchang (Hu...
Russian Naval Rescue services engage new Project 23040 boats
The rescue detachment of Novorossiisk naval base is actively engaging harbour diving boats of project 23040. They are designed for operations close...
US Navy advances funds for materials for 3 MQ-4C Triton UAVs
The U.S. Navy has allocated funds for long-lead components for the next production lot of the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned a...
TAIS contracted to build five tanker ships for the Indian Navy
TAIS, the Turkish consortium founded by the owners of the top five leading shipyards of Turkey in order to offer expert and innovative solutions in...
US Navy orders Reaper ISR services for the Marine Corps
The U.S. Navy has recently awarded a contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to provide intelligence, surveillance and recon...
Indian Navy P8I Poseidon monitors the Gulf of Aden to counter piracy
The Indian Navy is currently monitoring the high seas of the Gulf of Aden (in Salalah), with its P-8I Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft, in...
Russian Navy to get upgraded antisubmarine warfare ships
The Russian Navy will get upgraded big antisubmarine warfare ships of project 1155. They have good running qualities, can destroy adversary submari...
Sovetsk Karakurt-class Russian corvette completed running trials
The Sovetsk Karakurt-class first serial corvette of project 22800 successfully completed the first stage of running trials in Lake Ladoga, the Defe...
Lockheed Martin won't submit Freedom LCS design for the FFG(X) contest
On Tuesday, May 28, Lockheed Martin's officials apparently told USNI News that the company wouldn't submit any bid to compete in the design of the ...
USS Theodore Roosevelt completes Alaska drill
Joint military training exercise Northern Edge concluded Friday after two weeks of operations with the Air Force, Marines and the Navy. For the fir...
Admiral Gorshkov frigate trains antisubmarine warfare in Pacific
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Northern fleet continues its long sortie and trained to search for submarines. The exercise was held in central...
