Navy News
US Navy & JMSDF Carriers Participate in Bilateral Training in South China Sea
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Russia reinforced its naval task group in Mediterranean
The Black Sea Fleet’s Project 11356 guided missiles frigates Admiral Grigorovich (hull number 494) and Admiral Essen (hull number 490) have made a ...
New Dive and Hydrographic Support Vessel for Royal New Zealand Navy
On 22 August, New Zealand's Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced the purchase of the 85-metre Edda Fonn, a 15-year-old offshore support vessel fr...
China’ Second Aircraft Carrier Type 002 Starts Second Round of Sea Trials
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier embarked on its second sea trial on Monday from its shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning province. Videos...
Russian Navy to Upgrade Tu-142 MPA with SVP-24 Targeting System
The Russian Navy’s naval aviation plans to upgrade Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft, including with the aid of SVP-24 system that has been used in Sy...
Rostec begins modernization of the Indian Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
Following the program of military-technical cooperation with India, Technodinamika holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has begun exe...
Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class Frigate Set to Join French CSG in 2019
As part of the Danish-French security policy cooperation, the Danish government wishes to deploy one of its frigates with the French Navy carrier s...
BAE Systems to Modernize U.S. Navy Tico-class Cruiser USS Gettysburg
BAE Systems was awarded a $146.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 6...
First PLAN Type 055 Destroyer 'Nanchang' Started Sea Trials in China
Based on ship spotters images from China, it appears that the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) first Type 055 Destroyer 'Nancha...
